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Internet of Things (IoT) · Module 6 of 10

IoT cloud platforms

Store, process and visualise device data in the cloud.

📖 Key ideas

  1. Platforms: AWS IoT Core, Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud (partners), ThingSpeak, Blynk, Firebase.
  2. Device registry, authentication and messaging.
  3. Rules route data to databases and functions.
  4. Dashboards show live data and alerts.
  5. Time-series databases store sensor readings (InfluxDB).
💡 Real-life example: An IoT cloud is a control room receiving reports from every field worker.
AWS IoT CoreAWS IoT messaging service
ThingSpeakSimple IoT analytics platform
Time-series DBDatabase for timestamped data
Device shadowCloud copy of device state