IoT key technologies

The IoT is sometimes used as a synonym for big data or smart sensors, is sometimes confused with the cloud, and is sometimes linked to machine learning and AI.

All of these things are partially true:

• IoT uses sensors and devices to acquire data
• IoT uses big data technology to store data
• IoT is normally deployed on the cloud to improve scalability
• IoT uses advanced analytics and AI to process data

However, on the flip side, there’s this to consider:

• IoT is focused on a data stream, rather than having huge amounts (petabytes) of data storage
• IoT can use on-premises solutions through virtualization technology

In this book, we will explore the most common IoT cloud solutions, such as AWS and Azure. We will also look at other common open source technologies.

These technologies can be used to build an IoT platform from scratch or to integrate with an existing one. We will also consider other commonly used commercial...