Using abstraction as a framework for discussions

As a Solution Architect, I often find myself in discussions with two kinds of audiences: The Engineer Here, I refer to those that wants to ‘see the matrix’ to a certain depth, (i.e. how the sausage is made somewhere between assembly language to GUI). The Executive This is from the endearing term ‘Executive Summary’. Here, it is less about ’the matrix’ but how they can leverage a certain resource to maximize a certain other resource (i....

March 28, 2021 · Vito Chin

Creating a multi-device map with Azure IoT Central

If you use IoT Central, one of the most common dashboard that you may want to have is a map that shows where your IoT devices are. Here are 3 steps steps to get such a dashboard. 1) Add location as a capability If your devices has the capability to send its location, this should already be configured on your device template. Otherwise, you can add the following capability: 2) Instantiate the devices!...

March 9, 2021 · Vito Chin