Microsoft Enhances Its IoT And Edge Platforms With Digital Twins And A SaaS Offering
Microsoft has augmented device twins to deliver a realistic view of connected devices. Branded as Azure Digital Twins, the service can create a comprehensive digital model of any physical environment that includes people, places and things as well as the relationships and processes that bind them. Azure Digital Twins, like their physical counterparts, connect to Azure IoT Hub for device management. Developers can use IoT Hub APIs to query and set the state of digital twins programmatically. The service will be available in preview from October 15, 2018.