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…
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….
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…
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…
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 be aggregated, analyzed, contextualized, and visualized…
What is distributed edge application orchestration?
In a previous article series, we looked at the difference between central cloud and edge application orchestration. In that article, we defined distributed edge orchestration as: 💡 Distributed edge orchestration…
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. We demonstrate how to use Avassa…