Edge service packages scales up digitalisation on IoT-enabled applications

Advantech has announced Edge Service Packages, including Azure IoT Edge and AWS IoT Greengrass. The growing demand for real-time insights and localised actions in industrial settings is fuelling the adoption of edge computing solutions. Edge-as-a-Service encompasses the integration of hardware, edge software, and corresponding cloud services for efficient edge orchestration. The synergy between Edge and Cloud is pivotal for successful digital transformation. The company's Edge Service Packages are created to cater to its hardware platforms and third-party software applications, providing enhanced flexibility and user experience. These solutions provide device control, edge monitoring, and software management services, facilitating the seamless scaling of digitalisation through accelerated deployment and integration.

To align with edge computing trends, the company presents the Edge Service Packages, Azure IoT Edge and AWS IoT Greengrass, to improve the deployment of IoT Edge on edge platforms by adding value and simplifying the process. Employing cloud intelligence, they seamlessly integrate edge computing, outlining a roadmap for scalable workloads in hybrid cloud and edge computing. Also, the company supplies a wide selection of hardware that is Azure IoT Edge or AWS IoT Greengrass certified. Users can develop custom solutions by choosing preferred hardware and edge service packages according to their targeted cloud service or specifications, enabling customers to develop IoT-enabled applications in an optimised way.

Azure IoT Edge package helps deploy Azure IoT Edge on premises to break up data silos and consolidate operational data at scale in the Azure Cloud. It encompasses essential Azure IoT Edge services, such as the IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service, connecting physical devices with their corresponding identities in the Microsoft Azure IoT Hub. Another example for the Azure IoT Edge module is OPC UA Publisher. When applied with Advantech’s Edge Manager, this web application can configure and manage the OPC UA server to ensure seamless communication with the OPC UA Publisher Edge module. This tool streamlines the selection of data nodes and facilitates their transmission to the cloud without coding.

AWS IoT Greengrass operates as an open-source edge runtime and cloud service, created for constructing, deploying, and managing device software. It provides pre-built components so end users can easily extend edge device functionality without writing code. The components of AWS IoT Greengrass provide the addition of features and swift connectivity to AWS services or third-party applications at the edge. This package helps end users deploy and configure assets such as Lambda functions, Docker images, or ML models for local inference. Also, it allows users to promptly initiate the Greengrass service on edge devices, manage it seamlessly through AWS IoT Greengrass, and efficiently transmit telemetry data to the AWS Cloud.

Nevertheless, the company has developed an open cloud-based industrial IoT platform, EdgeSync 360, to revolutionise device and data management across diverse industrial applications. This suite of software products includes Edgelink for edge connectivity management, DeviceOn for IPC management, and WebAccess for SCADA and HMI visualisation. For cloud service, EdgeHub is a centralised platform that streamlines edge connectivity, device management, and data analysis, distributing intelligence across edge devices. It delivers a seamless method to mass deploy and update not only software applications but also Docker containers, firmware, operating systems, and Linux applications in batches from cloud to edge.