Azure IoT Central
Proof of concept isn’t your endgame. We’ll help you build industry-leading solutions with a hosted IoT application platform.
Azure IoT Central is your IoT app platform
Azure IoT Central is highly secure, scales with your business as it grows, ensures your investments are repeatable, and integrates with your existing business apps.
- Highly secure
- Enterprise-grade
- Predictable pricing
- Industry-focused
Connects your IoT devices to the cloud quickly and easily
Offers centralized management to reconfigure and update your devices
Bridges the gap between your business applications and IoT data
IoT Plug and Play simplifies IoT
Build scalable solutions faster with IoT Plug and Play. Simplify device interactions in IoT solutions with an open modeling language. This not only enables a seamless device-to-cloud integration experience, but it also helps reduce development time, cost, and complexity.
Device Builders can build devices that integrate seamlessly with any Azure IoT cloud solution. Solution Builders can accelerate solutions without writing embedded code.
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From launch to production, rapidly build enterprise-grade IoT applications on a secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure.
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Use industry-specific app templates for retail, energy, healthcare, and government to get up and running.
Find certified devices in the Azure Certified Device catalog, and use IoT Plug and Play to connect your devices seamlessly.
Fix, update, and reconfigure your devices with central device management, including advanced rules and analytics.
Make your applications repeatable with application export, and use white-labeling to customize the solution experience.
Combine device insights with decision making using connectors to business applications and public extensibility APIs.
Publish to the Microsoft AppSource marketplace and use Microsoft channels to grow your business.
Build secure and scalable IoT enterprise solutions
Consider how your IoT solutions grow as you need them, and how to protect your data on devices and in the cloud. Azure IoT Central is the only app platform that’s built with the properties of highly secure and scalable IoT solutions.
In-store analytics
Digitally connect locations, create personalized customer experiences, and reduce operating costs.
Learn moreDigital distribution center
Improve warehouse efficiency by digitalizing key assets and actions.
Learn moreConnected logistics
Track your shipments in real time, across air, water, and land, with location and condition monitoring.
Learn moreSmart inventory management
Use sensors to automate receiving, product movement, cycle counting, and tracking—from sourcing to customer fulfillment.
Learn moreVideo analytics
Create intelligent video analytics and IoT edge and AI solutions using cameras as sensors for object-detection scenarios.
Learn moreContinuous patient monitoring
Extend patient care beyond the hospital walls, reduce re-admissions, and manage disease.
Learn moreSmart meter monitoring
Connect utility meters to gain insights into billing, forecast consumption, and preemptively detect outages.
Learn moreSolar panel monitoring
Connect, monitor, and manage your solar panels and energy generation.
Learn moreWater quality monitoring
Digitally monitor water operations to reduce costs and health risks.
Learn moreWater consumption monitoring
Remotely monitor and control water flow to reduce consumption.
Learn moreConnected waste management
Monitor waste bins and dispatch field operators to maximize efficient waste collection.
Learn moreAddress common IoT scenarios across industries
Ready to build? Get ahead in your market and transform your business with our growing selection of IoT app templates for common industry scenarios. Enrich your offerings by integrating with other industry technologies and partner solutions, all while keeping your data and brand in your control.
Explore our industry app templatesRest easy with industry-leading security
- Microsoft invests more than $1 billion annually on cybersecurity research and development.
- We employ more than 3,500 security experts who are dedicated to data security and privacy.
- Azure has more compliance certifications than any other cloud provider. View the comprehensive list.
Simple, predictable pricing
- No upfront cost
- No termination fees
- Pay only for what you need
Developer resources
Documentation
Explore quickstarts, how-to guides, tutorials, and API reference documentation.
Go to documentationMicrosoft Learn
Whether you’re new to IoT or a seasoned professional, find information and learning resources to build your solutions.
See coursesIoT Show
Watch live-streamed events and technical deep dives about IoT software as a service (SaaS) solution building.
Watch nowIoT technical community
Ask questions and get support from Microsoft engineers and Azure experts.
Join the conversationIoT device catalog
Browse more than 1,000 certified IoT hardware devices to start building your IoT solution today.
Browse nowTrusted by companies of all sizes
Hospital reduces diabetes-related amputations
Using Azure IoT Central and the Azure API for FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), software and wearables company Sensoria Health developed a continuous monitoring solution for diabetic patients at high risk.
FHIR® is the registered trademark of HL7 and is used with the permission of HL7.
Sunwest Bank improves cash deposit security
Carson Lappetito, President, Sunwest Bank"With an IoT solution that tracks drops, we have more visibility into workloads and can create a more efficient staffing model at scale. Small daily time savings become very meaningful when applied across an entire branch network."
Microsoft logistics team gains supply chain visibility
Chris Cutshaw, Director of Commercial and Product Strategy, TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson"The only way you can gain this visibility is through IoT devices. That's why using Azure IoT Central was crucial for us."
Mars gains in-store display insights
Mars partner Footmarks knew it needed an IoT platform that could enable speed, cost-effective offerings, and scale. And with Azure IoT Central, the team knew onboarding would be fast and seamless.
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Frequently asked questions
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Azure IoT Central gives you guaranteed 99.9-percent connectivity. Read the SLA.
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Access Azure IoT Central using most desktops, tablets, and browsers. See a list of supported browsers and connectivity requirements.
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Data is retained on a rolling, 30-day basis. You can continuously export data using the export feature.