With sensors, gateways, and dashboards, IoT surfaces issues early. Alerts help teams act before failures cascade.

Downtime often starts with small anomalies—temperature drifts, vibration spikes, supply fluctuations. IoT captures these signals, enabling proactive maintenance.

Impact

Predictive maintenance can reduce downtime by 30–50% and increase equipment life by 20–40% when paired with advanced analytics.

Source: McKinsey Operations

Real Case: Shell + Microsoft Azure

Shell uses Azure IoT and AI to monitor equipment health across assets, enabling predictive maintenance and safer operations at scale.

Source: Microsoft Customer Story

What Works

• Condition monitoring (temperature, vibration, power)
• Threshold‑based alerts and escalation
• Historical trends for root cause analysis

See our IoT Integration approach.