Edge computing is the next stage for IoT solutions, with Microsoft recently releasing a new service for running analytics at Edge devices. Azure IoT platform is extending the capabilities; this service is called IoT Edge.
The new platform can run on Windows and Linux OS. It can run on devices with 128 MB memory. It provides modules to run Azure services like Azure functions, Stream Analytics, Azure's machine learning, and artificial intelligence capabilities which will all be available on IoT Edge.
As Microsoft Azure states, some of the benefits and advantages of using Azure IoT Edge are as follows:
- Perform edge analytics
- Deploy IoT solutions from cloud to edge
- Manage devices centrally from the cloud
- Enable real-time decisions
- Connect new and legacy devices
- Reduce bandwidth costs
