{"id":2575,"date":"2018-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/expanding-azure-certified-for-iot-program-for-the-intelligent-edge"},"modified":"2023-05-11T15:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T22:38:57","slug":"expanding-azure-certified-for-iot-program-for-the-intelligent-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/expanding-azure-certified-for-iot-program-for-the-intelligent-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding Azure Certified for IoT program for the intelligent edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three years ago, we launched the Azure Certified for IoT program to help customers ensure their device of choice was tested to work with Azure IoT technology. Since then, our customers and partners have embraced the benefits of bridging the cloud with IoT devices together. With their enthusiasm, we have grown Azure Certified for IoT into one of the largest hardware ecosystems in the industry, with more than 250 partners and 1,000 different devices and starter kits already discoverable in the Azure IoT device catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the emergence of the intelligent edge and hardware innovations, we are expanding the certification program to support a wide range of hardware from low powered, constrained devices to AI-capable industrial gateways. We introduced Azure IoT Edge<\/a> as a fully supported edge offering over a year ago, supporting Windows and Linux devices, and have seen huge customer momentum with increasing use of devices at the edge.<\/p>\n

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“Intelligent computing with real-time analytics at the edge is a key trend going forward \u2013 and increasingly a business requirement in the IoT business.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2013 \u00a0Tomoyasu Suzuki, President of Plat'Home Co., Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, we are excited to announce certification of Azure IoT Edge devices in the Azure Certified for IoT program, supporting certification of core functionalities such as device management, security, and advanced analytics. We have seen extremely positive momentum from hardware partners such as Advantech, Beckhoff Automation, Dell, HPe, Moxa, NexCom, Plat\u2019Home, and Toshiba \u2014 and can\u2019t wait for you to join us.<\/p>\n

Azure IoT Edge device certification program overview<\/h2>\n

IoT Edge certification program has the capability-based certification concept. Each capability has its own level to provide granularity of the IoT Edge device that device seekers are looking for, and allows the Azure Certified for IoT program to evolve in the future.<\/p>\n

Each capability contains its own leveling with \u201cLevel 1\u201d being the lowest.<\/p>\n

For the device to be certified as IoT Edge device, the device needs to pass all mandatory requirements:<\/p>\n