Arduino Teams with Amazon Web Services to Better Support Arduino Cloud Users Building at Scale
Deal sees 12 Arduino models submitted for AWS Partner Qualified Device certification and an opening of the Arduino Cloud ecosystem.
Arduino has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through which the companies hope make it easier to integrate AWS support into Internet of Things (IoT) projects — both on Arduino hardware and via the Arduino Cloud.
"It might be news to learn that Arduino Cloud has run on AWS infrastructure from the beginning three years ago," the Arduino team writes by way of background. "Considering our professional customers was the driving motivation behind this partnership announcement with AWS. We continue to hear from businesses how they appreciate our device management, particularly the automatic industrial-grade secure connection and over-the-air firmware updates."
The deal sees Arduino join the AWS Independent Software Vendor (ISV) program, which provides Arduino with more support for assisting medium to large customers. As part of that program, selected Arduino devices — 12, as yet unspecified, models to begin with — will be certified under the AWS Device Qualification program.
For individual makers currently using Arduino Cloud, not much should change in the short term — but for those who are building at scale, the move should mean a range of improvements. It also marks a change in tactic, opening up the Arduino Cloud platform to third parties — a move which could, potentially, be extended to other cloud service providers in the future.
"As [our] customers' business grows and their product offerings evolve, it is easy to understand how some of the excellent cloud services from AWS could benefit their applications," the Arduino team says. "As a company, Arduino wants to support everyone with an open ecosystem, and from that perspective, this partnership with AWS began."
"This collaboration between Arduino and AWS is not just another partnership," the Arduino team continues, "it is a strategic effort that aims to simplify and accelerate the deployment of commercial IoT and cloud-based solutions. It's an important step forward in connecting the capabilities of edge hardware with the immense potential of cloud computing. The future for IoT and cloud computing looks promising, and we are eager to see what innovations this partnership will unlock for our customers."
More information on the partnership is available on the Arduino blog.