The device inventory in an on-premises console or the sensor console and the Azure portal

An installed MDIoT sensor gathers devices into a on-prem portal as it scans through traffic. We call this the device inventory, and there are multiple places where this can be placed. There are three different places where you can examine the inventory, and which one to use depends on the maturity of the organization. An organization monitoring just one segment of the OT network can use the sensor console itself. An organization monitoring multiple isolated OT segments can use an on-premises management console, and the most advanced organization that wants to monitor IT, OT, IoT, and IIoT on a single console can use the Azure portal to see the consolidated inventory.

Often, organizations begin with the sensor console and move on to the MDIoT portal on Azure. However, cloud-native organizations start with Azure. In short, there is no rule of thumb, and from which console you decide to monitor...