Cloud
IoT
Edge
AI
IoT in the Cloud
IoT on the Edge
High
Medium
Smart Building
Protocol
Translation
Industrial
IoT Adapters
Autonomous
Driving
Straightforward
Filtering
Batch Data
Processing
Home Automation
Hubs
Low
Portable Modules / Functions
Medium
E.g.: Custom Code in Containers
Smart
Meeting Solutions
w/ People Recognition
Low
Reliability Requirements
Straightforward
Business Logic
High
E.g.: ML/DNNs in Containers
Custom Code Requirements
Interactive Tier (Single CPU, 128MB Memory)
Typical Hardware Requirements
Gateway Tier or Higher
Simple processing
filtering, batching, compression
Complex processing
Azure Stream Analytics, Cognitive Services
Enable any service (Microsoft or third
party) to offload intelligence to edge
devices
Compose these services in solutions
spanning edge and cloud
Declarative configuration of Edge
Manage edge configuration, from
provisioning to decommissioning,
without touching the device
Secure
Cloud managed
Azure IoT Edge
Cross-platform
Portable
Extensible
IoT
Device
Azure IoT Hub
Azure
IoT
Edge
IoT
Device
Azure
IoT
Edge
Customer Solution
IoT Hub
Telemetry
channel
IoT Device
Telemetry
Device Twin
Device Twin
Properties
Properties
Desired
Desired
Cloud owned,
device visible
Reported
Reported
Device owned,
cloud visible
Tags
Cloud only,
device metadata
Methods
Methods
Cloud initiated C2D
with response
Commands
Cloud initiated C2D
message
IoT Hub
Jobs
Schedule and Broadcast
Device Twin Changes
Device
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Twin
Set Desired Properties,
Tags, Call Methods
Queries
Query Across
Device Twin State
For Business Logic,
Reporting and
Compliance
IoT Hub
Devices
Azure IoT Edge
Azure Machine
Learning
(Container)
Azure Stream
Analytics
(Container)
Azure Functions
(Container)
Cognitive Services
(Container)
Custom Code
(Container)
Module
Twin
Module
Twin
Module
Twin
Module
Twin
Module
Twin
Container
Management
Functions
Runtime
Local Storage
Device
Twin
Device
Twin
Module
Module
Twin
Module
Twin
Module
Twin
Module
Twin
Twin
Edge
EdgeHub
ML
Edge ASA
IoT Hub
Edge device