Plan and prepare for Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces in 2022 release wave 2
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Important
The 2022 release wave 2 plan covers all new functionalities planned to be delivered to market from October 2022 to March 2023. In this article, you'll find the product overview and what's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces.
Overview
Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces is a computer vision AI solution that uses cloud and edge topologies to extract unique insights from a physical space by using video cameras. Connected Spaces uses skills to continuously get insights from any space. Customers use data from video cameras to get real-time actionable recommendations to make physical spaces more efficient or improve the customer experience. Connected Spaces is simple to set up and configure, similar to consumer-grade services, with a responsible-AI assurance.
Connected Spaces uses the following hybrid approach:
Intelligent edge: A managed on-premises gateway converts camera streams into observational data that's sent to the cloud.
Intelligent cloud: A multitenant software as a service (SaaS) solution correlates observational signals from the edge and customer insights to provide an analytics dashboard.
Prebuilt AI models: Out-of-the-box and ready-to-use AI models apply computer vision and AI to reason within a physical space.
For 2022 release wave 2, we’ll continue to deliver enhancements in the cloud, and at the edge. For example, space managers can ask to be notified whenever the dwell time at an area of interest in the space exceeds a specified threshold or if parking lot occupancy reaches a specified threshold.
At the edge, we’ll provide support for Azure Stack Edge Pro 2, which offers more flexible mounting options and lower noise levels. In 2022 release wave 2, customers will also be able to run up to 10 skills on a given gateway device.
Finally, we’ll expand support of Connected Spaces to Germany, in addition to the United States and the United Kingdom.
Updates to Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces 2022 release wave 2
Investment areas
Near real-time actionable insights
Connected Spaces provides store analytics and trend information for business decision makers and store supervisors. This new capability allows physical space managers to get real-time notifications when thresholds are met for queue wait time, queue length, or dwell time at displays.
Support for additional hardware and regions
Azure Stack Edge Pro 2 is a new, lower priced generation of an AI-enabled edge computing device offered as a service from Microsoft. Customers can now use these devices in Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces.
In terms of regional availability, Connected Spaces is now available in Germany and meets the data residency requirements for those customers.
To learn more about the entire set of capabilities being delivered during this release wave, check out the release plan for Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces below:
For application administrators
User-impacting features to the user experience enabled automatically
User-impacting features should be reviewed by application administrators. This facilitates release change management and enables successful onboarding of new capabilities released to market. For the complete list, look for all features tagged "Users, automatically" in the release plan.
Features that must be enabled by application administrators
This release wave contains features that must be enabled or configured by administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users. For the complete list, look for all features tagged "Users by admins, makers, or analysts" in the release plan.
Get the most out of Connected Spaces
| Helpful links | Description |
|---|---|
| Release plan | View all capabilities included in the release. |
| Product updates | Stay up to date on latest product updates. |
| Release calendar | Know important release milestones. |
| Licensing | Improve your understanding of how to license Connected Spaces. |
| Product documentation | Find documentation for Connected Spaces. |
| User community | Engage with Connected Spaces experts and peers in the community. |
| Upcoming events | Find and register for in-person and online events. |
| Product trials | Get started with Connected Spaces. |