Hands-On Edge Analytics with Azure IoT

Book excerpt: Design, secure, and protect the privacy of edge analytics applications using platforms and tools such as Microsoft's Azure IoT Edge, MicroPython, and Open Source Computer Vision (OpenCV) Key FeaturesBecome well-versed with best practices for implementing automated analytical computationsDiscover real-world examples to extend cloud intelligenceDevelop your skills by understanding edge analytics and applying it to research activitiesBook Description Edge analytics has gained attention as the IoT model for connected devices rises in popularity. This guide will give you insights into edge analytics as a data analysis model, and help you understand why it’s gaining momentum. You'll begin with the key concepts and components used in an edge analytics app. Moving ahead, you'll delve into communication protocols to understand how sensors send their data to computers or microcontrollers. Next, the book will demonstrate how to design modern edge analytics apps that take advantage of the processing power of modern single-board computers and microcontrollers. Later, you'll explore Microsoft Azure IoT Edge, MicroPython, and the OpenCV visual recognition library. As you progress, you'll cover techniques for processing AI functionalities from the server side to the sensory side of IoT. You'll even get hands-on with designing a smart doorbell system using the technologies you’ve learned. To remove vulnerabilities in the overall edge analytics architecture, you'll discover ways to overcome security and privacy challenges. Finally, you'll use tools to audit and perform real-time monitoring of incoming data and generate alerts for the infrastructure. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to use edge analytics programming techniques and be able to implement automated analytical computations. What you will learnDiscover the key concepts and architectures used with edge analyticsUnderstand how to use long-distance communication protocols for edge analyticsDeploy Microsoft Azure IoT Edge to a Raspberry PiCreate Node-RED dashboards with MQTT and Text to Speech (TTS)Use MicroPython for developing edge analytics appsExplore various machine learning techniques and discover how machine learning is related to edge analyticsUse camera and vision recognition algorithms on the sensory side to design an edge analytics appMonitor and audit edge analytics appsWho this book is for If you are a data analyst, data architect, or data scientist who is interested in learning and practicing advanced automated analytical computations, then this book is for you. You will also find this book useful if you’re looking to learn edge analytics from scratch. Basic knowledge of data analytics concepts is assumed to get the most out of this book.