To get started, you will need to create an instance of Azure Stream Analytics. To do so, you have to click on + Create a resource and search for Stream Analytics job. This will display a form, where you can enter all the necessary data to create a service:
There are two fields, which at first you might overlook:
- Hosting environment: Azure Stream Analytics can be hosted in two ways: as a native Azure service or deployed to an on-premise IoT Edge gateway device. IoT Edge is a topic beyond the scope of this book, so the natural choice will be Cloud.
- Streaming units (1 to 120): You have to select ...
