Published: 11 October 2019
Summary
Every IoT project needs a reference architecture that defines what functionality is required, where that functionality will operate, and how data and control will flow. Infrastructure and operations technical professionals can use the Gartner IoT Reference Model to design their IoT architecture.
Included in Full Research
- Introduction to the Gartner IoT Reference Model
- Tiers
- Layers
- Interfaces
- Security Model
- How to Use the Reference Model
- Predictive Maintenance Example
- Step 1. Assess How Business Benefits Impact Technical Requirements
- Step 2: Analyze How Requirements Impact Layers, Tiers and Interfaces
- Step 3: Create and Refine Architecture Blueprint
- Strengths
- Expedite Creation of Architecture Blueprints
- Provide a Business-, Technology- and Vendor-Agnostic Tool
- Facilitate Technical and Business Collaboration
- Weaknesses
- Do Not Provide IoT Cost Analysis
- Do Not Provide Service Quality Analysis
- Do Not Provide a Governance Process
- IoT Communication Protocols
- Wireless Technologies
- IoT Data Models
- Endpoint Address Identifier