The Top 9 Internet of Things Books You Need to Read

For IT professionals that want to brush up on Internet of Things (IoT) knowledge, books are an excellent resource for learning how to effectively manage and secure their IoT deployments. To that end, we’ve listed the top nine IoT books that you should add to your reading list below. These books are intended for beginners and experts alike and are written by authors with proficiency and/or recognition in IoT.

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Analytics for the Internet of Things (IoT): Intelligent analytics for your intelligent devices

by Andrew Minteer

“We start with the perplexing task of extracting value from huge amounts of barely intelligible data. The data takes a convoluted route just to be on the servers for analysis, but insights can emerge through visualization and statistical modeling techniques. You will learn to extract value from IoT big data using multiple analytic techniques. Next we review how IoT devices generate data and how the information travels over networks.“

Build Your Own IoT Platform: Develop a Fully Flexible and Scalable Internet of Things Platform in 24 Hours

by Anand Tamboli

“Discover how every solution in some way related to the IoT needs a platform and how to create that platform. This book is about being agile and reducing time to market without breaking the bank. It is about designing something that you can scale incrementally without having to do a lot of rework and potentially disrupting your current state of the work. So the key questions are: what does it take, how long does it take, and how much does it take to build your own IoT platform?”

Building the Internet of Things: Implement New Business Models, Disrupt Competitors, Transform Your Industry

by Maciej Kranz

“Building Internet of Things provides front-line business decision makers with a practical handbook for capitalizing on this latest transformation. Focusing on the business implications of Internet of Things (IoT), this book describes the sheer impact, spread, and opportunities arising every day, and how business leaders can implement IoT today to realize tangible business advantages. The discussion delves into IoT from a business, strategy and organizational standpoint, and includes use-cases that illustrate the ripple effect that this latest disruption brings.”

The Internet of Things

by Samuel Greengard

“Greengard explains that the Internet of Things (IoT) is still in its early stages. Smart phones, cloud computing, RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology, sensors, and miniaturization are converging to make possible a new generation of embedded and immersive technology. Greengard traces the origins of the IoT from the early days of personal computers and the Internet and examines how it creates the conceptual and practical framework for a connected world.”

Internet of Things: Architectures, Protocols and Standards

by Simone Cirani, Gianluigi Ferrari, Marco Picone, and Luca Veltri

“This book addresses researchers and graduate students at the forefront of study/research on the Internet of Things (IoT) by presenting state-of-the-art research together with the current and future challenges in building new smart applications (e.g., Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, and Industrial IoT) in an efficient, scalable, and sustainable way. It covers the main pillars of the IoT world (Connectivity, Interoperability, Discoverability, and Security/Privacy), providing a comprehensive look at the current technologies, procedures, and architectures.”

Internet of Things for Architects: Architecting IoT solutions by implementing sensors, communication infrastructure, edge computing, analytics, and security

by Perry Lea

“The Internet of Things (IoT) is the fastest growing technology market. Industries are embracing IoT technologies to improve operational expenses, product life, and people’s well-being. An architectural guide is necessary if you want to traverse the spectrum of technologies needed to build a successful IoT system, whether that’s a single device or millions of devices.”

Internet of Things (IoT): Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies

by Cynthia H. Cwik, Christopher A. Suarez, and Lucy L. Thompson

“The Internet of Things (IoT): Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies addresses the use of IoT technology in cars, health tech, and drones; IoT and technological developments such as 5G and blockchain; current state of laws and regulations relating to the IoT both in the U.S. and globally; risks, including security and privacy issues; how state attorneys general protect consumers in the IoT era; the impact of the IoT on intellectual property and insurance; guidelines for employers, including corporate counsel, regarding the IoT in the workplace; and the future of the IoT.”

IoT Inc: How Your Company Can Use the Internet of Things to Win in the Outcome Economy

by Bruce Sinclair

“The Internet of Things (IoT) is the point of connection between products and the results they deliver―it’s where products become software. IoT Inc. explains everything you need to know to position your company within this powerful new network. And once you do, you’ll leave the competition in the dust. Founder and president of today’s leading IoT business consulting firm, Bruce Sinclair has been helping companies develop IoT strategies for a decade―far longer than the term has even existed.”

Mastering IOT: Build modern IoT solutions that secure and monitor your IoT infrastructure

by Colin Dow and Perry Lea

“The Internet of Things (IoT) is the fastest growing technology market. Industries are embracing IoT technologies to improve operational expenses, product life, and people’s well-being. We’ll begin our journey with an introduction to Raspberry Pi and quickly jump right into Python programming. We’ll learn all concepts through multiple projects, and then reinforce our learnings by creating an IoT robot car.”

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