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Edge computing explained, from first principles to the operational detail.
Learn how to use the Avassa REST API with Postman
All Avassa operations are available over a REST API, see the reference documentation. One way of learning the REST API is to use the…
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How to place applications based on edge hardware devices
The Avassa Edge Platform supports mounting devices into applications. Devices in this context are (typically) hardware that is attached to a host in an…
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How to use label matching for application placement
When you have built an application for the edge, it’s time to deploy it to specific sites and hosts with certain characteristics. This would…
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Why to use edge-native event streaming and secrets management
Most edge applications have some parts of the application running at edge sites and other parts running in a central location. Take the example…
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How to distribute site-specific secrets and configurations
In the Avassa system, an application specification defines the container structure and associated application-specific configuration and secrets. You want to aim for keeping one…
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Avassa is cool!
Despite our Swedish heritage, we have always thought that we are a pretty cool company. And certainly that the software our incredible engineering team…
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Why breaking free from data silos is the key to success in Industry 4.0
The recent snowballing growth of decentralized data collection from IoT applications has profound implications on performance and scalability in industrial settings. Data needs to…
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CI/CD tools and Avassa: how to build a successful integration
All our customers have already invested in CI/CD for their cloud applications and we aim to be a very good citizen in those environments.…
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The extremely short story of how I converted a k8s application to Avassa
Converting an application from Kubernetes to Avassa might sound like it has the potential of being a time-consuming maneuver. So when one of our…
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Edge and cloud orchestration — same same but different (part 2 of 2)
As described in the previous article in this series, the functional requirements and characteristics for edge orchestration and central cloud orchestration are different. This…
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How we ended up not using Kubernetes in our edge platform
The emergence of cloud computing was predicated on the presence of flexible application platforms in centralized locations providing massive amounts of computing and storage.…
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Edge and cloud orchestration — same same but different (part 1 of 2)
We all are engineers, and as engineers, we are solution focused: “Give me a problem, and I have a solution for it”. But in…
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Recorded sessions with the team, walking through the platform and the problems it solves.
Avassa presents at Edge Field Day 3
Avassa are proud presenters at the Edge Field Day 3, arranged by Gestalt IT on September 18-19, 2024 in Santa Clara, CA, USA. Our…
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Two is Company, Three is a Crowd: Applying a Platform Approach to Managing Applications at the Edge
Speed of innovation is top of mind for software-driven enterprises today. Being able to move at the speed of software across all platforms that…
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Policy control for the edge with Avassa, Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Styra DAS
This is a recording of a demo by the Avassa and Styra teams during the OPA User Meetup in Stockholm, Sweden in November 2021.…
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What teams running applications across distributed sites say about working with Avassa.
H&M Group Pioneers Edge Computing in Retail with Avassa
The retail industry is undergoing a paradigm shift, modernizing how to manage and operate in-store infrastructure and applications. As retail enterprises expand their digital…
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Container Lifecycle Management Made Easy Across A Fleet of Offshore Floating Hotels
Customer testimonial Container Lifecycle Management Made Easy Across A Fleet of Offshore Floating Hotels Established in 2006, Floatel International provides top-quality offshore Floatels for…
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Customer testimonial: Extenda Retail
Customer testimonial Hear it from a customer: Extenda Retail Deploying critical components of applications inside the retail store location significantly improves reliability. Using Avassa,…
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Flasheye select Avassa for edge application management to scale as-a-service
Stockholm, Sweden. Flasheye is a leading provider of GDPR-compliant deviation and incident detection solutions. With extensive experience in creating stellar LiDAR sensor technology, Flasheye…
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Customer testimonial: Flasheye went from standalone product to scalable software-as-a-service
Customer testimonial Flasheye went from standalone product to scalable software-as-a-service Flasheye is a leading provider of GDPR-compliant deviation and incident detection solutions. With extensive…
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Extenda Retail ushers in a new era of in-store software with Avassa’s edge platform
Applying a hybrid approach combining in-store and cloud software is becoming an increasingly important part of the digital transformation of retail stores. Hosting critical application components inside the…
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Customer testimonial: iotcomms.io uses Avassa to create a hybrid communications solution for mission-critical applications
Customer testimonial iotcomms.io uses Avassa to create a hybrid communications solution for mission-critical applications iotcomms.io is a serverless communications platform provider for critical voice,…
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Edge observability: the full story
Efficient and reliable observability and monitoring are key for successful edge application management. Learn all about it in the white paper, available for download free of charge.
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