What is IOT?

What is IOT?

The Internet of Things refers to the ever-growing

network of physical objects that feature an IP address

for internet connectivity, and the communication that

occurs between these objects and other

Internetenabled

devices and systems.

- Webopedia

Current Trend

The most used communication channels to communicate objects to internet in the IoT

• WiFi

• Bluetooth

• Zigbee Wireless

• NFC

• WiFi direct

• Bluetooth Low Energy

Benefits of IoT

• Tracking behaviour for real-time marketing• Enhanced situational awareness• Sensor-driven decision analytics• Process optimization• Optimized resource consumption• Instantaneous control and response in complex

autonomous systems

Challenges in IoT

• Security is vital

• Adoption Rate

• Compatibility

• Power is critical

• Connectivity

Main Application areas for the IoT

• Home& Building Automation

• Smart cities

• Smart manufacturing

• Wearables

• Healthcare

• Automotive

• etc

How can we build them?

IoT: What do we currently have?• Some devices communicating with some services

• Many community projects (Makers)

• Some commercial products

Windows Azure

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What is it ?

Microsoft Azure is an open, flexible, enterprise-

grade cloud computing platform.

Why Microsoft Azure 1: Familiarity of Windows

2: 64-bit Windows VMs

3: Azure SDK

4: Scalability and flexibility

5: Cost benefits and pricing model

6: Data center in the cloud

7: Support resources

8: Interoperability

9: Security

10: Something for everyone

Global Footprint

pay only for what you use

no charge for stopped VMs$

MSDN Credits with Windows Azure

Virtual Machines

Windows Azure Virtual Networks

Build virtual networks that scale • Traditional, familiar approach to build extension to datacenter

• Scalable approach to building virtual networks

Control over network configuration• Define your own IP address ranges

• Be compliant with corporate IT security policy

Enables rich hybrid scenarios • Hybrid apps can reach all or portion of the on-premise network

• Works with both Windows and non-Windows systems

application building blocks

Cloud services

Azure IOT Dashboard

start now.http://WindowsAzure.com