As you develop your IoT project on the cloud, testing and debugging your MQTT client communications becomes important. HiveMQ Cloud, the cloud-native IoT messaging broker, helps you seamlessly scale MQTT connections of your IoT project. And, Softblade’s new MQTT testing tool 'MQTT.fx® for HiveMQ Cloud edition' simplifies testing, simulating, and debugging MQTT projects running on HiveMQ Cloud. In this webinar, Magi Erber talks about IoT challenges and how MQTT can address difficult IoT use cases, further expanding on what is MQTT and how HiveMQ Cloud broker is an efficient broker. Jens and Niko, together introduced Softblade and ‘MQTT.fx® for HiveMQ Cloud edition,’ and talked about the advantages of using the new edition. The webinar also showcased a live demo, where Magi demonstrated how to spin a new MQTT cluster in seconds. Further, Jens joined Magi and showcased how to easily set up MQTT.fx® for HiveMQ Cloud and use it for debugging and viewing MQTT Client connections. Watch the video for more details. About the Speakers. Magi Erber is a product manager at HiveMQ. She loves creating software that delights customers and helps them realizing innovative IoT solutions. Jens Deters is Head of Professional Services at HiveMQ. Nico Blättermann is COO of Softblade. To watch the webinar recording: https://www.hivemq.com/webinars/mqtt-fx-on-hivemq-cloud-testing-mqtt-in-the-cloud/

1. MQTT.fx® on HiveMQ Cloud
Testing MQTT in the Cloud is Now Easier Than Ever
Welcome to Our Webinar

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❏ Introduction
❏ HiveMQ
❏ Softblade
❏ Technical IoT Challenges
❏ What is MQTT?
❏ MQTT Use Cases
❏ Enterprise MQTT Platform
❏ Introducing MQTT.fx®
❏ Cloud-Native IoT Messaging
❏ HiveMQ Cloud
❏ How to Get Started with MQTT?
❏ Demo
❏ Q&A
Agenda
&

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Magi Erber
Product Manager at HiveMQ
margaretha.erber@hivemq.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretha-erber/
@ErberMagi
Speakers
Jens Deters
Founder and CEO of Softblade
Nikolas Blättermann
COO of Softblade
jens.deters@softblade.de
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-deters-4a4a706/
@Jerady
niko@softblade.de
@BlattermannNiko

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Introduction to HiveMQ
• Founded in 2012, based outside of Munich
• HiveMQ helps move data to and from connected devices in an
efficient, fast and reliable manner
• 130+ customers with production IoT applications
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…and
more
Our Customers...
• Building new digital products
• Improving customer experience
• Creating more efficient operations
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Introduction to Softblade
Software made in Germany

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Who is ?

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Some Facts About Softblade...
• Founded in August 2020
• Major focus: developing MQTT.fx®
• Other IoT projects are coming
• Official partner of HiveMQ since 2021
• Visit us on www.softblade.de for further information

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Technical IoT Challenges
Scalability Massive scalability required for millions of devices
Instant Data Delivery Critical systems need reliable and instant data transfer
Unreliable Networks Excellent customer experience for IoT apps and devices

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We need open standards
designed for the
Internet of Things

11. ANY
QUESTIONS?

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(I)IoT Messaging Protocol
Created for extreme scale and instant data exchange
Publish/Subscribe based architecture
Easy on the device side, pushes all implementation
complexity to the server
Built for machines and constrained devices (binary,
data agnostic)
Designed for reliable communication over unreliable
channels
What is MQTT?

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Lightweight protocol on
top of TCP/IP
Publish / Subscribe pattern
using topics
De-coupling of sender and
receiver
What is MQTT?

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Push Communication
Constrained Devices
Low Bandwidth and High Latency
Industrial Message Bus
MQTT Use Cases
Reliable Communication over unreliable networks

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Enterprise MQTT Platform

16. Introduction to MQTT.fx®

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Introducing MQTT.fx
Started in 2014, since 2020 supported by
Softblade GmbH, Germany
New and available for free:
MQTT.fx®
HiveMQ Cloud Edition
Integration of the HiveMQ MQTT-Client
for full MQTT v5.0 support
Payload-Decoders based on Message mime-type
(MQTT v5.0)
Native installation packages for all platforms (Windows,
MacOS, Linux)
®
®

18. How to get started
with MQTT?

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How to get started with MQTT?
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Download here!

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HiveMQ Cloud
Fully managed MQTT messaging and connectivity platform with best in class
third party integrations
• Built for production
• Highly available and automatically scalable
• 100% compliant to the entire MQTT Specification
• Enterprise Grade Security
• Observability and Deep Insights into your IoT Deployment
• Integrates easily with nearly every third party and custom
service
• Customizable exactly to your needs

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Cloud Vendors &
Third Party Services
Connectivity Layer
running on any or
multiple clouds
Devices, Factories
and "Things"
Other 3rd
party
services
Device Management
AWS IoT
Big Data
Kinesis
IoT Hub Data Lakes
Machine Learning
Event Hubs
MQTT MQTT MQTT
Cloud-Native IoT Messaging

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HiveMQ Cloud Plans

23. Live Demo

24. ANY
QUESTIONS?
Reach out to community.hivemq.com

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● To learn about MQTT, get the MQTT Essentials eBook:
https://www.hivemq.com/download-mqtt-ebook/
● To use HiveMQ MQTT broker, visit: https://www.hivemq.com/downloads/
● To try the HiveMQ Cloud MQTT Broker that enables you to connect up to 100 devices
for free, visit: https://www.hivemq.com/cloud/
● To use the public HiveMQ MQTT broker, visit:
https://www.hivemq.com/public-mqtt-broker/
● To learn how to monitor MQTT client behaviour, visit HiveMQ Control Center:
https://www.hivemq.com/docs/hivemq/4.6/control-center/introduction.html
Resources From HiveMQ

26. THANK YOU
margaretha.erber@hivemq.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretha-erber/
@ErberMagi
jens.deters@softblade.de
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-deters-4a4a706/
@Jerady
Contact Details
Magi Erber Jens Deters Niko Blättermann
niko@softblade.de
@BlattermannNiko