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SQL Server IoT 2022
July 2023
Learn more about SQL Server IoT 2022, a binary equivalent of SQL Server 2022, and the latest version of Microsoft’s data platform designed specifically for fixed-function edge and embedded devices. This powerful platform offers several new features and improvements, including enhanced security, edge intelligence, increased scalability, improved management and monitoring, and easier development.
Office LTSC Standard 2021
July 2023
Office LTSC Standard 2021 is a perpetual license version of Microsoft Office, specifically designed for embedded and IoT solutions. It offers popular productivity applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, which have been upgraded with new features for a modern and efficient user experience.
Q2 2023 Arrow Microsoft News
June 2023
Explore all the latest news from Arrow and Microsoft including Microsoft’s AKS Edge Essentials, which provides developers with a comprehensive suite of tools and services to build and deploy edge applications with ease. Learn the breaking news about Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC, discover new Windows IoT resources, and much more!
Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC Announcement
May 2023
Microsoft provided a public announcement for the release date of Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC via a blog published on April 27th, 2023. In this video, Ken Marlin, the Windows Champ, discusses their announcement and provides information on testing in preparation for this new LTSC release.
Windows 10 Professional End of Life on IoT Devices
April 2023
As of October 2022, Windows 10 Pro has reached its end of life and is no longer supported or available for purchase by Microsoft. Download the latest roadmap to get clarification on what the Windows 10 Pro end of life, end of support, and retirement dates entail and the available options to ensure your devices remain secure and supported.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Edge Essentials
March 2023
AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) Edge Essentials architecture is the industry’s first edge-to-cloud solution that includes both cloud-like east-west computing and north-to-south cloud support via Kubernetes at the edge, across both Linux and Windows.
Licensing Update
Microsoft is providing an extension to the Customer License Agreement (CLA) 7.0 expiration date for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who have had shipments in the period June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023. Microsoft will provide the same extension for OEMs whose CLA started on or after June 1, 2022. The extension will be for a period of five (5) years, out to December 31, 2028. The extensions will be executed by Microsoft in the coming months, well in advance of the end of the calendar year. There is no action required by OEMs.
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