Azure Internet of Things Revealed - by Robert Stackowiak (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Design, build, and justify an optimal Microsoft IoT 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 IoT 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 IoT architecture to deliver solutions for a variety of project needs
  
• Connect IoT 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 IoT projects or new to Microsoft Azure IoT components as well as readers interested in best practices used in architecting IoT solutions that utilize the Azure platform

From the Back Cover

Design, build, and justify an optimal Microsoft IoT 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 IoT 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.
You will:

• Design the right IoT architecture to deliver solutions for a variety of project needs
  
• Connect IoT devices to Azure for data collection anddelivery 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
  

About the Author

​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 LinkedIn.