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Episode 86 - Maciej Kranz - Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Cisco

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In this week's Podcast co-host Kevin Garber talks with Maciej Kranz about the Internet of Things (IoT). Maciej Kranz is the author of the New York Times bestselling 'Building the Internet of Things: Implement New Business Models, Disrupt Competitors, Transform Your Industry'.

Maciej is also Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Cisco.

Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Maciej Kranz include:

  • History of the term “Internet of Things” (IoT).
  • Considering IoT as “everything connecting to everything”.
  • Why the main role of IoT today is about generating the data that creates business opportunities.
  • Common misconception that IoT is happening primarily in the consumer space.
  • The IoT as a foundation for a true revolution that will include AI, augmented reality and bioengineering.
  • The challenge faced when attempting to create “smart cities” and how we can make smart cities work.
  • Barcelona as an example of a smart city and some of the benefits that have flowed to the people of Barcelona.
  • How IoT can reduce the 2% of GDP worth of wasted resources spent by people stuck in traffic jams or looking for parking.
  • Why known vulnerabilities are the biggest risk to the IoT industry.
  • IoT and the blockchain - both helping to provide a holistic view of the supply chain and providing visibility and trust with respect to the the source of the products that we use.

    • This week in the Tech News:

    - Autonomous delivery robots to soon hit the streets in the US city of Virginia.
    - Google Maps can now help you remember where you parked your car

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