11 Must Read Books This Summer on Internet of Things (IoT) 04/10/17, 17:00

11 Must Read Books This Summer on

Internet of Things (IoT)
Analytics Vidhya Content Team June 16, 2016

Introduction

Imagine a world where your car texts you saying, You didnt close the back
door properly. Please come and do it before its too late :D

Not just your car, what if your refrigerator, AC, microwave and all other digital
devices become your every day companion? Such is the world, we humans have
promised ourselves in near future. Undoubtedly, there is a long road to achieve
this end state, but the work has already begun.

The massive upsurge in the availability of data in last few years have fueled this
passion for breakthrough innovation. The idea of making human life faster and
comfortable is the essence of discovering Internet of Things.

This concept is fairly easy to understand. Let me explain it in one line: Internet of
things means connecting things (digital devices) with internet. IoT is majorly
driven by data, sensors and actuators. With basic programming skills, anyone can
build variety of useful products.

If you are curious to know more about it (Im sure you would), reading books is
the best way to nourish ones curiosity. Therefore, Ive listed some of the best
books to make you familiar with complete picture of Internet of Things (IOT).

Note: This article is not intended to promote any book. These books have been
selected on the basis of user reviews and extent of topics coverage. For your

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convenience, Ive provided amazon links to buy books.

List of Books on Internet of Things

The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress and

Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies

This book is written by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew

McAfee. This book defines the sheer power of digital forces
in near future. The world is yet to see the revolution brought
by machines. It admits that the future will be dominated by
connected intelligent machines. It talks about the influence
of technological advancements on businesses around the
world. The focus is kept on envisaging ways which will instigate progression in
future economies. To make it interesting, the author discusses concepts like
Moores law, artificial intelligence, digitization and many more.

Available: Buy on Amazon

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Getting started with Internet of Things

What if you want to try to hand at building IOT products,

but dont know programming ? This book will help you sail
through ocean of IOT concepts and provide amazing
projects to work on. This book is written by Cuno Pfister. It
demonstrate the methods used to connect sensors,
processors and actuators over internet. Precisely, it teaches
programming using .NET micro framework and Netduino
Plus Board. For better understanding, Cuno has adapted a step wise approach to
explain concepts. Also, the practice examples are provided to facilitate practical
understanding.

Available: Buy on Amazon

The Silent Intelligence

Its a must read book for anyone who feels curious about
internet of things and think of making investments in IOT
products. Not much has been said and revealed about this
quantum leap of technology. But, this book is written to
make every entrepreneur, executive, investor familiar with
growth, possibilities and roadblocks in living with
connected products. This book is written by Daniel
Kellmereit and Daniel Obodovski. Reading this book will provide you a
comprehensive outlook of the chances of living with connected devices in near
future.

Available: Buy on Amazon

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IoT Disruptions: The Internet of Things Innovation

& Jobs

Amidst the excitement of living with connected devices, we

fail to notice that IoT becomes a completely untapped
domain to locate jobs and opportunities. Do you know from
where should you start ? This book, written by Sudha
Jamthe, empowers you with the knowledge require to get
your first job in IoT domain. There is no doubt that
companies across all industries are investing heavily in this concept, this book
provides enough inspiration to seek IoT as your next career option.

Available: Buy on Amazon

Meta Products: Building the Internet of Things

This book is best suited for people whose interest lies in

consumer products and technology. Meta products are
nothing but, our daily use physical products connected with
internet. This book is written by Wimer Hazenberg, Menno
Huisman and Sara Cordoba Rubino. It introduces you with
the inherent concepts of designing meta products , provides
several ideas and shows a crystal clear picture of yet to come future. For practical
understanding, authors have shared real life case studies at the end of every
chapter.

Available: Buy on Amazon

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Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous

computing

This book is written by Adam Greenfield. If youve

imagined yourself in a world where the number of
connected devices will be more than human population, this
book will allow you to delve into the plausible future of
human world. Everyware is nothing but we being
surrounded by connected devices everywhere. It makes you
understand the ubiquitous influence of computational devices on human lives. The
author has aptly shared his invaluable thoughts on a world, driven by connected
devices and highlights the issues and possibilities which can arise when the two
world meets.

Available: Buy on Amazon

Trillions

Trillions is a complete package to learn about past, present

& future of connected devices. It is written by Peter Lucas
and Joe Ballay. Trillions refers to the number of connected
devices in near future. It is an insightful guide to prepare
companies for future technology innovations and help them
understand the real value of operating in information age.
This thought provoking book is a must read for designers, entrepreneurs,
professionals, executives and anyone who likes to walk ahead of time. It
encompasses the disciplinary ideas from biology, economic, ecology to provide a
deep enough overview of IoT world.

Available: Buy on Amazon

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Designing Connected Products

This book is written by Claire Rowland, Elizabeth

Goodman, Martin Charlier and Alfred Lui. We are
preparing well to enter in the world of connected
devices. But, designing those devices has its own multitude
of challenges. If you ever want to contribute to growth of
IOT by designing products, this is a good place to start. This
book is best suited for people having experience in UX
designing. It explains wide range of critical designs, challenges, user touch points
and roadblocks in building great products. In short, its a hand book for designing
connected products.

Available: Buy on Amazon

Learning Internet of Things

This book is written by Peter Waher. Experiencing a change

brought by someone is easy, but bringing that change is
difficult. This book is a must read for people who want to
create IOT products and change the world. Books listed
above are good enough to make you familiar with the
impact and applications of IOT devices. But, this book comprises of step wise
tutorial based on Raspberry Pi. In this book, you will learn about popular
protocols, network topology, scalability, communication patterns and much more.

Available: Buy on Amazon

Big Data and The Internet of Things

The staple food of IoT is data. In order to design IoT

products, it is immensely necessary to learn the ways of
handling, storing, building architectures to accommodate
massively large amounts of data. This book is must read of

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enterprise managers, big data professionals to learn about the most effective ways
of storing data and using that data for building products. In addition, it provides
practical advises, list of challenges and risk factors which must be kept in mind
while integrating big data with IoT products.

Available: Buy on Amazon

The Design of Everyday Things

While this book is not about data or Internet of Things

specifically, I believe this is must for people designing or
creating new products (which should interest most of the
people reading books in IoT)

This book is a must read for people who find product

designing as a fascinating subject. To design successful
products, its important that we learn about the tiny nuances
which makes a product great or fail. This book is written by
Don Norman. It consists of various insightful instances where youll be compelled
to think twice before turning the page. It focuses on designing everyday things in
the most efficient manner. You dont require programming skills to understand this
book, its just a reservoir of useful ideas which can be helpful for anyone.

Available: Buy on Amazon

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the list reflects our recommendation based on content of book and is no way
influenced by the commission.

End Notes

After reading these books, youll realize that the real impact of data revolution is
yet to be seen. Using data for building predictive models is just the tip of the

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iceberg. The real usage of personal data will be seen once connected devices get
the life some of these books describe. That will be a world where humans will be
busy engaged with personal devices and would have no time enjoy the natural
scenery. Well, everything has a cost. Right ?

What do you think about Internet of Things? Have you read any of these books?
Do you think IoT is just a hype and will calm down in years to come? Do share
your interesting viewpoints in comments.

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