This document provides guidance on starting an IoT journey by outlining a basic IoT architecture and process. It discusses how IoT can help businesses by increasing efficiency and reducing costs through applications like predictive maintenance, traffic monitoring, and precision agriculture. A basic layered IoT architecture is described including data collection sensors and devices, edge communication gateways, centralized data processing in the cloud using analytics and machine learning, and applications. It also covers considerations for choosing wireless technologies, two-tier vs three-tier solutions, public vs private cloud, and basic security concerns. The overall process involves identifying business problems, choosing technologies, deploying solutions, and ongoing management.