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It was only a couple weeks ago that Satya Nadella stated that Microsoft was shifting priorities towards the intelligent edge and today at the RSA conference, the company is pulling back the covers on Azure Sphere.
This new service is designed for creating secure, Internet-connected microcontroller devices. Azure Sphere is broken up into three parts: Sphere OS, Sphere Security Service, and Sphere certified microcontrollers (MCUs).
Microsoft made the announcement on their Azure blog which you can read here and a description of each new component is posted below:
Notably, the IoT OS isn’t built on Windows but includes a custom Linux kernel and also a containerization aspect that secures the code. For those hoping that this is the first step towards releasing a full Microsoft distro, don’t hold your breath.
During the webcast today, Microsoft said that there were 9 billion IoT devices shipped last year, which underscores the reasoning why the company is investing heavily in this segment. With that many devices being sold, the opportunity for Microsoft to leverage its complete ecosystem of OS, cloud, connectivity, and security creates a massive opportunity for the organization to continue to grow.
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