Microsoft makes big play for Internet of Things with IoT versions of Azure and Windows 10

March 16, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from VentureBeat. Author: Paul Sawers.

At Microsoft’s business-focused Convergence conference today in Atlanta, Georgia, the computing giant confirmed it’s making a big play into the so-called Internet of Things (IoT) realm, with a new Microsoft Azure IoT Suite and IoT-focused version of its Windows 10 operating system.

Azure is Microsoft’s cloud-computing platform infrastructure that helps companies build and manage apps and services from the cloud. With the Azure IoT Suite, Microsoft is looking to help companies integrate and manage all their connected offerings, and will be introduced in preview mode later this year. The new platform will give busineses access to tools such as asset management, remote monitoring, and predictive maintenance. Feeding into this is Azure Stream Analytics, which serves up real-time data from “things”, and will be made available “next month” as a standalone service, or bundled with Azure IoT…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has previously teased its plans in the IoT realm, including the role Windows 10 will play, but further details were unveiled today — “Windows 10 IoT” will be made available for a myriad of connected devices. It’s essentially a single Windows platform that delivers access to universal apps and driver models that work across any device, and could be used in the likes of “ATMs and industrial robotics,” the company said…

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