Computing and storage on the edge
There are many different modules you can download and install on your IoT Edge devices. These include modules supplied by Microsoft and third-party industry-specific modules. You can even create your own module to use on your devices. These include modules for blob storage, SQL Database, video analysis, and analytics, to name just a few.
Installing these in the Azure portal is pretty straightforward. Navigate to the IoT hub device and then go to Set modules on device. From there, you can select an IoT Edge module to install:
Figure 9.3 – Setting up modules on an edge device
The easiest option is to select Marketplace Module. This will show you modules developed by Microsoft and various third-party software developers:
Figure 9.4 – Viewing the Marketplace module
In this chapter, we will use a virtual machine (VM) to act as our IoT virtual device. The VM has the IoT Edge runtime installed...