Today, industries and enterprises are fortunate enough to be a part of the digitally transformed and connected world that has redefined business operations to a great extent. The redefining phase witnessed many technology shifts and upgrades that have driven organizations to step out of their comfort zone and attune to something new every time. One of the pivotal technological advancements that have made us ponder in the past few years is the Internet of Things (IoT). The stupendous evolution of IoT is significant proof of the boundless solutions that it could offer businesses today.
Regardless of its immense capabilities, IoT’s rapid advancements were uplifted with the addition of Wireless Technologies, NFC & RFID, Marketing Automation, Data Analytics, and other vital technological advancements.
How IoT Empowers the Business World?
There are ample reasons why enterprises are switching to IoT application development to enhance their business operations. Being one of the important future-driven technologies that can help your businesses scale up, IoT is offering enterprises a new operational spectrum that is smart, efficient, and scalable. In fact, IoT has started to shape enterprises worldwide to build solutions that not only just fit their current requirements but also be adaptable to the technology upgrades in the coming years.
A greater ratio of IT managers and decision-makers has started to explore the significant benefits of IoT and the unparalleled solutions it offers enterprises and organizations. A recent study by Gartner on IoT technologies and trends predicts that more than 15 billion IoT devices will connect to the enterprise infrastructure by 2029.
Adding value to the Gartner study, the latest release of IDC’s Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide indicates a gradual growth of the IoT market in the region across the forecasted years (2021-2025) and is expected to reach $437 billion by 2025 with a CAGR of 12.1%. Therefore, the rate at which IoT continues to evolve makes it an inevitable part of your digital transformation journey.
It is an undeniable fact that is impossible to imagine a Digital Transformation era without IoT in it. Such is its impact in today’s world.
Introducing Azure IoT Suite
A large number of enterprises today are relying on IoT solutions to revamp their business operations and enhance the operational efficiency of their workflows. This transitional change is also happening at breakneck speed, allowing the industry leaders to propose efficient IoT platforms and suites to help businesses transform within a shorter period.
As IT leaders, you may have come across multiple IoT Platforms Suites that could add value to your business. But there are a few important factors to consider before choosing your desired IoT platform,
- Reliability and Scalability
- Device Management
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Analytics Features
- Edge Intelligence Capabilities
- Connectivity Platforms
- Integration Capabilities
- Security Features
Considering the key factors and the impeccable solutions it offers, many industry experts strongly recommend Microsoft’s Azure IoT Suite for IoT application development. Being a leader in IoT for years now, the Azure IoT suite will offer a new facet to your business with its wide array of preconfigured IoT solutions.
Why Azure IoT for Application Development?
With the help of Azure IoT Suite, businesses can easily build and deploy scalable IoT applications within a quick timeframe. Enhanced by harnessing the right set of latest tools, Azure IoT Suite is designed to suit well for businesses of all sizes. Moreover, you need not worry about your team’s technical expertise or skills on IoT or with the customization of your IoT application, as we can help you strategize the right approach for your business using Azure IoT.
The three pivotal yet fundamental factors that distinguish Microsoft Azure IoT Suite from the rest are,
- Flexibility
- Intelligence
- Trust
So, if you are looking to build a scalable and robust IoT application for your business, then the obvious and most trusted IoT suite you can leverage would be the Azure IoT Suite.
Isn’t it better to have an intelligent and flexible IoT platform that can help you build scalable and robust IoT applications with ease? Well, Azure IoT is one such kind that is predominantly known for its operational structure of keeping solutions simple and efficient.
A Glimpse of Azure IoT solutions
Azure IoT Central – Azure IoT Central is the application platform that allows you to build and connect your IoT devices to the cloud. It allows the integration of the current business applications, promising better security for your data and applications. The Azure IoT Central offers a range of industry-specific application templates to help you get started with your application development.
Azure IoT Solution Accelerators – Substantially known for its ready-to-deploy IoT solutions, Azure IoT Accelerators are largely leveraged for the common IoT scenarios that include remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, device simulation, and a lot more.
Considered as the fastest solution to deployment, you can effortlessly customize your IoT solution based on the requirements with the aid of solution accelerators.
Azure IoT Edge – If you are looking to build applications that utilize edge computing, then Azure IoT Edge is your go-to solution. Developed on the Azure IoT Hub, IoT Edge provides the scope to deploy your cloud workloads on various IoT edge devices for better handling of offload AI and analytics. IoT Edge’s integration with Azure Security Centre ensures end-to-end protection and privacy for your applications.
Azure IoT Hub – Azure IoT Hub is the core component of the IoT suite that serves as a connection gateway between the IoT devices and Azure. The most significant aspect of the IoT Hub is that it allows bidirectional communication in the IoT applications you build. The Azure IoT Hub is fully integrated with the Event Grid and is also compatible with the Azure IoT Edge.
Azure Sphere – Azure Sphere offers you an extensive IoT security solution that comprises of hardware, OS, and cloud components, to ensure utmost security to protect your data and infrastructure. Promising in-depth security and Over-the-air (OTA) updates, the Azure Sphere enables you to be proactive with the evolving security threats. With features like certificate-based authentication and error reporting, Azure Sphere fortifies maximum security to the enterprise and the customers.
In addition to the above, Microsoft Azure offers you plenty more solutions like App Service, Stream Analytics, Blob Storage, Azure IoT Device Simulation, Time Series Insights, and Remote Monitoring features to construct robust and scalable IoT applications.
It’s Decision Time
Now that you have a holistic understanding of the Azure IoT Suite and its intelligent solutions, the next big step is to put your requirements on the table and discuss the roadmap to your IoT application development. Formulating an initial sketch of the IoT application that your enterprise demands will help determine the right set of Azure IoT Solutions for your application. And, we could help you with this process by,
- Structuring the initial idea and Identifying the key objectives
- Comprehending the primary and in-depth requirements
- Evaluating the existing infrastructure challenges
- Determining the development stack
- Planning the development phases
- Execution, Test, and Deployment
- Providing Application Support and Maintenance
PreludeSys will not just be your usual technology partner who comes with a stereotype solution, executes it, and walks away, defining a set of maintenance instructions. No, that’s not how we work!
At PreludeSys, we take time to understand your business needs and develop compelling solutions to redefine your business operations. We work with you in tandem throughout the development journey to assure a complete line of transparency in operations and collaborate effectively to evaluate and improve the output at every phase.
As a trusted Microsoft Golden partner, PreludeSys offers a team of experts with ample years of experience in helping enterprises with digital transformation services and provides innovative solutions to businesses.
Don’t worry anymore about the constraints of building an IoT application. Empower your business operations with the latest IoT solutions. The right combination of functional and technical expertise, we’ll help you build robust, scalable, and intelligent IoT solutions.
