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OTA Updates

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Definition

Over-The-Air Updates - method of remotely distributing firmware and software updates to IoT devices without physical access. Like updating your phone automatically while you sleep, but for industrial equipment and connected devices.

Real-World Example

An electric vehicle manufacturer pushes battery optimization updates to millions of cars overnight, improving range without requiring dealership visits.

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Cloud Provider Equivalencies

AWS and Azure provide managed IoT device management features that can schedule and track OTA-style update rollouts. Google Cloud and OCI don’t have a single, directly equivalent, first-party OTA update service; OTA is typically implemented using device management patterns plus storage, messaging, and CI/CD tooling.

AWS
AWS IoT Device Management (Jobs)
AZ
Azure IoT Hub (Automatic Device Management / Device Update for IoT Hub)
GCP
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OCI
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