Introduction to

Microsoft IoT Central

Glenn ColpaertAzure/IoT Domain Lead – Azure MVP

@GlennColpaert

Agenda

• IoT Solutions in Microsoft Azure

• SaaS vs PaaS

• What is IoT Central

• Demo

• Takeaways & Conclusion

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Innovation at work – Connecting “things”

Things

InsightsThings DataConnectivity

A simple view on IoT

However... IoT projects can be complex

Device Management

Device Lifecycle

Data Storage

Data Visualization

Cold Analytics

Warm Analytics

How to connect things

that are hard to

connect?

Scale

How to get started?

Edge Computing

Edge AnalyticsSecurity

Simplifying IoTMaking it easier to build, secure and provision scalable solutions from device to cloud...

PaaSAzure IoT Suite – Azure IoT Services

SaaSMicrosoft IoT Central

• Fully managed IoT SaaS

• No cloud solution development

expertise required

• Configurable to your needs

• Ideal for straightforward IoT needs

• Preconfigured solutions

• Deploy in minutes and accelerate time

to value

• Highly customizable IoT Solutions

• Full control

Azure Time Series Insights

Azure Machine Learning

Azure Stream Analytics

Cosmos DB Azure Data Lake

Azure Data Lake Analytics

Azure HD Insight

Azure Event Hubs

Microsoft Flow

Azure Logic Apps

Notification Hubs

Azure Websites

Microsoft Power BI

Azure Active Directory

Azure IoT Hub

Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning

Service

Azure IoT Edge

Azure Monitor

PaaS S

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ices

&

Devic

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Edge SupportDevice Support

Azure IoT Device SDK

Certified Devices

Azure Certified for IoT

Security Program for

Azure IoT

IoT Services Data & Analytics Services Visualization & Integration Services

PaaS

SaaS Microsoft IoT Central

IoT SaaS

Remote Monitoring Predictive Maintenance Connected factory

Windows 10 IoT Core

Azure IoT Suite

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IoT Central

ActionsThings Insights

Microsoft IoT Central Capabilities

Features

➔ Connectivity Hub & Telemetry Ingestion

➔ Device Management

➔ Analytics & Dashboards

➔ Rules Engine

➔ Time-Series insights

➔ Digital Twin Management

➔ User and Identity Management

Microsoft IoT Central

DevicesCloud

Gateway

Time Series StoreApplication Data

Store

UI Shell

ReportingRules and

ActionsMetadata

Management

Security

RBA

C

Azure Infrastructure

Pervasive Features

Core Services

0.42 EUR

Per device, per month

€422 fixed fee per month includes first 100

devices and 1000 MB data traffic

Additional devices €0,42

includes 10 MB data traffic

Additional data traffic €24,8 per 1 GB

FREE

Trial for 30 days

Includes 10 devices

and 100MB data traffic

Pricing

Demo

Conclusions

Connect insights back to businessINSIGHTS

Get started quickly with IoT CentralFAST START

Focus on creating business valueSaaS

Azure Services to meet complex needsFLEXIBILITY

Value is created by making sense of your dataDATA

How can we help?

SaaS vs PaaS

What can Azure & IoT do for your business?

Reference Architecture

Azure IoT Elite Partner