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Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Debian Bullseye on ARM32v7
Target availability: Q2 2022
Debian is included in the Tier 1 OS support list for ARM32v7 devices. Official packages for Bullseye on ARM32v7 are now available on packages.microsoft.com.
April 2022
Generally available: Migrate devices across templates at scale in Azure IoT Central
Migrating devices across device templates at scale is now supported in Azure IoT Central jobs.
February 2022
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu Server 20.04 and ARM64
The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Ubuntu Server 20.04 on AMD64 and ARM64 devices.
General Availability: IoT Edge monitoring with Azure Monitor
Use the latest IoT Edge Metrics collector module to send metrics to Azure Monitor and leverage updated visualizations to monitor and troubleshoot your IoT Edge devices.
January 2022
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge tools for Visual Studio extension now supports Visual Studio 2022
Download and install the Azure IoT Edge tools for Visual Studio extension that includes latest features and .NET 6 support in Visual Studio 2022.
October 2021
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 RTM for OEMs
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, the operating system offering for embedded and IoT device has gone RTM for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
September 2021
Windows Server IoT 2022 now generally available
Get all the latest capabilities including hybrid capabilities with Azure, advanced multilayer security and faster innovation for applications. .
August 2021
General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—July 2021
July updates include enhancements to device information displays and new features to help you manage your IoT Edge devices.
July 2021
General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—June 2021
June updates include dashboard enhancements, the IoT Plug and Play smartphone app including updated quickstarts, rule condition enhancements, a new responsive UI, and a new Learn module.
June 2021
Azure IoT Edge for Linux now generally available
Leverage existing Windows expertise and seamlessly connect Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows devices to Microsoft Azure and quickly bring cloud intelligence to your edge.
May 2021
General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—April 2021
April updates include API general availability, new guidance articles, dashboard updates, IoT Edge updates, and device connectivity events.
April 2021
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.
Azure IoT Edge 1.2.0 release is now generally available
Azure IoT Edge 1.2.0 enables Azure Device Update for IoT Hub and IoT Edge devices in a nested configuration.
March 2021
Azure IoT Central new and updated features—February 2021
February updates include device model, API, dashboard, and documentation improvements.
February 2021
Azure IoT Edge 1.1.0 release is now generally available
Azure IoT Edge 1.1.0 is our first long term servicing (LTS) release.
November 2020
Azure IoT Central new and updated features—October 2020
October updates job scheduling, enhanced IoT Edge support, dashboard improvements, and documentation updates.
October 2020
Azure IoT Edge 1.0.10 release is now available
The Azure IoT Edge 1.0.10 release is available with support for diagnostic metrics, message priorities, module startup order, and arrays in twins.
September 2020
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.
IoT Security updates for September 2020
New Azure IoT Security product updates include improvements around monitoring, edge nesting and the availability of Azure Defender for IoT.
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