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Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions: Build IoT applications using digital twins, gateways, rule engines, AI/ML integration, and related patterns
Author(s): Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal (Author)
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 28 Sept. 2023
- Language: English
- Print length: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 1803245492
- ISBN-13: 9781803245492
Book Description
Apply modern architectural patterns and techniques to achieve scalable, resilient, and secure intelligent IoT solutions built for manufacturing, consumer, agriculture, smart cities, and other domains
Key Features
- Get empowered to quickly develop IoT solutions using listed patterns and related guidance
- Learn the applications of IoT architectural patterns in various domains through real-world case studies
- Explore sensor and actuator selection, analytics, security, and emerging tools for architecting IoT systems
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands and moves to new domains, architectural patterns need to enable faster digital transformation and more uniform development. Through numerous use cases and examples, this book helps you conceptualize and implement IoT architectural patterns and use them in diverse contexts in real-world scenarios.
The book begins by introducing you to a variety of IoT architectural patterns and then helps you understand how they are used in domains such as retail, smart manufacturing, consumer, smart cities, and smart agriculture. You’ll also find out how cross-cutting concerns such as security require special considerations in the IoT context. As you advance, you’ll discover all the nuances that are inherent in each layer of IoT reference architecture, including considerations related to analytics for edge/constrained devices, data visualizations, and so on. In the concluding chapters, you’ll explore emerging technologies such as blockchain, 3D printing, 5G, generative AI, quantum computing, and large language models (LLMs) that enhance IoT capabilities to realize broader applications.
By the end of this book, you’ll have learned to architect scalable, secure, and unique IoT solutions in any domain using the power of IoT architectural patterns, and you will be able to avoid the pitfalls that typically derail IoT projects.
What you will learn
- Get to grips with the essentials of different architectural patterns and anti-patterns
- Discover the underlying commonalities in diverse IoT applications
- Combine patterns from physical and virtual realms to develop innovative applications
- Choose the right set of sensors and actuators for your solution
- Explore analytics-related tools and techniques such as TinyML and sensor fusion
- Overcome the challenges faced in securing IoT systems
- Leverage use cases based on edge computing and emerging technologies such as 3D printing, 5G, generative AI, and LLMs
Who this book is for
This book is for IoT systems and solutions architects as well as other IoT practitioners, such as developers and both technical program and pre-sales managers who are interested in understanding how various IoT architectural patterns and techniques can be applied to developing unique and diverse IoT solutions. Prior knowledge of IoT fundamental concepts and its application areas is helpful but not mandatory.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to IoT Patterns
- IoT Patterns for Field Devices
- IoT Patterns for the Central Server
- Pattern Implementation in the Consumer Domain
- Pattern Implementation in the Smart City Domain
- Pattern Implementation in the Retail Domain
- Pattern Implementation in the Manufacturing Domain
- Pattern Implementation in the Agriculture Domain
- Sensor and Actuator Selection Guidelines
- Analytics in the IoT Context
- Security in the IoT Context
- Exploring Synergies with Emerging Technologies
- Epilogue
Editorial Reviews
Review
“As the network and cloud proliferates from the datacentre to the edge, it is very critical to understand how every piece of the system interacts with the rest of it. Jasbir has done a great job of demystifying the IoT edge and its architecture with the help of illustrative use cases. His views on the partnership of IoT with new and emerging technologies is quite helpful to understand how the architecture of IoT can be future proofed.”
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Ramkumar Narayanan, VP Technology & Managing Director at VMware
“This book by Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal resembles the learning programs in the movie Matrix. Read the book to become an instant expert in the architecture and components of end-to-end IoT systems. I have been in the IoT market for seven years and this is the first book that puts all the components within anyone’s immediate reach. Endpoints, protocols, gateways, connectivity, device management, and cloud: the what, how, and why?―all of this is covered in a simple fashion with use cases in multiple verticals! Highly recommended for anyone wondering if they should deploy an IoT solution and what it would take to do that.”
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Diya Soubra, Market Entry Specialist – Director Segment Strategy at Arm Limited
“Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions’ by Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal is a very important book for the field of IoT. This is one the few or may be the only book dedicated to IoT specific architecture patterns. Organization of the book and each chapter is very logical and consistent. Subject of the book is not easy to understand, but Mr Dhaliwal explains the concepts in easy language with right amount of detailing, well-structured diagrams and examples. In addition to the patterns, their application to different domains is explained very well along with basic concepts of the domain. I especially liked the chapter on Agriculture Domain.
I recommend this book not only to IoT practitioners, but also to end users. For end users, it is always challenging to understand all the nuances of IoT systems and decide what is best suited for their requirements. They can use the book, mainly parts 2 and 3, as a reference during their IoT journey. It will be a great help in evaluating different platforms / solutions and ensuring that they chose wisely.”
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Sujata Tilak | Managing Director at Ascent Intellimation Pvt. Ltd.
About the Author
Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal has over 26 years of software development and management experience, including 10 years in delivering complex IoT projects. Currently employed with IBM as a Principal Architect (IoT and cloud) and considered a thought leader with over 31 IoT patents, he has a deep understanding of IoT concepts/architectures and has delivered IoT projects in diverse domains such as consumer goods, smart buildings, healthcare, precision agriculture, automobile, and manufacturing. His extensive experience in both the public cloud and embedded domains gives him a unique edge in conceiving innovative end-to-end IoT solutions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India.
