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Setting up a Raspberry Pi for an IoT project
So you have decided you are going to use a Raspberry Pi as the hardware platform for your IoT project. A key part of the project is to update the software on your Raspberry Pi for various reasons that may arise such as bug fixes, security patches and user level application updates to name a few. Then you must focus on provisioning a robust and secure OTA software update manager for your Raspberry...
Read the articleWebSockets for fun and profit: a communication channel for the IoT
Imagine a swarm of IoT devices. They do not possess strong CPUs and not only have little local persistent storage and not much RAM, but with their weak network connections some are not online at all times. At the same time they provide a powerful platform. You may argue that the power comes from their number. I believe that it originates from the fact that they are connected. Assuming, for the s...
Read the articleIoT device management: Why is it important in managing software updates?
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the proliferation of embedded connected devices across a variety of industry verticals, a host of assets are scattered globally across terrain, geography, or customer locations. Support for remote software updates is inevitable for producing customer value and effective operations. Industry verticals such as transportation, energy, consumer, smar...
Read the articleMender 2.7 release: Troubleshoot and Configure devices
We are excited to announce the Mender 2.7 release, together with maintenance releases Mender 2.6.1 and 2.4.3!
Mender 2.7 introduces optional add-on packages, containing a set of features, for solving device management use cases. These add-on packages can be enabled on your commercial Mender subscription (both hosted and on-premise) for an additional subscription fee. Some of the add-on features...
Read the articleMender 2.6 release: Secure remote access and customizability
We are happy to announce Mender 2.6 release.
Mender 2.6 comes with major architectural improvements to enable support for new use cases in Mender. The first feature to leverage the new architecture is also here: the secure Remote terminal, and more will come in future releases!
Secure Remote terminalFrom the usage point of view, the new Remote terminal does exactly what you would expect: in...
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