Microsoft Azure: Building The Enterprise IoT Cloud!

Total prize pool of $5,000+

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The challenge

The Internet of Things presents vast opportunities and challenges to businesses, including some unique security challenges when the digital and physical worlds converge. We've partnered with Microsoft Azure to bring you our first Enterprise Grade IoT competition, using the Azure IoT Suite.

Build Enterprise-Grade Apps with The Azure IoT Hub Using Any Hardware, Service or Software!

Calling all hardware developers to tap the all powerful Microsoft Azure IoT Hub to easily and securely connect your Internet of Things (IoT) assets. Create projects that use device-to-cloud telemetry data to understand the state of your devices and assets, in cloud-to-device messages, reliably send commands and notifications to your connected devices—and track message delivery with receipts:

App Service: Design web and mobile apps for any platform and any device
Machine Learning: Create powerful cloud-based predictive analytics
Stream Analytics: Build real-time stream processing

We're looking for IoT projects that solve problems in the following industries:

Manufacturing
Transportation
Cities
Energy
Buildings

Ready to go? Check the Azure SDK & code samples on Github.

Check out this sample gallery to get you inspired.

Step 1: Register To Participate

Start by creating a free account on Hackster.io (or sign-in if already a member) and register for the contest by clicking "Register as a participant." Then sign up and get $200 in Azure credits. With Azure you will get full access to explore any service you want.

As a starting point for your own IoT solutions.
To learn about common patterns in IoT solution design and development.

Step 2: Submit Your Project

Build and document your project by filling out the hackster project template
Describe your design that will connect the Azure IoT Service to your hardware of choice.
Include plenty of details: what are you creating? What does it do? Why is it cool? Give ample of technical information.
Check out this project on Hackster to get inspired.
Your final project must consist of the following:

Quality images;
Clear instructions;
BOM and schematics;
Source code; comlete and ready for replication
Use any hardware/software combnation as long as it includes Microsoft Azure

Grand Prize - Microsoft HoloLens!

Extra Credit! Gain 10 extra points when adding Predictive Maintenance and Remote Monitoring to your solution.

Predictive Maintenance

Predict equipment failures before they happen, and systematically prevent them—even for millions of machines spread across the globe. Predictive maintenance solutions take advantage of streaming data from sensors and devices to recognize warning signs, predict when equipment needs maintenance, and preemptively service that equipment before costly repairs are needed.

View the demo to learn more >>

Remote Monitoring

How do you know if your oil pipes located in remote Alaska need repairs? Now, assets located anywhere can be monitored from afar. Remote monitoring solutions collect live data from assets, and use that data to trigger automatic alerts and operational actions based on current conditions, such as remote diagnostics and maintenance requests. Go from a manual, costly procedure to one that is dynamic and automated using IoT data.

View the demo to learn more >>

We will pick 6 winners by Oct 7, 2016.

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Prizes

We are giving away thousands of dollars in prizes to the top 6 projects! Our judges will pick the best qualifying 6 projects based on the judging criteria outlined in the rules section.