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Azure IoT Edge nesting capabilities are now generally available
Our commitment is to simplify IoT for mainstream adoption. As such, we are announcing general availability of nesting capabilities for Azure IoT Edge for industrials to connect their equipment to the cloud through multiple network layers as recommended by the ANSI/ISA-95 standard.
March 2021
Device Update for IoT Hub in public preview
Streamline device management with Device Update for IoT Hub, now in public preview
September 2020
Embedded C SDK general availability
Announcing the release of our newest device SDK for embedded IoT devices
New IoT Event Learning Path
A new Event Learning Path is now available for solution architects, business decision makers, and developers interested in IoT Solutions with Azure IoT Services.
Announcing the unified Azure Certified Device program
A unified and enhanced Azure Certified Device program was announced at Microsoft Ignite, expanding on previous Microsoft certification offerings that validate IoT devices meet specific capabilities and are built to run on Azure. This program offers a low-cost opportunity for device builders to increase visibility of their products while making it easy for solution builders and end customers to find the right device for their IoT solutions.
July 2020
Notification of upcoming changes to Azure Time Series Insights web experience URL
Notification of changes coming to Azure Time Series Insights Web Experience URL
July 2018
Batch services and advanced routing services for Azure Maps
New features and batch services are available for Azure Maps. They support the needs of large-scale enterprises with high volumes of concurrent users, along with users who need advanced functionality.
May 2018
Azure IoT solution accelerators
At Build, we announced the latest update of Azure IoT Remote Monitoring, a solution accelerator that is fully operational right out of the box.
December 2017
Azure IoT Central
Azure IoT Central is a fully managed SaaS offering for customers and partners that enables powerful IoT scenarios without requiring cloud solution expertise.
October 2016
Azure Cosmos DB: Expanded geospatial support, including automatic indexing of Polygon and LineString objects
Azure Cosmos DB supports geospatial indexing and querying of Polygon and LineString objects.
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