Sep 23, 2020
On this Constellations podcast, the focus will be on Microsoft’s
recent announcement of their Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS)
offering “Azure Orbital” and what it means for the satellite
industry.
Azure Orbital is Microsoft’s managed service that is designed to
deal with the growing flood of data for Earth Observation and
Internet of Things applications. The managed service lets users
communicate to, control their satellite, process data and scale
operations directly in Microsoft Azure.
Microsoft’s GSaaS takes a very different approach compared to
traditional ground systems. Azure Orbital leverages key
technologies such as virtualization, Software-Defined Networking
(SDN), and cloud computing to enable customers to automate and
scale operations across the globe.
On this podcast Nora Zhan, Product Manager for Microsoft discusses Azure Orbital. She is involved in Azure Space, Satellites and Ground Stations and in bringing this new platform to market to provide satellite connectivity.