We talk IoT · 2026-04-30 · 29 min
Most people think they know Windows. Industrial OEMs know better. In this episode, Yann Stridde, Senior Business Development Manager for Microsoft Windows IoT at Avnet Silica, explains why the operating system running a factory robot, a crane in Dubai, or a medical imaging device is fundamentally different from the one on your office PC - and why that difference matters more than ever. Windows IoT Enterprise is not a new product. Its roots go back to Windows Embedded in the late nineties. But the stakes around it have never been higher. The EU Cyber Resilience Act is coming into force. Windows 10 IoT Enterprise has reached end of support. And industrial OEMs face a hard question: how do you manage a 10-year device lifecycle when AI is reshaping the landscape every 18 months? Yann walks us through the certification chain behind a train brake system to show why changing an OS mid-lifecycle can literally stop a train at the station. He explains what Microsoft's 10-year Long-Term Servicing Channel actually guarantees - and where its limits lie. And he makes the case that for small OEMs who have to build their own security patches, peace of mind has a price worth paying.
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