AWS IoT Greengrass
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Section titled “Concept”AWS IoT Greengrass lets you run some cloud work close to the device (at the edge) — even without internet. The edge means a place near where the data is created, such as a small computer in a factory. Greengrass software is installed on that device, which is called a core device. Work is sent from the cloud as components, such as Lambda functions, machine learning models or your own programs. When the internet comes back, the device sends the needed data to the cloud, for example to IoT Core.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”Instead of waiting for orders from the faraway head office, the local manager makes some decisions on their own.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”Sending all data to the cloud and waiting for an answer is slow; the internet can also drop.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Processing data next to factory machines, devices in remote areas.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Azure IoT Edge
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: