Microsoft partner with Intel, Qualcomm and Raspberry for Windows 10 IoT
Internet of Things. Almost every big, small and startup companies are investing lot of time and money into this new technology. In simple temes, IoT connects objects that are embedded with sensors/electronics and connectivity. This way, these ‘objects’ attain better value and service and they exchange data with the operator and other connected devices. This is expected to have a massive impact in many areas including media, manufacturing, power, medical, transportation fields. With Windows 10 and Azure, Microsoft is going to big on IoT. They have been working for a while and have been making big investments in IoT.
This week, at Microsoft Convergence 2015, Satya Nadella has revealed detail on Microsoft’s investments in IoT across Windows and Azure. Microsoft has announced a range of connected IoT devices that will run Windows 10 IoT variant. Windows 10 IoT will offer a converged platform for devices as small as a gateway to massive devices in robotics, specialty medical devices. The new platform will provide enterprise grade security for the device(s) to connect to the cloud and also provide high level of security for machine-to-machine connectivity scenarios.
When Windows 10 was revealed back in 2014, Microsoft had announced that they will release a scaled down variant of Windows 10 that will work on Rasbpberry Pi 2. This week, Microsoft has announced that they have partnered with Intel and Qualcomm too to provide a range of developer boards and device builder kits.
Qualcomm’s DragonBoard 410C will come with Snapdragon 410 chip, 1GB of LP-DDR3 SDRAM,4GB of eMMC, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS built in, HDMI port, 2x USB 2.0 type a ports, 1 x USB 2.0 micro B port. Intel’s dev board will come with Intel Atom E3800 chip, 1GB DDR3 RAM, microSD card slot, Ethernet, USB and HDMI ports.
“We are excited about the next chapter of Windows for IoT devices and will provide more details on our plans soon. Together with our partners we will do great things.” Said Kevin Dallas, General Manager, Operating Systems Group – IoT
