Working with Cloud Sink

The Cloud Sink in system:inmation can be used to transfer any textual data through one of the available interfaces - Kafka and MQTT. This Jump Start shows how to use Microsoft Azure Cloud technologies in conjunction with the Cloud Sink object and gives instructions on the initial setup and configuration of Azure Cloud Services and the Cloud Sink object.

Cloud Sink with Microsoft Azure Event Hub (Kafka Interface)

Cloud Sink withMicrosoft Azure IoT Hub (MQTT Interface)

Audience

This Jump Start is aimed at system administrators who wish to integrate cloud technologies into their data network using system:inmation. This Jump Start is also useful for other users who wish to know more about this functionality and may wish to use it in the future. The reader should have some experience of using system:inmation prior to reading this Jump Start, as well as a familiarity with the basic principles and concepts of Kafka and MQTT technologies.