IIoT fundamentals and components

The IoT has gone from a promise for the future to being part of the mainstream set of technologies in both consumer and business market segments. The internet has gone through its evolution over the past several years. It started with connecting computers so they can communicate with each other, which was quickly followed by the phase of connecting people (online social media). Now that all things around us generate data, have some sort of sensors associated with them, and can be connected to the internet, it becomes significant that this third phase of the internet, where all things the generate data can talk to each other is set to grow exponentially in the coming years. This book is targeted toward architects and engineers who intend to build applications for the IoT domain; as connectivity between devices grows, it's applications that will harness the power of interconnectivity and generate useful knowledge to drive productivity for businesses and provide the next level of services for consumers.

We will start by looking at the different parts of the technology stack that make up the IoT, what are the specific parameters required to satisfy the technology solutions, and how they interact and communicate with each other. The intent is to go deeper into these technologies and provide an end-to-end framework for developers to design and build IoT applications for any industrial vertical. We will also provide sample source code for developers to build upon for each component such as the edge, data, analytics, communication, and cloud portions. We will be covering use cases in various verticals as examples to provide some real-world scenarios for readers.