Connecting Azure to the ISS with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Spaceborne Computer-2 • Spaceleaks

Microsoft was partnered with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to connect Azure directly to space using HPE’s upcoming launch of its Spaceborne Computer-2 (SBC-2), which will deliver edge computing and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities together for the first time on the International Space Station (ISS).

The SBC-2 is built on the HPE Edgeline Converged Edge system that is purposely engineered for harsh edge environments and will also enable additional capabilities to connect Azure workloads to the ultimate edge.

On February 20, HPE’s Spaceborne Computer-2 is scheduled to launch into orbit for the ISS on the 15th Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to Space Station (NG-15). Over the next two to three years, these research endeavors on the orbiting laboratory will be sponsored by the ISS National Labs.

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