Dell Technologies & Microsoft Collaborate to Help Customers
by Shrutee K/DNS
Industry leaders join forces
to build secure, intelligent edge-to-cloud solution featuring Dell Edge
Gateways, VMware Pulse IoT Center and Microsoft Azure IoT Edge
Joint IoT solution helps simplify
management, enhances security and help lowers cost of deployment at the
edge
Built on innovative analytics
applications, management tools and edge gateways to enable network
security from edge devices to the cloud
Accelerates IoT adoption in industry
verticals key to economic growth and development
Dell Technologies and
Microsoft are collaborating to deliver a joint Internet of Things (IoT)
solution designed to help vertical customers simplify deploying their
end-to-end IoT solutions, from the edge to the cloud. The combination of
Microsoft Azure IoT applications and services, VMware Pulse IoT Center and Dell
Edge Gateways will offer customers streamlined management, centralized
monitoring and security from devices to the cloud.
Businesses that are
implementing IoT initiatives today have invested significant resources and
manpower to research and integrate a multitude of hardware, software and cloud
services across the fragmented IoT landscape to stand up a solution that meets
their business needs and adheres to IT departments’ stringent standards. Those
businesses want to harness advanced services such as artificial intelligence
(AI) and real-time decision making while also making sure all deployment, asset
management, security and compliance requirements are met. Together, Dell
Technologies and Microsoft will make IoT easier for customers by delivering a
secure solution that provides consistent infrastructure management from the
edge to the cloud.
Delivering an integrated, secure solution to
unlock the potential of IoT
The joint solution offers an
underlying IoT infrastructure, management capabilities and security for
customers looking to deploy IoT for scenarios like predictive maintenance,
supply chain visibility and other use cases. The solution will deliver:
Intelligence at the edge with
Microsoft Azure IoT Edge: This application extends cloud
intelligence to edge devices so that devices can act locally and leverage
the cloud for global coordination and machine learning at scale
Management and monitoring of edge devices
with VMware Pulse IoT Center: This provides more
secure, enterprise-grade management and monitoring of diverse, certified
edge devices including gateways and connected IoT devices, bios and
operating systems. This ecosystem will be built over time
involving deeper integration and certification to support customer
requirements.
High-performance, rugged Dell Edge
Gateways: IoT devices with powerful dual-core
Intel® Atom™ processors connect a variety of wired and wireless devices
and systems to aggregate and analyze inputs and send relevant data to the
cloud
An IoT solution that is greater than the sum of
its parts
VMware Pulse IoT Center will
serve as the management glue between the hardware (Dell Edge Gateways or other
certified edge systems), connected sensors and devices and the Microsoft Azure
IoT Edge. Initially, Pulse will help to deploy the Microsoft Azure IoT Edge to
the requisite edge systems so that it can start collecting, analyzing and
acting on data in real-time. While this joint solution is optimized for Dell
Edge Gateways it can continuously manage, monitor and better secure certified
combination of gateways/edge systems with the latest patches and updates on an
ongoing basis as well as monitor the health of these connected devices.
Customers relying on Microsoft Azure IoT Edge and VMware Pulse IoT Center for
their IoT initiatives will be able to provision, deliver and more securely
manage their Microsoft Azure IoT edge components.
Chris
Wolff, head of OEM and IOT GTM, Dell EMC
"When we unveiled the Dell Technologies IoT
division last fall, we committed to leaning on the Dell Technologies family of
businesses to engineer the right solutions to meet customer needs in
conjunction with our partner ecosystem. This collaboration will enable
customers to implement IoT more seamlessly, for better and faster ROI.”
Ruston Panabaker, vice president IoT Solutions,
Microsoft
“When businesses deploy secure intelligent edge to
cloud solutions, they can take full advantage of the digital transformation
opportunities IoT represents. By delivering this integrated edge to cloud
solution, Microsoft and Dell technologies are making it easier for
customers to empower their employees, optimize operations and reimagine their
products, services or even business models.”
Mimi Spier, vice president for IoT Business,
VMware
“Teaming
up with Microsoft on IoT and edge is a natural fit based on the complementary
technologies we offer today. Microsoft and Dell technologies can help customers
securely and more easily navigate their journey to IoT and edge with integrated
and secure solutions that will help them to improve their businesses and
deliver a better customer experience."
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