"Quote" IT is bracing -- but not preparing -- for the Internet of things

 

By Paul Krill | InfoWorld / Posted on June 06, 2014

 

Summary/ Although 71 percent of IT professionals believe the so-called Internet of things will affect both users and the workplace, 59 percent said they weren't taking specific actions to prepare for it. As usual for new technology, security is a huge concern, at 86 percent. In fact, 43 percent plan to isolate new Internet-enabled things to a separate network, and only 23 percent plan to allow them onto the corporate network, all according to a survey by network management vendor SpiceWorks of 440 IT pros in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

 

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