This document discusses enablement platforms for IoT application and analytics. It describes the growing Internet of Things paradigm and how IT professionals and universities are working to make IoT technologies more widespread. The key building blocks of IoT include connected devices, data gateways, application platforms, data analytics platforms, storage, and cognitive clouds. Major players in the IoT space provide cloud-based data processing and applications. The architectures of platforms like ThingWorx, Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Vitria are examined.