What is Edge AI and why should you use it
Edge AI is a term we hear increasingly often within the category of edge computing. In this article, we’ll look closer at the definition of Edge AI and what business-critical…
How to setup a Microsoft Azure AD, Avassa integration
This how-to describes how to configure Azure AD as an OIDC provider for a tenant in an Avassa system. This means that users in this tenant will authenticate through the…
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 stores with cloud backups unlocks many…
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 popular Postman tool. Before continuing with…
Why and how to extend CI/CD to the edge
There are significant business values of connecting the CI/CD pipeline to the edge: Keep reading: CI/CD tools and Avassa: how to build a successful integration How can this be achieved,…
Edge observability – shift left!
Organizations that run edge applications within their premises on local compute instead of central clouds make this decision for several reasons: latency requirements, regulations, and business continuity. The business must…
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 be tedious if you would have…
Defining the edge in edge computing
Using the right words is essential, but in most cases, one word means different things to different people. In many situations, the definition of a word depends on the context….
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 of a camera-based analytics application. Image…
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 application specification per application. The reason…