Introduction
Bosch IoT Manager provides IoT developers and operators with an indispensable set of device management functionalities needed in IoT solutions. These include mass device management, rule-based automation, monitoring, diagnostics and troubleshooting of various connected devices communicating via different protocols. It has inbuilt support for sending commands to edge devices and gateways modeled as digital twins.
Bosch IoT Manager offers flexible and convenient ways to implement these functionalities, providing feature-rich APIs and powerful scalability options.
Bosch IoT Manager within Bosch IoT Suite
Bosch IoT Suite is a comprehensive portfolio of cloud-based services providing all the core functionalities typically required for IoT use cases. In this ecosystem, Bosch IoT Manager contributes with the device management capabilities described above.
Bosch IoT Manager is tightly integrated with the other services forming part of Bosch IoT Device Management, in particular Bosch IoT Rollouts (software updates layer), Bosch IoT Things (digital twin layer), Bosch IoT Hub (device connectivity layer), as well as with Bosch IoT Edge, as presented on the diagram below.
Key features
Rich in functionalities - mass device management, rule-based automation, monitoring, diagnostics and troubleshooting, etc.
Modern and scalable cloud-native architecture
Multi-tenancy based on the Suite Auth service
Modern-design Java and REST APIs
Easy integration with all other Bosch IoT Suite services
Essential part of Bosch IoT Device Management
Key components
Mass Management Engine
Device Inventory
Allows listing, filtering and grouping devices for the purposes of monitoring, management and mass management
Delivers device information restricted to the authorized scope of the user
Represents things in a user-friendly way and allows executing operations on them
Retrieves the things and delivers them to the Mass Management Engine
IoT Manager Console
Optional and user-friendly Web UI which provides the full functionality of the Bosch IoT Manager service
Allows operators to monitor and manage their connected devices, as well as to schedule and track mass management operations and rules