Category: AWS IoT Greengrass

December 2025 marks ten years since AWS for Internet of Things (AWS IoT) set out to connect the physical world to the digital world. Today, hundreds of millions of devices connect to AWS IoT services daily, enabling organizations to extract real-time insights, automate processes, and unlock entirely new business models across virtually every industry. This […]

Introduction In today’s digital world, Internet of Things (IoT) security and compliance continues to evolve. The European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is reshaping how IoT manufacturers, developers, and service providers approach their work. Let’s explore what this means for AWS IoT customers and manufacturers using connected devices. Understanding the CRA’s impact The CRA was enacted on […]

Introduction Modern manufacturers face an increasingly complex challenge: implementing intelligent decision-making systems that respond to real-time operational data while maintaining security and performance standards. The volume of sensor data and operational complexity demands AI-powered solutions that process information locally for immediate responses while leveraging cloud resources for complex tasks.The industry is at a critical juncture […]

Edge computing downtime in industrial IoT environments can be both inconvenient and costly. Systems at the edge require continuous operation to maintain business continuity. While AWS IoT Greengrass delivers powerful edge computing capabilities, achieving true enterprise-grade high availability requires additional orchestration. This post shows how to use Pacemaker, a cluster resource manager, to build resilient […]

Seamlessly transferring data between cloud and edge devices is crucial for IoT applications across various industries, such as healthcare, manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. For example, it enables aircraft operators to seamlessly transfer software updates to aircraft fleets, eliminating the operational burden of manual updates with physical storage devices. By leveraging AWS IoT and Amazon […]

AWS IoT Greengrass is an open-source edge-runtime and cloud service that helps you build, deploy, and manage multi-process applications at scale and across your IoT fleet. AWS IoT Greengrass released V2 in December 2020 with a Java edge runtime known as a nucleus. With release 2.14.0 in December 2024, we introduced an additional edge runtime option, nucleus […]

Empowering Smarter Decisions at the Edge In today’s data-driven world, businesses must deliver insights faster, enhance customer experiences, and improve efficiency. Traditional data processing often falls short of meeting real-time decision-making needs. In a manufacturing plant, sensor data can detect machine deterioration, but traditional cloud-based data analysis may not generate insights fast enough to prevent […]

Introduction Siemens Energy is one of the world’s largest energy technology companies with world-class manufacturing facilities across the globe. Siemens Energy leverages Amazon Web Services (AWS) capabilities to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of its factory shopfloor operations. The company is at the forefront of driving the global energy transition by providing innovative technologies and […]

Introduction Today, most automotive manufacturers depend on workers to manually inspect defects during their vehicle assembly process. Quality inspectors record the defects and corrective actions through a paper checklist, which moves with the vehicle. This checklist is digitized only at the end of the day through a bulk scanning and upload process. The current inspection […]

Introduction In today’s competitive industrial landscape, manufacturers of industrial machines such as wind turbines, robots, and mining machinery are constantly seeking innovative ways to maximize the potential of their products. By connecting these machines, they gain unprecedented visibility, unlock new revenue streams, and deliver enhanced services to their customers, making their operations and machines smarter. […]