Category “fota”

Release on demand with FoundriesFactory Waves

Mar 23, 2021

Posted by Volodymyr Khoroz in lmp, fota

Are you interested how we managed to combine Mutual TLS, The Update Framework, Over The Air updates and Release on Demand in one feature? And also how did that help Foundries.io to provide an easy and controlled way for our customers to provision secure updates to millions of devices over public networks? This blog post introduces a FoundriesFactory Waves feature that will be publicly available at the start of Q2 2021.

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Multiple Architecture support with a single secure Linux platform

Mar 4, 2021

Posted by Trina Watt in fota, foundriesfactory, security, updates

As the range of IoT and Edge devices continues to increase, many companies are now having to support applications and services across multiple device types, sizes and underlying architectures.

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Incremental Kernel & Docker app OTA updates for STM32M1 SoC

Mar 4, 2021

Posted by Trina Watt in fota, foundriesfactory, security, updates

As Edge devices become more integral to both our domestic and commercial lives, the requirement for devices to be available whenever you want them is critical. Added to this, the ability to keep devices updated so that they remain secure and equipped with the latest features provides consumer confidence in the product, as well as helping to secure repeat purchases.

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Docker Container technology on FoundriesFactory - for quick and easy updates to Edge devices

Mar 4, 2021

Posted by Trina Watt in fota, foundriesfactory, security, updates

The one thing this year has reminded us is how uncertain things can be and how we always need to be prepared for unseen issues. This is also applicable to our Edge devices. Having the ability to update Edge devices throughout their lifespan is now a fundamental feature of any connected device.

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What's Aktualizr-lite Thinking?

Feb 23, 2021

Posted by Andy Doan in fota

As the creator of aktualizr-lite, I often underestimate the difficulty in understanding what aktualizr-lite is trying to do. Rather than typing the same few things in Slack over and over, I thought I'd try to write down what aktualizr-lite is "thinking".

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IoT Device Management Explained

Oct 20, 2020

Posted by Trina Watt in fota, foundriesfactory, security, updates

Secure OTA updates and a unified software platform are the keys.

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How Devices Use Docker

Oct 9, 2020

Posted by Andy Doan in lmp, fota

A fairly common question I get asked is how Factory devices securely pull container images from our Docker Registry, hub.foundries.io. It's kind of interesting, so I thought I'd explain.

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LMP Container Orchestration Roadmap - Episode 2

Apr 17, 2020

Posted by Andy Doan in lmp, fota

Back in December, we laid out a roadmap for container orchestration. Then the dust settled from the Docker spinoff. What we now know is that Docker Apps is an inactive project. tldr; It's not a big deal for our customers and they are going to automagically get something better very soon:

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FoundriesFactory TUF Keys Rotation

Mar 5, 2020

Posted by Marc Streeter in fota

Built on a vision that the latest software is the most secure, software updates are central to the FoundriesFactory security story. What happens, however, when software delivery is compromised? Is recovery complicated? Enter TUF key rotation!

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LMP Container Orchestration Roadmap

Dec 4, 2019

Posted by Andy Doan in lmp, fota

Container orchestration in the embedded space lacks a good story and vision. This article explains where we currently are and what we have planned for the future.

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