Modernize your Enterprise Historian with AWS Cloud Services

Modernize your Enterprise Historian with AWS Cloud Services

Mar 01, 2024

Introduction At AWS, we work with customers and partners to build technologies that help solve real-world industrial problems like minimizing equipment downtime, improving process efficiency, maximizing product quality, and ensuring personnel safety. These customers are using AWS services to gain digital capabilities that help them to optimize their processes and make data-driven decisions. This transformation […]
Build a Cloud Gateway to Ingest RTSP video to Amazon Kinesis Video Streams

Build a Cloud Gateway to Ingest RTSP video to Amazon Kinesis Video Streams

Jan 10, 2024

Introduction According to industry researcher IHS Markit, the estimated number of IP cameras deployed worldwide was approaching 1 billion by the end of 2021, and according to Gartner’s Emerging Tech: Revenue Opportunity Projection of Computer Vision report, enterprise computer vision (CV) software, hardware and services in key markets is expected to generate global revenue of […]
AWS IoT Core now supports private certificate authorities with fleet provisioning

AWS IoT Core now supports private certificate authorities with fleet provisioning

Dec 14, 2023

Introduction Today, AWS IoT Core announces the general availability of self-managed client certificate signing for AWS IoT Core fleet provisioning. The new self-managed certificate signing capability allows you to integrate with an external certificate authority (CA), your own public key infrastructure (PKI), or popular CA services such as AWS Private CA, to sign certificate signing […]
Device onboarding to AWS IoT using Virtual Private Cloud endpoints

Device onboarding to AWS IoT using Virtual Private Cloud endpoints

Dec 12, 2023

Introduction If you operate secure private networks—such as an assembly line’s operational technology (OT) network at a factory or government agency­—and intend to connect your devices to AWS, then you need to use X.509 client certificates for authenticating requests to AWS services—all while staying within the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). In this post, we will demonstrate how […]
Common architecture patterns to securely connect IoT devices to AWS using private networks

Common architecture patterns to securely connect IoT devices to AWS using private networks

Dec 08, 2023

Introduction Increasingly, business leaders are adopting Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to drive revenue growth, streamline operations, and reduce costs. Managing security and safety considerations while connecting your assets to the cloud, whether they’re industrial machines or autonomous vehicles, can be challenging. In the Ten security golden rules for Industrial IoT (IIoT) Solutions, AWS recommends establishing secure […]
Securely sending industrial data to AWS IoT services using unidirectional gateways

Securely sending industrial data to AWS IoT services using unidirectional gateways

Dec 08, 2023

Introduction Critical infrastructure customers are challenged to make industrial networks more accessible without significantly increasing cybersecurity risks. This is due in part to the common practice of using Industrial IoT (IIoT) and cloud technologies to analyze large volumes of industrial data to improve operational efficiencies. To be successful, this practice requires a balance between advancing […]
Announcing AWS IoT FleetWise vision system data (Preview)

Announcing AWS IoT FleetWise vision system data (Preview)

Nov 27, 2023

Today, we are excited to announce that AWS IoT FleetWise now supports vehicle vision system data collection that enables customers to collect metadata, object list and detection data, and images or videos from camera, lidar, radar and other vision sub-systems. This new feature, now available in Preview, builds upon existing AWS IoT FleetWise capabilities that […]
Building an AI Assistant for Smart Manufacturing with AWS IoT TwinMaker and Amazon Bedrock

Building an AI Assistant for Smart Manufacturing with AWS IoT TwinMaker and Amazon Bedrock

Nov 27, 2023

Unlocking all of the insights hidden within manufacturing data has the potential to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and boost overall productivity for numerous and diverse industries. Finding insights within manufacturing data is often challenging, because most manufacturing data exists as unstructured data in the form of documents, equipment maintenance records, and data sheets. Finding insights […]
The Blueprint for Industrial Transformation: Building a Strong Data Foundation with AWS IoT SiteWise

The Blueprint for Industrial Transformation: Building a Strong Data Foundation with AWS IoT SiteWise

Nov 27, 2023

Over the last few years, the industrial and manufacturing sectors have witnessed an accelerated transformation fueled by the advancement of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). At the heart of this transformation is data, which when harnessed effectively, can propel businesses to new heights of operational efficiency, innovation, […]
Accelerate Industry 4.0 Adoption using Containerized Gateway Services

Accelerate Industry 4.0 Adoption using Containerized Gateway Services

Nov 17, 2023

As part of the Manufacturing sector’s digitization process, Industry 4.0 automation drives real-time, data acquisition from industrial equipment on the plant floor. This data and immediate feedback have become a mission-critical requirement. In addition, recent supply chain disruptions have increased the lead time to procure edge hardware resulting in several months delays to modernization projects. […]
Streamlining agriculture operations with serverless anomaly detection using AWS IoT

Streamlining agriculture operations with serverless anomaly detection using AWS IoT

Nov 17, 2023

Introduction Honeybees live in swarms of tens of thousands, gathering nectar. In this process, they carry pollen from one flowering plant to another, pollinating them. ” Close to 75 percent of the world’s crops producing fruits and seeds for human use depend, at least in part, on pollinators[1]. ” As well as being one of nature’s key pollinators, bees transform […]
How to use the new metric export capability of AWS IoT Device Defender

How to use the new metric export capability of AWS IoT Device Defender

Nov 14, 2023

The new metric export feature of AWS IoT Device Defender provides a convenient and cost-effective way for you to export the device metrics from AWS IoT Device Defender to your data lake. With metric export capability, you can now export metrics with a simple configuration change without needing to make any changes to your device firmware. This blog gives an overview of how to configure this capability for new as well as existing workloads.

Get connected with AWS IoT at re:Invent 2023

Nov 13, 2023

AWS re:Invent 2023 is happening in Las Vegas, Nevada between November 27th and December 1st. It is the most comprehensive event of the year that AWS hosts and is the fastest way to learn about AWS and sharpen your skills. We have curated a dedicated track of Internet of Things (IoT) sessions and have organized […]
AWS IoT SiteWise adds support for 10 new industrial protocols with Domatica EasyEdge integration

AWS IoT SiteWise adds support for 10 new industrial protocols with Domatica EasyEdge integration

Nov 09, 2023

Introduction Today, we announced the general availability of extended industrial protocol support for  AWS IoT SiteWise – a managed service that makes it easy to collect, store, organize and monitor data from industrial equipment at scale to help you make data-driven decisions. AWS IoT SiteWise Edge, a feature of AWS IoT SiteWise, extends the cloud […]

Ten security golden rules for connected mobility solutions

Oct 27, 2023

Introduction Connected mobility solutions are driving changes in the automotive industry. With remote commands, sensors, cameras, artificial intelligence, and 5G mobile networks, vehicles have become increasingly smart and connected. While connected mobility solutions deliver significant customer value, they also introduce new risks to security, safety, and privacy that must be properly managed. Automakers need to […]
How to build a scalable, multi-tenant IoT SaaS platform on AWS using a multi-account strategy

How to build a scalable, multi-tenant IoT SaaS platform on AWS using a multi-account strategy

Oct 16, 2023

When you set out to build an IoT SaaS platform where your customer, not you, determines how their IoT devices interact with the services, you will quickly understand that no single cloud architecture can be optimized for all scenarios. This blog post introduces an implementation strategy for building multi-tenant IoT SaaS platforms based on real […]
2023 year in review: digital twins on AWS for agile and resilient operations

2023 year in review: digital twins on AWS for agile and resilient operations

Oct 11, 2023

McKinsey research indicates that 70 percent of C-suite technology executives invest in digital twins to build more agile and resilient operations. They see benefits across multiple use cases ranging from remote control and monitoring, asset maintenance and interoperability, to system and production simulation. These use cases need the ability to bring together Operational Technology (OT) […]
Using NVIDIA Omniverse to prepare 3D assets from Building Information Models for AWS IoT TwinMaker

Using NVIDIA Omniverse to prepare 3D assets from Building Information Models for AWS IoT TwinMaker

Oct 02, 2023

Introduction The manufacturing and architecture, engineering, construction and operations (AECO) industries have widely adopted building information model (BIM) software to generate accurate 3D models for use in a digital twin. These 3D models can be anything from a factory floor to a construction site or office building. However, exporting 3D models from BIM software often […]
Improving Sustainability in Manufacturing with Digital Twins

Improving Sustainability in Manufacturing with Digital Twins

Sep 22, 2023

Introduction Sustainability has become a cornerstone in the manufacturing industry. As stakeholders increasingly prioritize sustainability, the sector is turning to technological innovations to meet these demands. Among these technological advancements, the concept of Digital Twins stands out as particularly transformative for the manufacturing industry aiming for sustainability. Though manufacturing encompasses a wide range of topics, […]
How to implement a disaster recovery solution for IoT platforms on AWS

How to implement a disaster recovery solution for IoT platforms on AWS

Sep 21, 2023

This blog post introduces a real-world use case from Internet of Things (IoT) service providers that use Disaster Recovery for AWS IoT to improve the reliability of their IoT platforms. IoT service providers, especially those running high-reliability businesses, require consistent device connectivity and the seamless transfer of connectivity configurations and workloads to other regions when […]