If you're looking to take the plunge into the world of ESP32 devices, then here's a basic overview of what you need to know.

The ESP Azure IoT SDK is based on Azure IoT C SDK and enables users to connect their ESP32 based devices to the Azure IoT hub. It provides some examples which can help understand most common use cases ...

We need to choose between ESP32-WROOM and ESP32-WROVER. I will put my comparisons in the file I linked above.

Esp32-Stick-PoE-A-Cam (N16R8) board pinout As the board uses an ESP32, it can be programmed with Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, or ESP-IDF. Prokyber also includes a basic camera+ethernet PlatformIO example, ...

The XIAO W5500 Ethernet Adapter with (PoE) combines an ESP32-S3 module and WIZnet SPI Ethernet controller for improved network reliability.