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Posts by: Ed Nightingale

Azure Sphere’s customized Linux-based OS

20 August 2019

Security and resource constraints are often at odds with each other. While some security measures involve making code smaller by removing attack surfaces, others require adding new features, which consume precious flash and RAM. How did Microsoft manage to create a secure Linux based OS that runs on the Azure Sphere MCU?

Partner Director of Engineering, Azure Sphere

Azure Sphere Retail and Retail Evaluation feeds

02 April 2019

Azure Sphere developers might have noticed that we now have two Azure Sphere OS feeds where once there was only one. The Azure Sphere Preview feed that delivered over-the-air OS updates has been replaced by feeds named Retail Azure Sphere OS and Retail Evaluation Azure Sphere OS.

Partner Director of Engineering, Azure Sphere

Update 19.02 for Azure Sphere public preview now available

14 February 2019

The Azure Sphere 19.02 release is available today. In our second quarterly release after public preview, our focus is on broader enablement of device capabilities, reducing your time to market with new reference solutions, and continuing to prioritize features based on feedback from organizations building with Azure Sphere.

Partner Director of Engineering, Azure Sphere

Anatomy of a secured MCU

20 December 2018

Azure Sphere is an end-to-end solution containing three complementary components that provide a secured IoT platform. They include an Azure Sphere microcontroller unit (MCU), an operating system optimized for IoT scenarios that is managed by Microsoft, and a suite of secured, scalable online services.

Partner Director of Engineering, Azure Sphere

Update 18.11 for Azure Sphere in public preview

15 November 2018

In September 2018, Azure Sphere was released for public preview. Today, we are pleased to announce the 18.11 update to the Azure Sphere Operating System, Azure Sphere Security Service, and Visual Studio development environment.

Partner Director of Engineering, Azure Sphere