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Report 12 Jan 2025

Internet of Things - Microsoft - Vendor Profile - Worldwide

Microsoft’s IoT Strategy: Cloud-to-Edge Innovation Driving Industrial Transformation

Microsoft’s IoT ambitions are refocusing on hybrid cloud and edge-first solutions — find out which products will shape industrial IoT deployments and why this matters to operations teams.

Microsoft is consolidating its IoT portfolio around hybrid data, edge processing, and contextualized digital models to accelerate industrial transformation. This Vendor Profile highlights the strategic direction, core offerings, and practical value for organizations considering Microsoft-based IoT solutions.

Core offerings and focus

  • Cloud services: Azure IoT Hub and Microsoft Fabric for centralized data, analytics, and digital twin models.
  • Edge capabilities: Azure IoT Edge and Azure IoT Operations for decentralized processing and industrial data capture.
  • Device solutions: Azure Sphere and Windows IoT for secure embedded devices.
  • Integration enablers: Azure Arc for hybrid resource management and Fabric IQ for semantic data contextualization.

Microsoft emphasizes a three-step evolution — intelligent assets, intelligent environments, and intelligent ecosystems, enabling manufacturers and utilities to modernize operations with scalable cloud-to-edge architectures. Despite organizational shifts, Azure IoT Operations and Digital Twins are central to Microsoft’s roadmap.

 

Recommended advisory:  PAC Leadership Session – ER&D: Verticals, Digital Engineering, Industry 4.0, and LLMs

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