AWS IoT Greengrass
AWS IoT Greengrass brings local compute, messaging, and data synchronization directly to your edge devices. It acts as a bridge, allowing you to run code and process data on the hardware itself rather than sending everything to the cloud. This setup is crucial for reducing latency and ensuring operations continue even when network connectivity is spotty or unavailable.
The service fits teams building distributed IoT architectures that need to process information at the source. While the core offering is free, note that a free trial is available, implying standard AWS billing applies beyond that initial period. You should keep an eye on resource usage, as costs can accumulate quickly if you don’t monitor your consumption carefully.