{"id":35646,"date":"2019-08-08T09:44:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=35646"},"modified":"2019-08-08T09:44:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:44:43","slug":"connected-communities-populated-with-business-opportunities-comptia-channelcon-2019-attendees-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2019\/08\/connected-communities-populated-with-business-opportunities-comptia-channelcon-2019-attendees-told\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Connected Communities\u2019 Populated with Business Opportunities, CompTIA ChannelCon 2019 Attendees Told"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Las Vegas (August 6, 2019)<\/em> \u2014 Connected communities made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT) is creating a new ecosystem rich with new business opportunities for technology solutions providers, a panel of IoT experts said Monday at CompTIA ChannelCon 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session on \u201cThe Impact and Benefits of Smart City Solutions to End-Users\u201d highlighted the opening day programming at ChannelCon, the industry\u2019s premier conference for education, networking and partnering produced by CompTIA, the leading trade association for the technology industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the concept of the smart city has garnered much attention, opportunities extend well beyond cities, counties and towns, according to members of the CompTIA IoT Advisory Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an ecosystem\u201d explained Benson Chan, senior partner with Strategy of Things. \u201cThe common denominators are the sensors that collect data that was previously not available. This data can then be analyzed to create insights that optimize performance or service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore importantly, this data can be combined with other data sets, analyzed, and then used to predict events or certain behaviors, such as traffic conditions,\u201d Chan continued. \u201cThese events can then be proactively mitigated or further optimized as appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt could be a corporate park, a manufacturing operation, a connected building, or many other things,\u201d said Robert Senatore, president and chief operating officer of Data2Go Wireless and chair of the CompTIA IoT Advisory Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA new solution provider ecosystem is emerging, with applications, connectivity and infrastructure,\u201d Senatore continued. \u201cIoT is a global movement. This provides a timely opportunity for small businesses and start-ups to create value in the ecosystem. Even a sliver of the available market spend on IoT can build a very successful business for the entrepreneur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Grigsby, engagement leader with Cisco\u2019s Smart and Connected Communities initiatives, also participated in the panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers also cited a cautionary note. Senatore cited a survey that found that just 26 percent of companies engaged with IoT experienced success. Reasons for failure includes delays in the time to completion, problems with the quality of data, IoT integration issues, budget overruns, and internal skills expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chan listed four critical \u201csmart\u201d skills that channel companies should focus on: smart solutions architecture; analytics and machine learning; wireless connectivity; and hardware and devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a critical shortage of analytics skills,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChannelCon 2019 continues Tuesday with CompTIA\u2019s State of the Industry address; keynote remarks from cybersecurity expert Eric O\u2019Neill; and other<\/g> programming on the challenges, issues and<\/g> opportunities shaping the tech industry. For the latest information from the conference visit the ChannelCon Virtual Press Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About CompTIA<\/strong>
The Computing Technology Industry Association<\/a> (CompTIA) is a leading voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem; and the more than 50 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world\u2019s economy. Through education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research, CompTIA is the hub for advancing the tech industry and its workforce. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Las Vegas (August 6, 2019) \u2014 Connected communities made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT) is creating a new ecosystem rich with new business opportunities for technology solutions providers, a panel of IoT experts said Monday at CompTIA ChannelCon 2019. The session on \u201cThe Impact and Benefits of Smart City Solutions to End-Users\u201d highlighted the opening day programming at ChannelCon, the industry\u2019s premier conference for education, networking and partnering produced by CompTIA, the leading trade association for the technology industry. While the concept of the smart city has garnered much attention, opportunities extend well beyond cities, counties and towns, according to members of the CompTIA IoT Advisory Council. \u201cIt\u2019s an ecosystem\u201d explained Benson Chan, senior partner with Strategy of Things. \u201cThe common denominators are the sensors that collect data that was previously not available. This data can then be analyzed to create insights that optimize performance or service. \u201cMore importantly, this data can be combined with other data sets, analyzed, and then used to predict events or certain behaviors, such as traffic conditions,\u201d Chan continued. \u201cThese events can then be proactively mitigated or further optimized as appropriate.\u201d \u201cIt could be a corporate park, a manufacturing operation, a connected building, or many other things,\u201d said Robert Senatore, president and chief operating officer of Data2Go Wireless and chair of the CompTIA IoT Advisory Council. \u201cA new solution provider ecosystem is emerging, with applications, connectivity and infrastructure,\u201d Senatore continued. \u201cIoT is a global movement. This provides a timely opportunity for small businesses and start-ups to create value in the ecosystem. Even a sliver of the available market spend on IoT can build a very successful business for the entrepreneur.\u201d Mike Grigsby, engagement leader with Cisco\u2019s Smart and Connected Communities initiatives, also participated in the panel. Speakers also cited a cautionary note. Senatore cited a survey that found that just 26 percent of companies engaged with IoT experienced success. Reasons for failure includes delays in the time to completion, problems with the quality of data, IoT integration issues, budget overruns, and internal skills expertise. Chan listed four critical \u201csmart\u201d skills that channel companies should focus on: smart solutions architecture; analytics and machine learning; wireless connectivity; and hardware and devices. \u201cThere is a critical shortage of analytics skills,\u201d he noted. ChannelCon 2019 continues Tuesday with CompTIA\u2019s State of the Industry address; keynote remarks from cybersecurity expert Eric O\u2019Neill; and other programming on the challenges, issues and opportunities shaping the tech industry. For the latest information from the conference visit the ChannelCon Virtual Press Office. ### About CompTIAThe Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a leading voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem; and the more than 50 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world\u2019s economy. Through education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research, CompTIA is the hub for advancing the tech industry and its workforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[146],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35646"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35647,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35646\/revisions\/35647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}