Akri 0.8: Edge Device Discovery Enhancements

Introduction

Akri 0.8, released on September 15, 2024, advances edge device discovery with improved device discovery, enhanced protocol support, better performance, and expanded integration capabilities. This release makes Akri more powerful for managing edge devices.

Device Discovery

• Discovery improvements provide better automatic device discovery.
• Protocol support expansion supports more device protocols.
• Device registration enhancements enable better device registration.
• Device management improvements provide better device lifecycle management.

Protocol Support

1. ONVIF support enables ONVIF camera discovery.
2. OPC UA support enables OPC UA device discovery.
3. USB support enables USB device discovery.
4. Custom protocol support enables integration with custom protocols.

Performance Optimizations

• Discovery time reductions minimize time to discover devices.
• Resource usage optimizations reduce CPU and memory consumption.
• Scaling improvements enable better handling of large numbers of devices.
• Network efficiency improvements reduce network overhead.

Integration Capabilities

• Kubernetes integration improvements provide seamless integration with Kubernetes.
• Device driver integration enables integration with device drivers.
• Monitoring integration provides visibility into device metrics.
• API improvements enable better programmatic access to Akri capabilities.

Getting Started

# Install Akri
helm repo add akri-helm-charts https://projectakri.github.io/akri/
helm install akri akri-helm-charts/akri

Summary

Akri 0.8 continues to evolve as a leading edge device discovery solution, providing teams with powerful capabilities for managing edge devices.