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A Survey of IoT Software Platforms

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ((LNNS,volume 289))

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In the last few years an outbreak of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions have been placed in service around the globe giving rise to a multi-billion market size. IoT software platforms are evolving as the main pillar for the rapid development of scalable and efficient IoT applications. Such platforms are offering end-to-end services including connectivity between smart objects and cloud infrastructures, scalable storage as well as programming frameworks and data analytics to create valuable insights for new business use cases. This paper proposes a broad evaluation scheme for IoT software platforms based on an analysis of the characteristics found in contemporary platforms that are surveyed. The evaluation criteria are organized into four categories: core (Connectivity, Device Management, Integration APIs, Security, Endorsed Hardware, Hosting), data management and processing (Storage, Multi-Modal Support, Analytics, Visualization), application empowerment (Event-driven Actions, Push Notifications, Programming Frameworks, Third Party Integration), and accessibility (Pricing, Support). A comparative analysis of state of-the-art IoT software platforms is conducted based on the defined criteria followed by a critical presentation of fundamental features, commonalities and differences between them. Furthermore, challenges in this domain that are open to address in the future are discussed.

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    Konstantinos Astropekakis, Emmanouil Drakakis, Konstantinos Grammatikakis & Christos Goumopoulos

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Astropekakis, K., Drakakis, E., Grammatikakis, K., Goumopoulos, C. (2022). A Survey of IoT Software Platforms. In: Nicopolitidis, P., Misra, S., Yang, L.T., Zeigler, B., Ning, Z. (eds) Advances in Computing, Informatics, Networking and Cybersecurity. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 289. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87049-2_10

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