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Top 5 Internet Of Things (IoT) Development Platforms Of 2022
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Overview
Thankfully, Hiccup was different. Instead, he learned the behavior of dragons and bridged the gap between the dragons and the Vikings, making Berk a peaceful village where everyone lived in harmony.
Internet of Things (IoT) Development Platforms does more or less the same. Those who are thinking - Beard of Thor! What are IoT Development Platforms? How do they work? How to decide which one suits your organization best? This article is just for you.
Get on your dragons and fasten your seat belts as we are about to fly into the world of IoT Development Platforms.
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What comes to your mind when you hear the word dragon? A giant beast born to be minacious, right! The Vikings were no different until Hiccup contradicted their thoughts and befriended the deadliest known dragon - The Night Fury - whom he petted and named Toothless. The same is true with IoT.
IoT, the Internet of Things, is nothing but all the physical devices across the globe that can collect and share data over a wireless network without human-to-human or human-to-computer intervention. It can be a smartwatch that you are wearing right now or a light bulb that can be operated through an app on your mobile phone. A huge amount of data that is collected or shared by the IoT devices are processed by the IoT Development Platforms developed by various companies in the cloud (the technology, of course!) rather than building huge amounts of in-house data storage capacity. For those planning to train their Toothless (IoT devices) in Berk (IT network), Hiccup (IoT Development Platforms) is their savior.
There are so many IoT Development Platforms that it can be all Greek to you. We have created a list of the Top 5 IoT Development Platforms in 2021 to make it easy for you to find the best amongst them.
So, let's fly....
Top 5 Internet Of Things (IoT) Development Platforms Of 2022
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An IoT Development Platform is a multi-layer technology (layers being the sensors, microcontrollers, internet connectivity and the service platforms) that bridges hardware, however diverse, to the cloud by using flexible connectivity options, enterprise grade-security mechanisms and broad data processing powers.
Here are the Top 5 IoT Development Platforms that we would recommend. Choosing one for yourself is still your call. (Disclaimer - The order is random, it's an occupational hazard).
Tool 1: Google Cloud Platform
Google needs no introduction. Founded in 1998, this American multinational technology company specializes in internet-related services and products which include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software and hardware. From Google's search engine to its latest addition Google Fiber, at least once, we all have used Google's internet-related services and products. It has become a part and parcel of everyone's day-to-day life (Just Google it!).

Google's IoT Development Platform is a combined IoT solution provider that helps in the development of comprehensive IoT apps and the handling of IoT devices across the globe. Currently, it's one of the world's top IoT Development Platforms. Google Cloud Platform's Machine Learning (ML) has humongous capacity with strong Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities. Sounds like Toothless who has humongous power that can destroy anything with a flash and strong learning capabilities that helped him to fly back with a prosthetic tail fin.
Coming back to reality! Besides these amazing features, you can rely on Google Cloud Platform for predictive maintenance, real-time asset tracking, supply chain management and managing smart cities and buildings.
Tool 2: Salesforce IoT Cloud
Hiccup has always been praised for his magnificent skills of connecting dragons and Vikings for the betterment of Berk. Just like Salesforce, the next IoT Development Platform on the list. Salesforce is known for connecting companies and their customers through its IoT solutions for a better Customer Relationship Management (CRM) experience. It was also ranked #1 CRM of 2021 by International Data Corporation (IDC).
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Salesforce started in 1999 with an aim to transform the world through technology, focusing on building strong relationships between companies and their customers. Through its IoT Cloud Platform Salesforce collects valuable information from connected IoT devices and helps businesses form strong relationships with data-based decision-making. The collected data is then sent directly to the CRM system where context-based actions are initiated immediately. This helps Salesforce to deliver a personalized experience to its customers which builds a strong relationship between them.
Salesforce IoT Cloud Platform provides an exquisite experience for its customers by uniting its products (sales, service, marketing and more) with its CRM services. No need to learn complicated programming languages to create rules, conditions and events as Salesforce IoT Cloud Platform has a simple point-and-click UI (User Interface). Go on bud! Reveal the hidden world.
Tool 3: Particle
Hiccup was adamant to reprogram the lives of Vikings by making peace with the dragons to make their survival easier at Berk - and he did it. This is the trait of our next IoT Development Platform, Particle. Founded in 2013, Particle moved ahead with a vision to make the lives of its customers easier by reprogramming everything related to IoT Development tools.

Particle is an edge-to-cloud (from IoT devices to cloud) platform that provides global connectivity along with device management. It also offers hardware solutions - development kits, production modules and asset tracking devices. In simpler terms, it helps you to develop products from scratch to production. It helps enterprises to reprogram their machines and products by adding connectivity and intelligence (read: they’re pros in training machines!). For better connectivity, it offers three main products - Mesh, WiFi and cellular (2G/3G/4G).
Particle IoT Development Platform has a unique feature - it can process data from Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure and it does not require to be operated by any technical expert. Just like our hero Hiccup, who is not afraid to connect with any dragon that too without any technical help. (Thanks to Toothless!)
Besides this amazing feature, Particle IoT Development Platform can be used for real-time asset monitoring, live vehicle tracking, predictive maintenance, environmental monitoring and real-time order fulfilment.
Tool 4: Cisco IoT Cloud Connect
Here is another renowned company in the world of networking. Cisco Systems Inc., the parent company of Cisco IoT Cloud Connect, started in 1984. If figures are to be believed, 85 percent of internet traffic travel across Cisco's system which makes Cisco the worldwide leader in networking for the internet.
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Cisco IoT Cloud Connect is designed for mobile operators and can fully optimize and utilize the network. It mainly offers data and voice connectivity. (Like the connection shared by Hiccup and Toothless - expressions and words). Cisco also offers IoT platforms for data analytics, app enablement and data management purposes.
Cisco IoT Cloud Connect provides a cloud-based dashboard that enables its customers to segregate the data for a better understanding and controls the IoT gateways. It also supports data computation in a distributed network so that its clients can connect various IoT devices safely across the globe, regardless of their geographical locations. The Cisco IoT Cloud Connect also ensures that the use of resources in the distributed network remains optimum.
Tool 5: IRI Voracity
Hiccup is an all-in-one trainer for any kind of dragon and can also control them at every stage of their flight. This trait reminds us of our next IoT Development Platform - Innovative Routines International (IRI) Voracity. Started in 1978, IRI Voracity is an all-in-one data management platform that enables IoT data to be controlled at every stage of business processes. It specializes in fast data management and data-centric protection.

IRI Voracity connects sensors, log and many other data sources and if required it integrates them to process data from various IoT devices for application development. It consolidates data filtering (reducing noise and errors from the data), data transforming (changing the format, structure or values of data), data cleansing (detecting and correcting corrupt or inaccurate records and then deleting, replacing or modifying the irrelevant data), data masking (hiding original data with the modified content to protect the confidential data) and data reporting (collecting and formatting raw data and translating it into the desired format).
IRI Voracity is an affordable IoT Development Platform. It has a versatile, high-speed data manipulation engine that integrates, governs and analyzes IoT data in the hub. The feature that separates IRI Voracity from the rest is it runs on a diverse range of Unix, Linux and Windows platforms i.e., from a Raspberry Pi to a z/Linux mainframe.
Conclusion
It is predicted that 95% of all new-gen products and apps will use IoT technology by the end of this decade. This indicates that the future of open-source IoT Development on mobile app platforms is booming and will grow stronger in the coming years. Hence, businesses must invest in top-notch IoT Development Platforms to leverage this trend to the fullest.
Now that you have learned about IoT software Development Platforms, we hope you can recognize the one that best things application suits your requirements. Just the way Vikings have learned about dragons (of course, because of Hiccup and Toothless) and recognized the best dragon, we mean tool, as a companion.
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