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Definition

Internet of Things - network of physical devices embedded with sensors, software, and network connectivity that collect, exchange, and act on data. Like creating a nervous system for the physical world, enabling real-time monitoring and automation of everything from industrial equipment to consumer devices.

Real-World Example

Manufacturing facilities use IoT sensors to monitor equipment health and predict failures, while smart cities deploy IoT devices to optimize traffic flow and energy usage across thousands of connected street lights and sensors.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

AWS IoT Core and Azure IoT Hub are managed cloud services for securely connecting, authenticating, and managing IoT devices and routing their telemetry to other cloud services. Google Cloud IoT Core was GCP’s comparable managed device connectivity service but it has been retired, so GCP solutions typically use MQTT/HTTP endpoints on Cloud Run/GKE plus Pub/Sub for ingestion. OCI does not have a single, widely adopted direct counterpart branded like IoT Core/IoT Hub; common patterns use IoT gateways feeding OCI Streaming and related services for ingestion and processing.

AWS
AWS IoT Core
AZ
Azure IoT Hub
GCP
Google Cloud IoT Core (retired)
OCI
OCI Streaming (often used with IoT gateways) / OCI IoT is not a direct flagship equivalent

See IoT in Action

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Compare Across Cloud Providers

IoT is available across all major cloud platforms. Compare equivalent services:

AWS
AWS IoT Core
Azure
Azure IoT Hub
Google Cloud
Cloud IoT Core
Oracle Cloud
IoT Platform

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