Understand how connected devices and the cloud work together, and design solutions that solve real South African problems. Learn IoT building blocks, connectivity choices, cloud service and deployment models, edge computing, costs, and real applications in homes, healthcare, industry, vehicles, retail, farming and cities, with security, POPIA and load-shedding built in. You finish with an IoT Solution Design Brief for a real problem.
6
Modules
24
Lessons
6 weeks
Duration
Foundation
Level
Course outcomes
Explain how an IoT system senses, connects, processes and acts, using the four-layer architecture
Select sensors, connectivity and power options for a use case by comparing range, data rate, power and cost
Compare IaaS, PaaS and SaaS and public, private and hybrid cloud, and apply the shared responsibility model
Estimate the running cost of a small cloud or IoT deployment and identify the main cost drivers
Evaluate IoT applications in homes, healthcare, industry, mobility, retail, farming and cities for benefits and risks
Apply IoT security controls and POPIA requirements to a connected-device design
Design an IoT solution from requirements to architecture, data flow, costs and pilot plan
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