Azure service that deploys cloud workloads to run on IoT devices locally, enabling artificial intelligence and analytics at the edge. Like having a mini data center at each location that can process data instantly without waiting for cloud connectivity.
Retail stores use IoT Edge to analyze customer movement patterns using local cameras and AI, making immediate decisions about store layout while preserving privacy by not sending video to the cloud.
Azure IoT Edge and AWS IoT Greengrass both run containerized workloads and local messaging on edge devices with cloud management. GCP does not offer a direct IoT Edge runtime equivalent since Cloud IoT Core was retired; edge deployments are typically done with Google Distributed Cloud Edge plus partner/device runtimes. OCI Roving Edge Infrastructure provides portable edge compute/storage for disconnected or low-connectivity environments rather than an IoT device runtime.