====== Azure Real Time Operating System (or Azure RTOS) ======
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Microsoft's **Azure Real Time Operating System (or Azure RTOS)** is an embedded development suite including what Microsoft describes as a small but powerful [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:os|operating system]] that provides reliable, ultra-fast [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:performance|performance]] for resource-constrained devices. It is a small, fast, reliable, and easy-to-use RTOS for connecting deeply embedded IoT devices. They present their solution as easy-to-use and "market-proven, having been deployed on more than 10 billion devices worldwide." .

Sources: [[https://www.trustradius.com/operating-systems?f=0 ]], [[https://www.infoworld.com/article/3536569/inside-microsofts-latest-os-azure-rtos.html]]

^   Datasheet  ||
^ Developer               | Microsoft |
^ Written in              | C  |
^ OS family               | Real-time operating system (RTOS)   |
^ Working state           | Current   |
^ Source model            | Source-available software   |
^ Initial release         | February 1, 2010   |
^ Latest release          | v6.1.2_rel[1] / November 10, 2020  |
^ Available in            | English   |
^ Platforms               | ARC, ARM, Blackfin, CEVA, C6x, MIPS, NXP, PIC, PowerPC, RISC-V, RX, SH, SHARC, TI, V850, Xtensa, x86, Coldfire, & others  |
^ Kernel type             | Embedded, deterministic, real-time microkernel, picokernel   |
^ Default user interface  | Embedded UI support (GUIX)   |
^ License                 | Proprietary   |

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