Internet of Things (IoT)
Note the capitalization. Spell out on the first mention unless you're sure that your audience knows the term or IoT appears as part of a Microsoft product name. On subsequent mentions, use the abbreviation IoT.
Include the with the spelled-out term but not the acronym.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping every industry from manufacturing to medicine. And although IoT
is a complicated endeavor, new innovations are making projects easier to deploy.
Learn how to use Microsoft Azure IoT Hub to connect, monitor, and control billions of Internet of Things assets.