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2017 State of IoT / Smart Assets in the Enterprise

IoT (The Internet of Things) is a system of interrelated physical things (also referred to as "connected things" and "smart things") allowing these objects to collect and exchange data.  Smart Assets are assets or products enabled with digital information.  Businesses can employ these new information networks to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks.
1.Have you deployed, or are you planning to deploy IoT / Smart Assets solution at your company?(Required.)
2.What IoT / Smart Assets use case categories are you (or could be) pursuing for your assets or products?  (select all that apply)(Required.)
3.How crucial is a successful adoption of an IoT/ Smart Assets solution to the strategic direction of your organization or business?(Required.)
Not important
Somewhat important
Very important 
Top priority
4.What is your organization's general attitude toward IoT/ Smart Asset solutions:(Required.)
5.What are the main obstacles to adopting IoT / Smart Asset solutions at your company?(Required.)
Not an obstacle at all 
Somewhat insignificant obstacle
Somewhat significant obstacle
Very significant obstacle
No strategic vision or mandate from the top 
Inability to get support around the strategy or solution
Lack of dedicated budget
Poorly defined business cases 
Insufficient technology skills 
Insufficient data or analytics skills 
Challenges integrating with existing legacy systems 
Data management concerns 
IT security concerns 
Unproven ROI
6.What are the applications that your company is (or could be) targeting with IoT / Smart Asset solutions?(Required.)
7.What was (or could be) the main reason to deploy an IoT / Smart Asset solutions?(Required.)
Not important
Somewhat significant 
Very important
Create new revenue and business opportunities 
Improve customer experience 
Reduce time to market 
Streamline processes and decrease costs
Increase employee productivity 
Optimize asset operation, performance, and utilization
Get data and insights into product adoption and use 
8.Who within your organization is (or could be) the main champion of IoT/ Smart Asset solutions?(Required.)
9.Which of these IoT / Smart Asset use cases were you (or would you be) considering?(Required.)
Major objective
Somewhat important
Not important
Monitoring of equipment and things (status, environmental, and operational data)
Equipment / asset performance adjustments, software updates, etc.
Digitization of process data and documents
Equipment / asset utilization improvements
Proactive / predictive maintenance 
Expiration, end of life, or recall management 
Asset authentication 
Chain of custody or process step verification 
Data integrity verification 
10.Please rank your primary concerns both before and post implementation? (If you haven't implemented, please respond based on your expectations):(Required.)
Before implementation
Post implementation
Need to connect to a central database or enterprise systems
Need for multiple sensors and complex infrastructures
Constant power requirements
Need for constant connectivity
What to do with all the data collected; data overload
Data ownership and location; putting our data in the cloud or giving it to a vendor 
Data security risks 
Network security risks 
High cost 
Uncertain ROI
Insufficient technical expertise in-house
Insufficient data & analytics expertise in-house 
11.Were there any negative unexpected outcomes?(Required.)
Please select your answer below 
Full cost of deployment much higher than expected 
Cost of operating much higher than anticipated 
Data not being used to the extent it was intended 
Difficult to connect to critical enterprise systems 
We don't have the resources / analytical capabilities to make use of the data 
No surprises
N/A - not implemented
12.What are your plans for 2017 IoT / Smart Asset initiatives?(Required.)
13.What is your current role?
14.What industry does your organization operate in?(Required.)
15.What is the size of your organization in terms of global revenue?(Required.)
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