SOLUTION BRIEF

WISE-DeviceOn for Azure
IoT Management Optimized for Vertical Production Environments

The development of IoT has increased the use of edge devices inmany industries. These devices require solutions that improvemachinery/product reliability, prevent cyber threats bystrengthening device security access-control, and ensuresmooth operation by reducing equipment failure. WISE-DeviceOn
reorganizes software architectures to decouple data andservices. In addition, it uses containerized architecture tointegrate with AKS (Azure Kubernetes service) and other PaaS
services — yielding a complete solution with high scalability,availability, security and reliability.
Challenge
Enterprises are confronted by tough device management challenges,
including complex edge to cloud deployment, fast-increasing device
counts, rising cost and strict regulatory compliance.
Solution
WISE-DeviceOn Device Management on AKS helps enterprises
assemble a complete IoT device management platform quickly bysimplifying management and leveraging Azure Cloud.

WISE-Device on Azure Cloud
Advantages
When enterprises transfer their IoT
application to the cloud, they digitallytransform OT, IT, and CT. This enables
device/data management, provides
uninterrupted services, and dynamicallyaccommodates growing numbers ofdevices. WISE-DeviceOn Device
Management on Azure Cloud provides acloud-native approach to managing IoT
device lifecycles, thus maximizing total
operational performance and loweringcosts.
• Realize IoT Application Deployment••

Device Management via Azure Cloud
WISE-DeviceOn makes onboarding, visualizing, operating, andmanaging industrial IoT devices easier than ever. This simple, out-ofthe-box solution leverages a single console adaptable to different
device types. It helps monitor device health, takes real-time power
on/off action, troubleshoots problems, and sends software andfirmware updates over-the-air (OTA). WISE-DeviceOn is downloaded
and deployed easily from Azure Marketplace. Enterprises that use
Azure can start daily IoT device management, and flexibly scale out
platform capabilities to accommodate and manage hundreds ofthousands of devices.

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Quickly onboard, monitor, andmanage IoT devices
Minimize TCO of Managed Devices
Perform bulk management andmaintenance with ease
Improve Operational Efficiency
Real-time monitoring and batch
control empower daily management
High Availability and Scalability
Linear scalability up to million devices
Regulatory Compliance
Complies with 140+ country/regional
regulations to strengthen security

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WISE-DeviceOn for Azure Functions
WISE-DeviceOn is now fully integrated with Azure Cloud anddivided into two versions — VM and Azure Kubernetes Service(AKS). The AKS version leverages container techniques to decouple
backend management services (ie. Containerized architecture
running on AKS). WISE-DeviceOn establishes a secure channel
capable of sending data to Azure IoT hub after collecting andaggregating sensor data using an IoT gateway. It also leverages
other Azure Cloud services — including Stream Analytics, Azure
Function, and Cosmos DB — to streamline device management.

About Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is an ever-expanding
set of cloud computing services that
help organizations address businesschallenges. With Azure, yourbusiness or organization has thefreedom to build, manage, and deploy
applications on a massive, global
network using your preferred tools
and frameworks.

Integration with Azure Cloud eases upgrading and uses necessary
resources only. AKS’s auto scaling ability, high availability,advanced security, and rapid deployment supports large projects
with hundreds of thousands of devices while addressing
performance management concerns.

For more information, visit
www.microsoftazure.com

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Cloud Use Case
WISE-DeviceOn can be deployed as a PaaS-based platform
instance on Azure Cloud, or as a single Azure Virtual Machine
server through the public Azure Marketplace. Users can pick one of
the two SKUs to fulfill their application needs with just a few easysteps.
Complete Device Lifecycle Management
Wind farms are distributed across multiple locations. Deploying
WISE-DeviceOn as a PaaS instance on Azure Cloud enables users
to onboard, monitor, control, and troubleshoot myriad disparate
critical-mission devices. It also supports device data visualization
and OTA device software updates throughout their lifespan.
Secure MQTT IoT Communication Protocol
Semiconductor Manufacturers use Azure IoT Hub to create stable
and secure communication data channels connected to the cloud.
This maximizes production by monitoring processes and preventing
unexpected downtime.
High Availability and Scalability
Signage, kiosk, and peripheral solutions provide important services
in retail applications. Users can leverage Azure Cloud services andAKS to develop POC applications scalable for different production
environments. This accommodates increasing numbers of retaildevices and applications on-demand for use in the field.

Regulation Compliance and High Security
Public infrastructure and transportation systems require advanced
safety measures and regulatory compliance. Azure Cloud ensures
IoT management and security by complying with regulations from
140 regions/countries.
Global Central Management
WISE-DeviceOn on Azure cloud breaks geographic barrier andoffers global central management capability. This fulfills crossregional management needs in smart city, smart building, retail, andfactory automation applications.

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About Advantech WISE-DeviceOn
Advantech's IoT software solution,
WISE-DeviceOn, is aimed at IoT device
remote monitoring and management.
This IoT Platform Architecture includes
IoT device, system, and cloud layers.
Advantech strives to integrate partner
solutions and enable seamless, secure
IoT solutions from the edge-to-the cloudby providing pre-integrated, prevalidated hardware and software buildingblocks.
For more information, visit:https://select.advantech.com/deviceon/

One Platform
The WISE-DeviceOn platform supports
multiple types of edge devices andOS — including x86/RISC, Windows,Linux, Android, and RTOS.
Advantech Certified Devices
Advantech’s WISE-DeviceOn comes
preloaded with over 600 Advantech
certified board and system models thatdeliver device data and software
management. WISE-DeviceOn facilitatesdiverse IoT management by offering freelicense support to certified devices.

For certified device information, visit:https://www.advantech.com/solutions/em
bedded-modules-and-design-in-services

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