# Operations

The O**perations** feature of the platform includes functions to support reliable operation 24/7.

Operations can generally be organized into 3 main elements:

* **Manage** - provision, manage and deploy to all your devices
* **Maintain** - diagnose and remotely upgrade installations
* **Monitor** - device health, alarms and dataflow

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### **Manage**

Manage all your devices from Tricloud Nexus management portal:

**Security**\
The solution supports Microsoft Defender for IoT for central security monitoring.

**Provisioning**\
Setup your edge devices secure and efficiently in an automated workflow.

**Deployment**\
Configure any module or application and deploy to an edge device or to multiple edge devices in an automated workflow.

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### **Maintain**

Ensure highest possible performance of your IIoT solution:

**Diagnostics**\
Built-in diagnostic tools gives full insight into how each edge device and each module is performing. Access diagnostics logs and interact with your modules through the management portal.

**Remote service**\
Remotely maintain and manage all devices, restart modules or edge devices if necessary, thereby mitigating any anomaly or operational incident.

**Update center**\
Update all devices easily through the update center that automatically keeps track of versions on all devices and modules running on edge.

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### **Monitor**

24/7 monitoring of the entire solution, with advanced features:

**Alarms**\
System alarms gives a fast and easy overview of the current state of the system.

**Data flow**\
Continuous monitoring of the flow of data, ensures focus on stable connections to all technical data providers.

**Device health**\
Edge device health information dashboards enables predictive maintenance and improves overall uptime.


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