GCP PCA · Question 16 · Technical Requirements

CASE STUDY: ManuIoT

Overview:
Industry: Manufacturing
Size: 100 factories globally

Environment:

• 100,000 sensors
• Local SCADA
• Fragmented SQL Server DBs
• No central analytics

Requirements:

• Predictive maintenance
• Real-time global dashboards
• Edge computing

Exec Statements:

• CEO: Monetize telemetry.
• CFO: Costs must scale linearly.
• VP Ops: Factory lines need local control if internet drops.

Tech Reqs:

• Ingest 1M msgs/sec
• Stream processing
• Offline factory capabilities
• Train ML centrally, deploy to edge

Constraints:

• Low bandwidth/high latency at factories
• Legacy MQTT protocol
• Zero IT staff at factories

QUESTION: How should you architect the ingestion layer to handle 1 million MQTT messages per second from the legacy sensors?