The CSP delivers core IoT applications and services. These can include data storage, analytics, IoT system process management, and data visualizations. IoT transformations and connectivity delivers secure connectivity between all IoT devices. This component must handle and transform high volumes of messages and route them to the correct solution components. The transformation and connectivity component includes the following:
- Secure connectivity
- Scalable messaging
- Scalable transformation
The application logic holds the core application components that co-ordinate the IoT device data handling and other services that support user applications. An event-based programming model is often used. Application logic can include workflow and control logic.
Visualization helps users explore and interact with. Visualization capabilities include the following:
- End user UI
- Admin UI
- Dashboard
Analytics is used to discover and communicate meaningful IoT data information patterns. These patterns are used to describe, predict, and improve business performance. IoT capabilities include the following:
- Analytics data repository
- Cognitive
- Actionable insight
- Streaming computing
A critical component is the device data store. This stores data from the IoT devices so that it can be integrated with other processes and applications. Devices can generate large amounts of real-time data which requires an elastic and scalable device data store. Device management is used to efficiently manage and connect devices securely and reliably to the cloud. Device management also contains provisioning, remote administration, software updating, device remote control, and device monitoring.
Transformation and connectivity enables secure connections to enterprise systems and the ability to filter, aggregate, or modify data or its format as it moves between the cloud and IoT system components. The transformation and connectivity component includes the following:
- Enterprise secure connectivity
- Transformation
- Enterprise data connectivity