A system for intelligent data transfer is provided. The system is configured to: collect sensor data from a plurality of user devices, the plurality of user devices being connected to a device gateway in an edge layer of the network; combine the collected sensor data with contextual data stored in a contextual device database, wherein the contextual data comprises device usage data and user data; generate a data transfer rule set for governing data transfer from the plurality of user devices over the network based on the combined data; calculate a data configuration flow for the plurality of user devices based on the data transfer rule set; and execute the data configuration flow to control a flow of the sensor data transferred from the device gateway to an application server in a platform layer.