6. IoT
Hub(s)
Factory-1
Factory-2
Factory-3
Cloud Gateway subscription
Azure Data
Explorer
Business unit subscription
Other
BU specific
Resources…
Other
Azure
resources
Resource group
Device
Provisioning
Service
Azure Data
Explorer
Business unit subscription
Other
BU specific
Resources…
Other
Azure
resources
Resource group
Event Hubs
Azure
Monitor
Azure IoT Central
+
or
Container
Registry
1
2
2
7. Sensor(s)
Layer 0 ~ 3
1 2 3
• Scalable telemetry store
• Time series analysis
Azure Data
Explorer
Firewall
IoT Hub
or
Azure
IoT Central
8. IoT Hub
… edgeHub
edgeAgent
…
Layer 3
• Device management
• Bidirectional communication
• Store & forward
• Supports MQTT, AMQP and
HTTPS
1 2
• Scalable telemetry store
• Time series analysis
Azure Data
Explorer
Firewall
9. … edgeHub
edgeAgent
…
Layer 3
• Device management
• Bidirectional communication
• Store & forward
• Supports MQTT, AMQP and
HTTPS
• Supports basic dashboards,
rules engine and alerts
Azure IoT Central
1 2
• Scalable telemetry store
• Time series analysis
Azure Data
Explorer
Firewall
10. Layer 3
• Store & forward
• Supports AMQP, HTTPS and
Kafka
1 2
Event Hubs
• Scalable telemetry store
• Time series analysis
Azure Data
Explorer
Firewall