From Assessment to Action. Your Journey to Scalable IoT Starts Here.
IoT (Internet of Things) is a cornerstone for building connected, intelligent, and future-ready systems. The IoT Kickstart Discovery Workshop provides a structured 2-week engagement to assess your current landscape, define a robust target architecture, and prepare your organization to launch a scalable, secure, and value-driven IoT initiative.
Whether you're at the beginning of your IoT journey or looking to scale existing efforts – this workshop equips your team with technical clarity and strategic direction.
What You’ll Gain
In 5 focused project phases, you’ll receive:
- A maturity assessment of your current connectivity, security, and infrastructure
- A clear understanding of relevant devices, protocols, and data sources
- Presentation and discussion of various IoT reference architectures and projects
- A tailored target architecture for edge and cloud integration
- Prioritization of first use cases and connected assets
- A high-level cost estimation and execution roadmap
- Strategic recommendations and next steps for implementation
This workshop is a critical first step toward realizing measurable business value from IoT.
Our Engagement
Phase 1: Orientation & Vision
- Welcome & goal-setting with stakeholders
- Identification of focus area (Connectivity, Security, Infrastructure)
- Overview of IoT’s role in digital transformation
- Key success factors and typical challenges in IoT projects
- Introduction to the IoT Journey: Core concepts and benefits
- Presentation of Workshop objectives and expected outcomes
Phase 2: Customer IoT Journeys
- Review of proven customer IoT reference architectures, patterns, and project examples
- Introduction to Microsoft IoT Services
- In-depth exploration of relevant edge platform design
- Key components of edge computing like gateways, connectivity & networking
- Smart Factory tasks within a modern BI world
- Overview of typical IoT journey stages (e.g., Assess, Design, Adoption Framework)
- Assessment of current IT/OT architecture alignment with IoT goals
- Introduction to industry-specific use cases and best practices
- Definition of prioritization criteria for selecting initial lighthouse use cases
Phase 3: Use Cases
- Discussion of existing IoT initiatives and experiences within the organization
- Identification of relevant IoT opportunity areas (e.g., asset tracking, condition monitoring, predictive analytics, product traceability)
- Mapping of use cases to maturity levels, business impact, technical feasibility, and value potential
- Prioritization of top 3 assets for initial implementation
- Alignment of use cases with architecture and security requirements
Phase 4: Design & Architecture
- Design of a scalable IoT architecture with focus on Connectivity, Security, and Infrastructure
- Exploration of organizational, governance, and cross-functional challenges
- Evaluation of existing devices, sensors, and control systems
- Overview of used connectivity protocols (e.g., MQTT, OPC-UA, Modbus, REST)
- Mapping of device-to-edge and edge-to-cloud interactions
- Identification of relevant data sources for potential use cases
Phase 5: Insights & Roadmap
- Drafting of a potential lighthouse project scope
- High-level cost estimation for connectivity and edge setup
- Strategic roadmap with phases, milestones, and responsibilities
- Presentation of findings and actionable recommendations
Led by Azure & IoT Experts
This workshop is led by a team of experienced consultants specializing in IoT, cloud infrastructure, and security. You'll benefit from a structured approach, hands-on guidance, and best practices tailored to your environment – whether you're connecting devices in the field, on the factory floor, or in a hybrid environment.
Note: Agenda and content may be adapted depending on maturity level and goals.
Ready to turn your IoT vision into a concrete roadmap?
Join us for this expert-guided IoT Kickstart and lay the technical and strategic foundation for scalable Microsoft Azure IoT success.