Summary

In this chapter, you gained a comprehensive understanding of the Open Horizon system and how it deploys services to the Edge. You learned that deployment in an Edge environment is more complicated than you will find in typical cloud environments. There are many more moving parts at the Edge, under less strict control.

We outlined the architecture of the system, the components, and what each does. We also explained the role of the Edge Agent and Management Hub, and within the Hub the responsibilities of the Agbot, Exchange, Switchboard, Model Manager, Secrets Manager, and FIDO Device Onboard subsystems. We discussed some of the security measures that are built into the design of the Agent, and how the Agent can automatically update itself.

Then, we helped you understand the difference between the Open Horizon open source project and the IEAM commercial product distribution of the Open Horizon project.

Most importantly, you learned about the two systems for controlling...