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September 2018
Stream Analytics: Query extensibility with C# UDF on Azure IoT Edge
Developers who create Stream Analytics modules for Azure IoT Edge can now write custom C# functions and invoke them right in the query through user-defined functions.
Azure IoT Hub—New message routing capability available
Azure IoT Hub message routing simplifies IoT solution development and enables you to send messages from your devices to cloud services in an automated, scalable, and reliable manner. Use routing queries to apply customized filters and send only the most relevant data to the service facing endpoints.
General availability: Event Hubs for Node.js
Version 1.0 of the Azure Event Hubs package for Node.js is now generally available.
Announcing general availability of Azure IoT Hub integration with Azure Event Grid
The integration will simplify the architecture and development of IoT applications.
July 2018
New in Azure Maps: API, map control modules, imagery, and styling features
New features are available for Azure Maps customers.
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.
December 2016
General availability: Azure IoT Gateway SDK
With the general availability of the Azure IoT Gateway SDK, developers can create on-premises gateways that allow their IoT solutions to do more.
General availability: Azure IoT Hub device management
Azure IoT Hub device management enables IoT developers and operators to harness the power of the Azure hyperscale cloud to organize, monitor, query, and orchestrate changes across billions of devices.
July 2016
General availability: Microsoft Azure IoT Hub S3 edition
Microsoft Azure IoT Hub S3 addresses enterprise scenarios where you have a large number of devices that generate large amounts of data and must transmit messages frequently.
April 2016
Azure IoT Gateway SDK enters public beta
The Azure IoT Gateway SDK, which facilitates the creation of on-premises gateways, enters public beta.
March 2016
Microsoft Azure IoT reference architecture available
The Microsoft Azure IoT reference architecture provides guidance for building secure and scalable, device-centric solutions for connecting devices, conducting analysis, and integrating with back-end systems.
Azure IoT Hub client SDK portable libraries are available on NuGet
IoT Hub client SDK portable client libraries are available on NuGet.
February 2016
General availability: Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
Microsoft Azure IoT Hub provides a secure way to connect, provision, monitor, update, and send commands to devices, which allows you to control millions of Internet of Things assets running on a broad set of operating systems and protocols.
October 2015
Public preview: Azure IoT Hub
Azure IoT Hub helps you connect, monitor, and control millions of IoT assets running on a broad set of operating systems and protocols.
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