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Shashank Sharma and Andrej Schujkow, Feb 14, 2023

Send MQTT Messages in 10 Minutes Using HiveMQ Cloud Web Client

Category: HiveMQ Cloud MQTT

Get started with your MQTT project using the HiveMQ Cloud web client and send MQTT messages in less than 10 minutes.

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Florian Raschbichler, Feb 13, 2023

Four Critical Technology Considerations For Deploying Connected Car Services

Category: Connected Car MQTT

Here are the four technology considerations you must not ignore while deploying your connected car service before production.

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Magi Erber and Shashank Sharma, Feb 9, 2023

How to Stream Data Between HiveMQ Cloud and Apache Kafka for Free

Category: MQTT IoT HiveMQ Cloud

Learn how to stream IoT data between HiveMQ Cloud and Apache Kafka in 5 simple steps.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Feb 3, 2023

Getting Started with MQTT on Arduino Using NodeMCU ESP8266

Category: HiveMQ Cloud IoT

Learn how to use the Arduino IDE to program an ESP8266 microcontroller to read sensor data and publish it using MQTT to a HiveMQ Cloud MQTT broker.

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Christian Meinerding, Dec 22, 2022

HiveMQ in 2022: Laying the Foundation for a Connected World

Category: HiveMQ

HiveMQ’s highlights from 2022 bundled in a blog. Learn how HiveMQ is shaping the IoT industry & helping customers harness the power of their IoT data.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Dec 20, 2022

Implementing Unified Namespace (UNS) With MQTT Sparkplug

Category: IoT Industry 4.0

Learn how to implement Unified Namespace (UNS) using MQTT Sparkplug specification, and Parris & Schultz methods for structuring it.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Dec 12, 2022

How Does a Unified Namespace (UNS) Work?

Category: IoT Industry 4.0

Learn the key elements of a Unified Namespace (UNS), where it lives in your IIoT architecture, and what are the best practices of implementing it.

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Jens Deters, Dec 7, 2022

A Step-by-Step Guide to Obtaining Sparkplug 3.0 Certification

Category: Industry 4.0 MQTT Sparkplug

Learn how to get Sparkplug 3.0 compatible certification using Sparkplug Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) and HiveMQ Aware Extension.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Dec 7, 2022

What is Unified Namespace (UNS) and Why Does it Matter?

Category: IoT Industry 4.0

Get a quick introduction to Unified Namespace (UNS), what it is and why does it matter to Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 projects.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Nov 15, 2022

Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico W for IoT: Micropython and MQTT

Category: IoT MQTT

Learn how to build a simple IoT project and read sensor data using Raspberry Pi Pico W, MicroPython, MQTT, HiveMQ Cloud, and Node-Red.

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Nasir Qureshi, Oct 31, 2022

How OpenTelemetry Enhances Distributed Tracing of MQTT Messages

Category: HiveMQ MQTT IoT

Learn what is OpenTelemetry standard, how does it work, and how it enables HiveMQ with distributed tracing of MQTT messages to perform end-to-end IoT application performance monitoring.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Oct 20, 2022

Creating IIoT Data Pipeline Using MQTT and Kafka: A Step-By-Step Guide

Category: Real-World MQTT Industry 4.0 MQTT Sparkplug

Learn how to create a data pipeline for your industrial IoT solution using MQTT and Apache Kafka.

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Ian Craggs, Oct 18, 2022

MQTT vs CoAP for IoT

Category: MQTT IoT

Understand the difference between MQTT and CoAP protocols from an IoT perspective.

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Nasir Qureshi, Oct 17, 2022

IoT Observability: What is it and how does it help?

Category: HiveMQ MQTT IoT

Learn the importance of having end-to-end, real-time IoT observability, using Open Telemetry, for building resilient IoT applications.

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HiveMQ Team, Sep 29, 2022

How to use Distributed Tracing to maximize the Observability of your IoT applications

Category: HiveMQ IoT MQTT

Perform distributed tracing of MQTT data in real-time with Open Telemetry integration. Get end-to end IoT observability using your APM solutions.

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Florian Limpöck, Sep 29, 2022

HiveMQ & Google Cloud - Enabling Bi-directional MQTT Data Movement

Category: HiveMQ IoT Extension Google

This new extension enables the bi-directional movement of MQTT data between HiveMQ and the Google Cloud at hyper-scale.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Sep 6, 2022

Getting MQTT Data to InfluxDB Native Collector using HiveMQ Broker

Category: Real-World MQTT MQTT

A hands-on demonstration of how InfuxDB’s Native Collectors service turns InfluxDB into an MQTT client and how useful it is to integrate MQTT data from industrial assets into InfluxDB.

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Kamiel Straatman, Sep 5, 2022

IoT Tutorial on how to establish bidirectional MQTT communication on ESP32

Category: HiveMQ

Learn how to use the MQTT protocol for bidirectional communication with the ESP32 to publish messages and subscribe to topics.

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Ian Craggs, Aug 29, 2022

MQTT vs ZeroMQ for IoT

Category: MQTT IoT

Understand the difference between MQTT and ZeroMQ protocols from an IoT use case perspective.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Aug 25, 2022

MQTT Sparkplug to AWS IoT Sitewise Integration: A Step-By-Step Guide

Category: Real-World MQTT Industry 4.0 MQTT Sparkplug

A step-by-step guide on how to integrate industrial data into AWS IoT Sitewise using MQTT Sparkplug.

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Gaurav Suman, Aug 18, 2022

MQTT Broker Comparison – Which is the Best for Your IoT Application?

Category: HiveMQ IoT MQTT

Get an in-depth comparison of open-source Vs. commercial Vs. managed-cloud Vs. general-purpose MQTT brokers & how they implement PubSub communication between your IoT/IIoT devices and applications.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Aug 8, 2022

MQTT Sparkplug Auto-Discovery Using PLCnext Gateway, HiveMQ Broker and Ignition SCADA

Category: HiveMQ

Discover how to generate MQTT Sparkplug telemetry data from a PLCnext Programmable Logic Controller, transmit the data to a HiveMQ Cloud MQTT broker and visualise the information using the Ignition SCADA platform.

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Richard Seeley, Jul 25, 2022

All You Need to Know About the Internet of Things (IoT) in Industrial Applications

Category: HiveMQ MQTT IoT

Learn how IoT devices work in industry 4.0 and industrial applications and how these applications leverage the MQTT protocol for IoT data exchange.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Jul 20, 2022

Building Industrial Digital Twins on AWS Using MQTT Sparkplug

Category: HiveMQ

Learn how to use MQTT Sparkplug to build digital twins on AWS and solve challenges faced by Industrial IoT, such as data modelling, connectivity, semantic interoperability, ease of integration, auto-discovery, scalability, etc.

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Ian Craggs, Jul 20, 2022

Understanding the Differences between MQTT and WebSockets for IoT

Category: MQTT IoT

MQTT and WebSockets are not really in competition with each other, but complementary. Read this article if you want to know the nitty-gritty of these two protocols from an IoT use case perspective.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Jul 12, 2022

The Key Differences Between OPC UA And MQTT Sparkplug

Category: HiveMQ

What to consider when you are contemplating whether to use OPC UA or MQTT Sparkplug for your digital transformation projects.

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Richard Seeley, Jul 4, 2022

What Are IoT Devices & How MQTT Powers Them

Category: HiveMQ MQTT IoT

Learn from the experts what are IoT devices and how MQTT protocol works with Internet of Things (IoT).

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Ian Craggs, Jun 29, 2022

MQTT vs AMQP for IoT

Category: MQTT IoT

Understand the difference between MQTT and AMQP protocols from an IoT perspective.

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Gaurav Suman, May 30, 2022

IBM Watson IoT Platform: Message Gateway and MessageSight are nearing end-of-support - What next?

Category: HiveMQ IoT

Here’s a quick comparison between a 100% MQTT-based IoT Messaging platform versus IBM Watson IoT Platform – MessageSight and Message Gateway, which are nearing end-of-support.

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Ian Craggs, May 16, 2022

MQTT Vs. HTTP for IoT

Category: MQTT IoT

Learn the difference between MQTT and HTTP protocols in IoT.

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Yannick Weber, Apr 27, 2022

HiveMQ is now available in Testcontainers

Category: HiveMQ Test Container Testing MQTT Client

Easily test MQTT client applications and perform integration testing of custom HiveMQ extensions using HiveMQ Testcontainers Module.

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Yannick Weber, Apr 11, 2022

How to Test MQTT Client Applications

Category: HiveMQ Testing Test Container MQTT Client

Learn how to automatically test MQTT client applications.

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Ian Skerrett, Apr 4, 2022

What is the best way to ingest IoT data to Microsoft Azure?

Category: MQTT Azure IoT

Ingest IoT data to Azure using a full-featured MQTT Broker and unlock the full potential of IoT on Azure.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Mar 17, 2022

Send OPC UA Data to Azure With HiveMQ and MQTT

Category: HiveMQ

Kudzai Manditereza answers the question how to collect data from IIoT factory floor systems and forward them to Azure Cloud.

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Kudzai Manditereza, Feb 4, 2022

LoRaWAN and MQTT Integration for IoT Application Design

Category: MQTT IoT

LoRaWAN and MQTT Integration for IoT Application Design

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Matthias Hofschen, Feb 2, 2022

Connect HiveMQ to Azure Event Hubs

Category: MQTT IoT HiveMQ Extension for Kafka Azure

Connect your HiveMQ cluster to Azure Event Hubs and process MQTT messages with the Azure data and analyses services.