Azure Stack Edge

What is Azure Stack Edge?

Azure Stack Edge is an Azure managed device that brings the compute, storage, and intelligence of Azure to the edge. The Azure Stack Edge Pro line of appliances help to bring the compute, storage, and intelligence of Azure right to where it is needed, such as a corporate data center, a branch office, factory floor, or retail space.

Use Cases

Machine Learning at the edge

Azure Stack Edge helps address latency or connectivity issues by processing data close to the source. Run Machine Learning models right at the edge locations. Transfer the data set needed, either the full data set or a subset, to Azure to retrain and improve the model.

Internet of Things

Process, sort, analyze an IoT or datacenter data to determine what can be acted on right away, what needs to be kept and stored in the cloud.

Network data transfer from the edge to the cloud

Transfer data to Azure for further compute or archival purposes or to expedite a cloud migration. Return the appliance to Microsoft when finished.

Edge and remote site compute

Run applications at remote locations to speed transactions and address bandwidth constraints. Local applications can still work when connectivity to the cloud is limited.

Regulatory compliance

Make sure the data sent back to the cloud doesn’t violate any compliance regulations by using ML models to help alert the user to potentially sensitive data and take action locally.