{"id":793,"date":"2015-12-21T13:11:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T18:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/?p=793"},"modified":"2018-07-05T16:57:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T20:57:22","slug":"amazon-web-services-rolls-out-iot-for-general-availability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/amazon-web-services-rolls-out-iot-for-general-availability\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Web Services Rolls Out IoT for General Availability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-573\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2015\/06\/automatedcloud-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"automatedcloud\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2015\/06\/automatedcloud-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/files\/2015\/06\/automatedcloud.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Amazon has announced that it is bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) to the cloud, and no, they\u2019re not just adlibbing with everyone\u2019s favorite buzzwords.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, December 18<sup>th<\/sup>, Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of its AWS IoT offering, which allows internet-connected devices to connect to the company\u2019s public cloud platform.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/blogs\/aws\/aws-iot-now-generally-available\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a> from AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr, Amazon wants to simplify the cloud-IoT connection, which they see as \u201coverly complex due to the variety of SDKs and protocols that they need to support in a secure and scalable fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon first announced the beta launch of AWS IoT at the AWS re:Invent conference in October, and since then, several high-profile customers such as Philips and Scout Alarm have already been using the service, according to the blog post.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s engineers have had plenty of firsthand experience dealing with internet connected devices, and their experience with Amazon Robotics, drones (Amazon Prime Air), the Amazon Echo, the Dash Button, and multiple generations of Kindles have \u201cgiven us a well-informed perspective on how to serve this really important emerging market,\u201d according to Barr.<\/p>\n<p>AWS is by far the biggest public cloud in the game, but they aren\u2019t the only cloud service provider (CSP) angling for the emerging IoT market\u2014Microsoft launched an IoT suite for Azure earlier this year, and Salesforce recently introduced its own IoT Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>AWS IoT is currently available in four AWS regions: US East, US West, EU, and Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n<br \/>Widget not in any sidebars<br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon has announced that it is bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) to the cloud, and no, they\u2019re not just adlibbing with everyone\u2019s favorite buzzwords. 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