Microsoft Azure IoT Edge goes live, simplifies deployments with 3 new features – TechRepublic
On Wednesday, Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure IoT Edge, a fully managed cloud service that helps enterprises generate more useful insights from the data collected by Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The service “delivers cloud intelligence locally by deploying and running artificial intelligence (AI), Azure services, and custom logic directly on cross-platform IoT devices,” according to the Azure website.
Azure IoT Edge was released in preview in November 2017. The generally available version includes a number of new features that will help devices act on real-time data immediately—for example, by recognizing a crack in a pipe from an aerial view, or predicting equipment failure before it happens, according to a Microsoft blog post announcing the availability.