In an era where cyberattacks on IoT devices are no longer theoretical, Microsoft’s Azure Sphere is emerging as a resilient, security-first platform for edge-to-cloud IoT deployments. With its tightly integrated approach that blends hardware, software, and cloud, Azure Sphere targets some of the most security-critical sectors, manufacturing and healthcare, with a mission: to ensure that no connected device becomes a threat vector.

Azure Sphere OS version 26.09 RC1 is now available for evaluation in the Retail Eval feed. Whilst this release encompasses no customer-facing changes, it represents a major bump in Azure Sphere's underlying Linux kernel version as part of Microsoft's long-term support and security commitment, as such, this release will operate for an extended evaluation period, until September 2026, enabling additional time for customer evaluation testing.

Azure Sphere is updating the keys that it uses to verify service identities, and that images have been securely signed, as part of a regular security best...

On 20 March 2026, Microsoft publicly announced that the Azure Sphere service is retiring and will stop supporting customer application, OS, bug and...

Azure Sphere is updating the keys that it uses to verify service identities, and that images have been securely signed, as part of a regular security best...

On 20 March 2026, Microsoft publicly announced that the Azure Sphere service is retiring and will stop supporting customer application, OS, bug and...

Azure Sphere OS version 25.12 is now available for evaluation in the Retail Eval feed. Whilst this release encompasses no customer-facing changes, it...

Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now available in the Retail feed. This release includes updates to Azure Sphere OS only; it does not include an updated...

Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now available for evaluation in the Retail Eval feed. The retail evaluation period for this release provides 14 days (about...

Today we are releasing an update to the Azure Sphere Services, comprising: Ability to pause or re-enable Legacy access Change to expired certificate...

Today we are releasing an update to the Azure Sphere SDK and associated tooling, comprising: Updated Azure Sphere SDK 25.04 for Windows and for...

Azure Sphere is updating the set of certificates it uses to establish trust with TLS endpoints, following best practices for security. The only impact on...

MFA is to be mandatory on Azure Sphere

On 27 September 2027, Azure Sphere will retire its Legacy service interfaces, Azure Sphere (Legacy) API (also known as PAPI), and Azure Sphere CLI (also known..

Microsoft has released its Azure Sphere Services May 2025 update. Here's a round up of all the new features.

As municipalities and utilities race toward smarter infrastructure, Edge AI emerges as the backbone of real-time intelligence. Here's how Azure Sphere is redefining secure AI deployment at the edge, from traffic cams to utility grids. Bringing AI to the Edge: Why Microcontrollers Matter In the evolving landscape of smart cities, the demand for instantaneous decision-making has propelled Edge AI to the forefront.