ARM FSL MSF mbed collab image 1 - rev28862810609360530955jpg ARM is linking up with Microsoft to give Internet of Things (IoT) developers more options for dealing with big data. Microsoft has certified the ARM mbed Enabled Freescale FRDM-K64F development board for use with products that securely gather and channel data into its public cloud platform, Microsoft Azure. "The collaboration with Microsoft is testament to the growing influence of the ARM mbed IoT Device Platform," said Krisztian Flautner, general manager for IoT business at Cambridge-based ARM. "Today's certification of the mbed Enabled Freescale FRDM-K64F board links our technology directly into Microsoft's public cloud platform. The connection into a powerful analytics platform will allow product developers to offer valuable new big data services at scale." The board is the first ARM product to be tested and verified to support the Microsoft Azure IoT Suite. Azure is an open, flexible and trusted cloud platform used by the majority of Fortune 500 companies. Developers using the board will have access and guided instructions to the Microsoft Azure IoT Suite software development kits (SDK) published online at the Github website. The libraries have been tested on the board and can be used with mbed applications through the mbed developer website to enable direct connectivity with Azure IoT Suite. "Microsoft Azure IoT Suite helps enterprises capture and analyse untapped data to create new intelligence," explained Barb Edson, general manager, data platform and IoT at Microsoft. "Built on the Microsoft Cloud Platform, Azure IoT Suite integrates a business' existing processes, devices and systems. Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT helps companies to quickly implement the right hardware and software through verified interoperability for these devices, including the ARM mbed Enabled Freescale FRDM-K64F board." "Freescale is leading the way in developing IoT solutions featuring our Kinetis MCUs and other IoT-ready silicon deployed with the mbed OS and ready for connectivity to Microsoft Azure's world class cloud computing platform," said Emmanuel Sambuis, director, MCU solutions, at Freescale. "Freescale is pleased for its FRDM-K64F board to be Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT." It is the latest collaboration between the three companies, all of whom are part of the consortium behind the BBC micro:bit, a mini computer being given to year-seven children across the UK as part of a new IT skills programme.
ARM and Microsoft are combining to offer IoT﻿﻿ developers new options for dealing with ﻿big data. Microsoft has approved ARM's mbed Github for use with products that safely collect data. The board can offload data to Microsoft's ﻿﻿public cloud platform, Azure. ARM's board is the first product that has been confirmed as being able to support the Microsoft Azure Internet of Things Suite.