Module 1: Introduction to IoT and Azure IoT Services

• Introduction to IoT Solution Architecture
• IoT Hardware and Cloud Services
• Lab Scenarios for this Course

Lab: Getting Started with AzureLab: Setting Started with Azure IoT Services

• Explain how IoT and Azure IoT could be applied to their business
• Describe the core components of an Azure IoT Solution Architecture
• Describe the Azure IoT Services and how they relate to an IoT solution
• Create an Azure account and use the Azure portal to create an IoT Hub and DPS service

Module 2: Devices and Device Communication

• IoT Hub Concepts
• IoT Device Lifecycle Concepts
• IoT Developer Tools
• Device Configuration and Communication

Lab: Setup the Development Environment
Lab: Connect IoT Device to Azure

• Explain the core features of the IoT Hub services
• Describe the lifecycle of an Azure IoT device
• Describe how IoT Hub manages device identities and implements other security features
• Register devices with the IoT Hub using the Azure portal, Azure CLI, and Visual Studio Code
• Implement the IoT Hub Device and Service SDKs

Module 3: Device Provisioning at Scale

• Device Provisioning Service Terms and Concepts
• Configure and Manage the Device Provisioning Service
• Device Provisioning Tasks

Lab: Individual Enrollment of Devices in DPS
Lab: Automatic Enrollment of Devices in DPS

• Explain the process of device provisioning and the features of the Device Provisioning Service
• Explain the security considerations associated with device provisioning and how they are managed
• Implement the Device Provisioning Service SDKs
• Manage the device enrollment process, including deprovisioning and disenrollment

Module 4: Message Processing and Analytics

• Messages and Message Processing
• Additional Considerations for IoT Hub Messaging
• Data Storage and the Lambda Architecture
• Azure Functions and Stream Analytics

Lab: Device Message Routing

• Configure message and event routing
• Route data to the built-in and custom endpoints
• Implement message enrichment
• Implement Azure Stream Analytics Inputs, Queries, and Outputs
• Store message data in a warm storage for historical purposes and additional analysis
• Use an Azure Function within a message processing and analytics solution

Module 5: Insights and Business Integration

• Business Integration for IoT Solutions
• Data Visualization with Time Series Insights
• Data Visualization with Power BI

Lab: Integrate IoT Hub with Event Grid
Lab: Explore and Analyze Time Stamped Data with Time Series Insights

• Explain the options for business integration within an IoT solution and how to achieve them
• Develop business integration support using Logic Apps and Event Grid
• Configure IoT Data for Visualization in Time Series Insights
• Describe Data Visualization with Power BI

Module 6: Azure IoT Edge Deployment Process

• Introduction to Azure IoT Edge
• Edge Deployment Process
• Edge Gateway Devices

Lab: Introduction to IoT Edge Deployments
Lab: Implement an IoT Edge gateway

• Describe the difference between an IoT device and an IoT Edge device
• Configure an IoT Edge device
• Implement an IoT Edge deployment using a deployment manifest
• Configure an IoT Edge device as a gateway device

Module 7: Azure IoT Edge Modules and Containers

• Develop Custom Edge Modules
• Offline and Local Storage

Lab: Create and Deploy a Custom Edge Module
Lab: Implement Restricted Network and Offline Scenarios for IoT Edge

• Explain the requirements for building a custom edge module
• Configure Visual Studio Code for developing containerized modules
• Deploy a custom module to an IoT Edge device
• Implement local storage on an IoT Edge device in support of an offline scenario

Module 8: Device Management

• Introduction to IoT Device Management
• Manage IoT and IoT Edge Devices
• Device Management at Scale

Lab: Manage Devices using Device Twins and Direct Methods
Lab: Implement Automatic Device Management

• Describe the most common device management patterns and configuration best practices
• Describe when and how to use device twins and direct methods to implement device management
• Implement device management for various patterns using device twins and direct methods
• Implement device management at scale using automatic device management and jobs

Module 9: Solution Testing, Diagnostics, and Logging

• Monitoring and Logging
• Troubleshooting

Lab: Configure IoT Hub Monitoring

• Describe the options for monitoring and logging an Azure IoT solution
• Configure Azure Monitor to support of an IoT solution
• Configure IoT Hub Metrics to support of an IoT solution
• Implement diagnostics logging
• Troubleshoot IoT device connection and communication issues

Module 10: Azure Security Center and IoT Security Considerations

• Security Fundamentals for IoT Solutions
• Introduction to Azure Defender for IoT
• Enhance Protection with Azure Defender for IoT Agents

Lab: Implementing Azure Defender for IoT

• Describe security concerns and best practices for an IoT solution
• Describe the Azure IoT Security Architecture and Threat Modeling
• Describe the features and support provided by Azure Defender for IoT
• Configure Security Agents and Security Module Twins
• Aggregate Azure Defender for IoT Events

Module 11: Develop with Azure Digital Twins

• Introduction to Azure Digital Twins
• Introduction to ADT solution development
• Monitor and troubleshoot ADT

Lab: Develop Azure Digital Twins solutions

• Describe the components of an Azure Digital Twins (ADT) solution
• Explain how to create and configure an ADT instance
• Explain how to create, query, and manage the ADT graph
• Explain how to ingest ADT data from IoT hub and implement support for downstream services
• Describe how to monitor and troubleshoot ADT

Module 12: Build an IoT Solution with IoT Central

• Introduction to IoT Central
• Create and Manage Device Templates
• Manage Devices in Azure IoT Central
• Business Integration and Data Analysis
• Describe the difference between Azure IoT Central and the Azure IoT PaaS services
• Describe the features provided by Azure IoT Central
• Describe the purpose and components of a Device Template
• Create and publish a Device Template
• Manage devices using rules and notifications
• Mange devices at scale using jobs