A method for communicating an event from one of a plurality of event devices to an action device to take one or more actions based on the event, the method comprising: receiving, by a hub device , a first event message from one of the plurality of event devices that are communicatively coupled with the hub device through a respective first communication protocol, wherein the first event message describes the event on the event device , the plurality of event devices are located remotely from the hub device and different communication protocols are used as the first communication protocol by different event devices; converting, by the hub device , the first event message to a second event message that is in a format understandable to the action device that is communicatively coupled with the hub device through a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol; dividing, by the hub device , the second event message into a first plurality of chunks, wherein each chunk of the first plurality of chunks is of a size within an update size limit of the second communication protocol , the update size limit being a size limit for an update of a piece of data that describes an event, wherein the action device is subscribed to receive updates from the hub device ; and transmitting, by the hub device to the action device , each respective chunk of the first plurality of chunks over the second communication protocol; receiving, by the action device , the respective chunks of the first plurality of chunks from the hub device ; rebuilding, by the action device , the second event message, by deserializing the received first plurality of chunks; taking, by the action device , one or more actions in response to the second event message . receiving, by a hub device , a first event message from one of the plurality of event devices that are communicatively coupled with the hub device through a respective first communication protocol, wherein the first event message describes the event on the event device , the plurality of event devices are located remotely from the hub device and different communication protocols are used as the first communication protocol by different event devices; converting, by the hub device , the first event message to a second event message that is in a format understandable to the action device that is communicatively coupled with the hub device through a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol; dividing, by the hub device , the second event message into a first plurality of chunks, wherein each chunk of the first plurality of chunks is of a size within an update size limit of the second communication protocol , the update size limit being a size limit for an update of a piece of data that describes an event, wherein the action device is subscribed to receive updates from the hub device ; and transmitting, by the hub device to the action device , each respective chunk of the first plurality of chunks over the second communication protocol; receiving, by the action device , the respective chunks of the first plurality of chunks from the hub device ; rebuilding, by the action device , the second event message, by deserializing the received first plurality of chunks; taking, by the action device , one or more actions in response to the second event message . <EOS>