Robert Stackowiak 
Azure Internet of Things Revealed [PDF ebook] 
Architecture and Fundamentals

Design, build, and justify an optimal Microsoft Io T footprint to meet your project needs. This book describes common Internet of Things components and architecture and then focuses on Microsoft’s Azure components relevant in deploying these solutions.





Microsoft-specific topics addressed include: deploying edge devices and pushing intelligence to the edge; connecting Io T devices to Azure and landing data there, applying Azure Machine Learning, analytics, and Cognitive Services; roles for Microsoft solution accelerators and managed solutions; and integration of the Azure footprint with legacy infrastructure.








The book concludes with a discussion of best practices in defining and developing solutions and creating a plan for success.
















What You Will Learn

• Design the right Io T architecture to deliver solutions for a variety of project needs
  


• Connect Io T devices to Azure for data collection and delivery of services
  


• Use Azure Machine Learning and Cognitive Services to deliver intelligence in cloud-based solutions and at the edge
  


• Understand the benefits and tradeoffs of Microsoft’s solution accelerators and managed solutions
  


• Investigate new use cases that are described and apply best practices in deployment strategies
  


• Integrate cutting-edge Azure deployments with existing legacy data sources
  

Who This Book Is For






Developers and architects new to Io T projects or new to Microsoft Azure Io T components as well as readers interested in best practices used in architecting Io T solutions that utilize the Azure platform

Innehållsförteckning

1. Modern Io T Architecture Patterns.- 2. Azure Io T Solutions Overview.- 3. Io T Edge Devices and Microsoft.- 4. Azure Io T Hub.- 5. Analyzing and Visualizing Data in Azure.- 6. Io T Central & Solution Accelerators.- 7. Infrastructure Integration.- 8. Developing a Plan for Success.- 9. Appendix: Published Sources.

Om författaren

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Robert Stackowiak is Data and Artificial Intelligence Architect and Technology Business Strategist at the Microsoft Technology Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He regularly conducts executive briefings, business discovery workshops, and technology architecture sessions with many of North America’s most leading-edge companies across a variety of industries and with government agencies. Bob has spoken at numerous industry conferences internationally, served as a guest instructor at various universities, and is an author of several books, including
Remaining Relevant in Your Tech Career (Apress)
,  
Big Data and the Internet of Things (Apress),  
Oracle Big Data Handbook,  and
Oracle Essentials. He joined Microsoft in May 2016 after a 20-year career at Oracle where he was most recently Executive Director of Big Data. You can follow him on Twitter @rstackow and read his articles and posts on Linked In.