Summary

In this chapter, you learned the basics regarding a specific tool we will use throughout this book that satisfies one of the key needs of any edge ML solution, that is, the runtime orchestrator. IoT Greengrass provides out-of-the-box features to focus developers on their business solutions instead of the undifferentiated work to architect a flexible, resilient edge runtime and deployment mechanism. You learned that the fundamental unit of software in IoT Greengrass is the component, which is made up of a recipe and a set of artifacts, and components make their way to the solution via deployments. You learned how to validate that a device is ready to work with IoT Greengrass using the IDT. You learned how to install IoT Greengrass, develop your first component, and get it running in the local environment.

In the next chapter, we will take a deeper dive into how IoT Greengrass works by exploring how it enables gateway functionality, common protocols used at the edge, security...