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May 2024

May 1

Generally available: Azure IoT Edge v1.5.0 (LTS) release

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure IoT Edge release of v1.5 is the latest LTS version of Azure IoT Edge.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Open Source
  • Services

March 2024

Mar 13

Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu Core Snaps

NOW AVAILABLE

We are expanding the Azure IoT Edge supported platforms to include Ubuntu Core Snaps on IoT Edge as a Tier 1 supported operating system.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Features
  • Operating System

May 2023

May 4

General availability: Azure IoT Edge supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

NOW AVAILABLE

The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 on AMD64 devices.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Features
  • Operating System

March 2023

Mar 9

General availability: Yocto Kirkstone recipes for IoT Edge 1.4 LTS

NOW AVAILABLE

Announcing the addition of Kirkstone compatible recipes to build the latest IoT Edge 1.4.x LTS release.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Open Source
  • Features
  • Operating System

February 2023

Feb 21

General availability: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu 22.04

NOW AVAILABLE

The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Ubuntu 22.04 on AMD64 and ARM64 devices.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Features
  • Operating System

January 2023

Jan 12

General availability: IoT Edge Metrics Collector 1.1

NOW AVAILABLE

This refresh updates the module's dependencies and base image.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Services

December 2022

Dec 14

General availability: Yocto recipes for IoT Edge 1.4 LTS

NOW AVAILABLE

Announcing refreshed recipes for IoT Edge to build the latest 1.4 LTS release.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Open Source
  • Features
  • Operating System

November 2022

Nov 9

Generally available: Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) update

NOW AVAILABLE

The update brings enhancements to IoT Edge 1.4 and more.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Windows for IoT
  • Services
  • Features
  • Operating System

August 2022

Aug 30

Generally available: IoT Edge 1.4

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure IoT Edge release 1.4 is the long term servicing (LTS) release of IoT Edge. The companion release of Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) 1.4 long term servicing will be coming later this fall.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Azure IoT Hub
  • Open Source
  • Services
  • Features

July 2022

Jul 12

Generally available: Azure IoT Edge 1.3.0 release

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure IoT Edge release 1.3 is available with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and requires that inbound/outbound communication use TLS 1.2 by default.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Azure IoT Hub
  • Open Source
  • Services
  • Features

May 2022

May 9

Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Debian Bullseye on ARM32v7

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Features
  • Operating System

April 2022

Apr 12

Generally available: Migrate devices across templates at scale in Azure IoT Central

NOW AVAILABLE

Migrating devices across device templates at scale is now supported in Azure IoT Central jobs.

  • Azure IoT Central
  • Features

February 2022

Feb 4

Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu Server 20.04 and ARM64

NOW AVAILABLE

The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Ubuntu Server 20.04 on AMD64 and ARM64 devices.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Features
  • Operating System
Feb 3

General Availability: IoT Edge monitoring with Azure Monitor

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure IoT Central
  • Azure IoT Hub
  • Open Source
  • Management
  • Features

January 2022

Jan 18

Generally available: Azure IoT Edge tools for Visual Studio extension now supports Visual Studio 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

Download and install the Azure IoT Edge tools for Visual Studio extension that includes latest features and .NET 6 support in Visual Studio 2022.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Features

October 2021

Oct 26

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 RTM for OEMs

NOW AVAILABLE

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, the operating system offering for embedded and IoT device has gone RTM for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

  • Windows for IoT
  • Operating System

September 2021

Sep 1

Windows Server IoT 2022 now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Get all the latest capabilities including hybrid capabilities with Azure, advanced multilayer security and faster innovation for applications. .

  • Windows 10 IoT Core Services
  • Operating System

August 2021

Aug 13

General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—July 2021

NOW AVAILABLE

July updates include enhancements to device information displays and new features to help you manage your IoT Edge devices.

  • Azure IoT Central
  • Features

July 2021

Jul 15

General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—June 2021

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Azure IoT Central
  • Features

June 2021

Jun 23

Azure IoT Edge for Linux now generally available

NOW 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.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Azure SQL Edge
  • Services
  • Features
  • Operating System

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