HBR article: How smart, connected products are transforming the competition

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In this Harvard Business Review spotlight on managing the Internet of Things, the authors share an in-depth explanation of how smart, connected products are poised to reshape competition within industries. What’s more, the authors explain why these products could even expand industry boundaries. 

“The changing nature of products is disrupting value chains and forcing companies to rethink nearly everything they do, from how they conceive, design, and source products; to how they manufacture, operate, and service them; to how they build and secure the necessary IT infrastructure,” write authors Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann. 

Download this HBR article to learn everything from:

  • The three core elements that makeup smart, connected devices
  • The new technology stack IT organizations will need to support IoT
  • A framework for developing a strategy for IoT to stay competitive
  • And much more  
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