FMS: Innodisk InnoAGE SSD With Native Microsoft Azure Sphere Integration

Innodisk Corp. unveiled the InnoAGE SSD with native Microsoft Azure Sphere integration.

Formally introduced at the company’s hosted AIoT Summit during FMS, the InnoAGE SSD, with Microsoft Azure Sphere inside, enables multi-functional management for smart data analysis and updates, data security, and remote control through the cloud.

Hybrid edge and Cloud AIoT solution
“Our tight-knit collaboration with Microsoft has resulted in real innovation aimed at solving the very real challenges businesses face today,” said Randy Chien, president, Innodisk. “The InnoAGE SSD is the first and only hybrid solution designed solely with the AIoT architecture in mind, utilizing data analysis, data security, and data management through Azure Sphere, to secure communications between all IoT and AIoT devices. This is a great milestone for both companies.“

Azure Sphere provides the InnoAGE SSD with a layer of security and remote monitoring with zero administrators required. Embedded on the edge device, it will collect data and give commands for multifunction management through the cloud, such as error correction, firmware updates, data analysis, AES encryption, quick erase, destroy, write protect, secure erase, refresh, and recovery. With these capabilities, InnoAGE SSD with Microsoft Azure Sphere inside, is for applications spanning various segments standardizing on AIoT, including manufacturing, surveillance, unmanned devices, vending machines and digital signage.

The InnoAGE SSD ensures an interface with a customized cloud management platform. The company designed firmware receives commands from Microsoft Azure Sphere which in turn connects to businesses’ Microsoft Azure Cloud deployments. Additionally, it can execute debugging messages and help monitor R/W behavior patterns that optimize storage lifespan. It can revert to default settings from a cloud-based dashboard if the system crashes. Lastly, the InnoAGE SSD is designed for both in-band and out-of-band network management, overcoming current recovery challenges where in-band management falls short by providing recovery even when the OS is down or damaged.

InnoAGE SSD is designed for remote recovery from its hardware and software innovation and is under patent protection. As an end-to-end edge and cloud hybrid solution, it works with real-time monitoring applications and will perform a role of the future AIoT generation experience.