Announcing the Arduino IoT Cloud Public Beta
In our pursuit to democratize Internet of Things development, today we are excited to announce the Arduino IoT Cloud!
The Arduino IoT Cloud is an easy-to-use platform that makes it very simple for anyone to develop and manage their IoT applications, then deploy them to a large number of users. It allows users to create applications that solve real-life problems, and hopefully, improve their lives.
With the launch of the Arduino IoT Cloud, Arduino now provides its one million users a complete end-to-end approach to IoT that includes hardware, firmware, cloud services, and knowledge. After six months of private beta testing, I am very pleased to release the public beta of the Arduino IoT Cloud with automatic dashboard generation, Webhooks support, and full TLS secure transport.
— Luca Cipriani, Arduino CIO
Convenience and flexibility are key considerations for the Arduino IoT Cloud. Arduino boards usually require you to program them by entering code by way of a sketch — now the Arduino IoT Cloud can do this for you. It will quickly and automatically generate a sketch when setting up a new thing, thus enabling a developer to go from unboxing their board to a working device within five minutes. The Arduino IoT Cloud also provides other methods of interaction, including HTTP REST API, MQTT, Command-Line Tools, Javascript, and Websockets.
Going from an idea to a fully-functional IoT device has been a tedious process even for the most advanced engineers and developers… until now. Arduino now offers a complete platform with the MKR family providing a streamlined way to create local IoT nodes and edge devices using a range of connectivity options and compatibility with third-party hardware, gateway, and cloud systems. Whilst the Arduino IoT Cloud lets users manage, configure and connect not only Arduino hardware but the vast majority of Linux-based devices — truly democratizing IoT development.
— Massimo Banzi, Arduino CTO and Co-Founder
Want to learn more or try out the Arduino IoT Cloud for yourself? You’re just a click away!
[original story: Arduino Blog]