Abstract

This paper presents a novel Reference Architecture (RA) for designing complex Internet of Things (IoT) data platforms with a focus on High Availability (HA). HA is crucial in various IoT applications, from smart cities to industrial sectors like smart farming, where system disruptions can lead to significant losses. The RA aims to guide businesses in designing IoT data platforms that ensure uninterrupted operations and maintain data integrity. We identify essential features such as redundancy, replication, and a layered approach by synthesizing insights from existing RAs and architectures of IoT data plat-forms, particularly in large-scale implementations. A Design Science Research approach is used to develop a comprehensive RA for HA iteratively. This comprehensive framework contributes to the field of Information Systems by providing a blueprint for developing scalable and resilient IoT data platforms capable of accommodating the rapid growth of IoT data across diverse domains.

Aldenhoff, T. T., Arz von Straussenburg, A. F., & Riehle, D. M. (2024). Designing for High Availability - A Reference Architecture for IoT Data Platforms. In T. Q. Phan, B. Tan, L. Hoanh-Su, & N. H. Thuan (Eds.), Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems PACIS 2024 Proceedings. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 1 - 5, 2024 (pp. 1273–1289). Association for Information Systems/AIS eLibrary. https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2024/track06_dpe/track06_dpe/1

@inproceedings{Aldenhoff2024Designing,
	address = {Atlanta, GA},
	author = {Aldenhoff, Timon T. and Arz von Straussenburg, Arnold F. and Riehle, Dennis M.},
	booktitle = {Pacific-{Asia} {Conference} on {Information} {Systems} {PACIS} 2024 {Proceedings}. {Ho} {Chi} {Minh} {City}, {Vietnam}, {July} 1 - 5, 2024},
	editor = {Phan, Tuan Q. and Tan, Bernard and Hoanh-Su, Le and Thuan, Nguyen Hoang},
	year = {2024},
	pages = {1273--1289},
	organization = {Association for Information Systems/AIS eLibrary},
	title = {Designing for {High} {Availability} - {A} {Reference} {Architecture} for {IoT} {Data} {Platforms}},
	url = {https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2024/track06_dpe/track06_dpe/1},
}