The popular press tends to focus on many of the potentially negative outcomes from next-generation technologies in general and Industrial Internet projects specifically. Privacy and security challenges and the danger of cyberwars targeting industrial production are raised as concerns. Such forums also call attention to potential job loss for workers possessing skills that are no longer in demand and accountability and liability challenges in IIoT implementations. While some of these concerns can be mitigated through proper architecture planning, other challenges being raised go well beyond the technology considerations.
Such challenges can cause a company to hesitate in pursuing IIoT projects. As an architect interested in moving such projects forward, you should be aware of potential concerns and objections and prepare responses...
