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OTA software updates for IoT: the essentials

OTA software updates for IoT: the essentials

Smart devices depend on a secure and effective way to update firmware and software over-the-air. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive guide to deploying secure and robust OTA software updates.
Software updates for embedded Linux: requirement and reality

Software updates for embedded Linux: requirement and reality

A look at the issues surrounding software updates, and some of the things to consider when implementing an update mechanism.
Security considerations for remote management of software in IoT devices

Security considerations for remote management of software in IoT devices

This paper addresses security threats when designing internet connected devices and how software updated remotely if implemented poorly can provide additional attack vectors to already existing device vulnerabilities.
How to leverage over-the-air software updates to gain competitive advantage in IoT

How to leverage over-the-air software updates to gain competitive advantage in IoT

This white paper is for IoT ecosystem contributors in need of an OTA software solution in their products. With the proliferation of embedded devices across a variety of industries, remote software updates is a requirement for effective operations.
Medical & diagnostics solution sheet

Medical & diagnostics solution sheet

A solutions sheet outlining the challenges specific to medical & diagnostics IoT devices, and how Mender solves them.
Mender Enterprise: customized for fine-grained updates and large-scale deployments

Mender Enterprise: customized for fine-grained updates and large-scale deployments

Best-in-class OTA software updates for robust and secure deployments.
Mender Professional: a secure, up-to-date hosted management server

Mender Professional: a secure, up-to-date hosted management server

The advantages of using a hosted updated management server for your IoT updates.
Mender Basic: hosted OTA software updates  for light-weight, resource- efficient deployments

Mender Basic: hosted OTA software updates for light-weight, resource- efficient deployments

With Mender Basic, quickly integrate the market-leading open-source OTA update management solution for connected devices.
Automate over-the-air software updates with Mender

Automate over-the-air software updates with Mender

An overview of the reasons to choose Mender's open source solution for OTA updates to your IoT devices.
Requirements checklist for OTA updates

Requirements checklist for OTA updates

A guide to the requirements of secure OTA updates, and the risks of not implementing them.
Software updates for IoT and the hidden costs of homegrown update managers

Software updates for IoT and the hidden costs of homegrown update managers

The challenges, risks and costs of developing a software update solution internally. We also cover the specific requirements under four broad categories often overlooked in a homegrown over-the-air (OTA) solution.