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Why Linux containers matter for the Internet of Things
TL;DR: At resin.io, we believe Linux containers are the first practical virtualization technology for the embedded world, enabling isolated application failures, efficient updates, and a flexible yet...
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Are you buying the right devices for your IoT workloads?
There was a time when IoT devices were merely low-powered boards capable of doing a single chore, albeit in far-flung locales. Today, boards like the balenaFin, Raspberry Pi 3 and 4, and NVIDIA are...
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IoT professionals: define your role
If you’re like most IoT professionals, you’re something of a jack-of-all-trades who’s part full-stack engineer, edge developer, hardware specialist, network guru, data analyst, and visionary all rolled...
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Root-cause analysis of the balenaFin high-temperature USB issue
Earlier today, we announced our decision to recall all v1.1 balenaFins due to a USB malfunction at high temperatures. If you think your balenaFin might be affected, please follow the instructions...
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Fixing the balenaFin high-temp issue, the DIY way
A few weeks back, we announced our decision to recall our v1.1 balenaFins due to a USB issue at high temperatures, along with an in-depth explanation of the issue. We offer free repair for any customer...
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Cellular + IoT isn’t as hard as you think
I’ve always been a bit hesitant to add cellular networking to my IoT projects because I figured the cost of bandwidth and the hardware requirements were more trouble than they were worth. But after...
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How balenaSound inspired the audio block
In this blog post, we’ll explain how the audio block came to be. We’ll put on our IoT fleet owner shoes, dive deep into balenaSound’s history, and show you how one of our most popular projects helped...
View ArticlebalenaCloud outages: their causes and what we’re doing to resolve them
While we always work with scale in mind, our platform has recently been less reliable than our customers have come to expect during these last few months. balenaCloud has experienced an explosion of...
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Holiday gift suggestions for the hardware hackers in your life – 2021 edition
The holidays are coming up! If you, like me, are not an engineer but have a lot of them in your life, here are a few ideas crowdsourced for the balena team to inspire your holiday shopping this year....
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Balena’s ‘why’
Very few people or companies can clearly articulate WHY they do WHAT they do. By WHY I mean your purpose, cause or belief – WHY does your company exist? WHY do you get out of bed every morning? And...
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