Multi-Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects - Second Edition

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Creating a Foundation for IoT

Market researchers such as Gartner expect that in 2030, over 30 billion devices will be connected through the Internet of Things (IoT). This would mean a skyrocketing growth from the current number of connected devices: at the time of writing, the number of IoT-connected devices is around 14 billion, which is already an incredible figure. We have connected devices in our homes, in factories, and even in cars. All these devices produce and receive data.

The challenge that companies face is how they can monitor and manage these devices, preferably from one platform. Cloud providers offer centralized IoT platforms as a solution to this challenge. In this chapter, we will study the architectural principles of an IoT ...