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,…
How to place applications based on edge hardware devices
The Avassa System supports mounting devices into applications. Devices in this context are (typically) hardware that is attached to a host in an Avassa site. Examples are USB devices, e.g….
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…
What are containers?
The term “container” refers to image files in a format defined by the Open Container Initiative (OCI) which was formed under the auspices of the Linux Foundation in 2015. Containers…
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…
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…
The business value of cloud-native tooling for distributed edge clouds
A priority in modern software development is to continuously improve the software by quickly rolling out new or improved features. This is done by introducing automation into the various stages…
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 is producing is very cool. But…
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, video, and alarm communication services. They…