The authors would like to thank the following people for their content contributions and industry expertise in the following chapters:
Security (Chapter 7):
Robert Albach, Senior Product Manager, Cisco Industrial Security Portfolio
Rik Irons-McLean, Energy Solutions Architecture Lead, Cisco
Data Analytics (Chapter 8):
Brian Sak, CCIE No. 14441, Technical Solutions Architect, Big Data Analytics, Cisco
Kapil Bakshi, Distinguished Systems Engineer, Big Data and Cloud Computing, US Public Sector
Manufacturing (Chapter 9):
Brandon Lackey, Technology Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, DronePilots Network
Ted Grevers, Engineering Manager, Cisco IoT Vertical Solutions
Oil and Gas (Chapter 10):
Willy Fotso Guifo, Senior Manager IoT Services, Global Business Lead for the Oil and Gas Vertical, Cisco
Dimitrios Tasidis, Solutions Architect, IoT Services Technical Lead for the Oil and Gas Vertical, Cisco
Smart and Connected Cities (Chapter 12):
Munish Khetrapal, Director of Business Development, Smart + Connected Cities group, Cisco
Prachi Goel, Program Analyst, Smart + Connected Cities Solutions Management, Cisco
Mining (Chapter 14):
Lyle Tanner, Customer Solutions Architect, Cisco
Public Safety (Chapter 15):
Kevin Holcomb, Technical Marketing Engineer, IoT Vertical Solutions, Cisco
Kevin McFadden, Vertical Solutions Architect, Cisco