Microsoft is hard at work to position its IoT platform, Windows 10 IoT Core as the go-to architecture for deploying the Internet of Things for both individual users and corporate organizations.
The software giant is offering a new program that guarantees 10 years of updates for its customers on Windows 10 IoT Core, which means its taking off the responsibility from third-party partners (OEMs) who are saddled with the creation of apps for the platform, to guarantee security updates for the devices for a decade.
Apart form pushing out the updates, Microsoft is also giving OEMs the ability to manage the updates and have access to the device’s core architecture.
The service is in a way enabling partners to commercialize secure IoT devices backed by industry-leading support. While the third-party partners will have the ability to manage updates for the OS, for the apps and settings for OEM-specific files.
It also give the makers of Windows-powered applications on machines like healthcare devices or ATMs this ability to manage it over a period.
Microsoft will allow customers to assess the Device Update Center to control and customize how their devices get the updates. And it includes a security check called Device Health Attestation that allows the OEMs to evaluate the trustworthiness of the devices before it is updated with a third party service.
The IoT space is growing and will witness at least 20 billion connected devices online by 2020 according to Gartner. And Microsoft wants to be the leading provider with Windows 10 IoT Core for these connected devices.
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