This book covers complete spectrum of the ICT infrastructure elements required to design, develop and deploy the ICT applications at large scale. Considering the focus of governments worldwide to develop smart cities with zero environmental footprint, the book is timely and enlightens the way forward to achieve the goal by addressing the technological aspects. In particular, the book provides an in depth discussion of the sensing infrastructure, communication protocols, computation framewo...

The digital platform market is one of the fastest growing markets. Most of the enterprises are leveraging digital platforms to maximize operational excellence, enhance the customer experience, develop new business opportunities, and monetize internal resources. According to IDC, the Industrial Internet of Things (or Industry 4.0 –The fourth industrial revolution) will shape the evolution in the Industrial IoT platform vendor landscape. This book aims to provide an overview of open source t...

Characterized by comprehensive digitalization of industrial products and their value chains, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) (or Industry 4.0 -- fourth industrial revolution) will not only revolutionize organizations’ product and service portfolios, but, more importantly, will lead to new and disruptive business models, requiring adaptation by end customers. As a result, challenges and opportunities abound for manufacturers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and startups that inhab...