Microsoft Azure cloud architecture supports secure, scalable IoT infrastructure
Avnet (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, today announced its IoTConnect™
cloud-based software platform and a portfolio of smart,
market-ready connectivity solutions built around the platform to help
organizations jump-start development of IoT-enabled systems and
services. Avnet will showcase the IoTConnect platform and a selection of
innovative smart solutions at CES 2018, January 9-12 in Las Vegas, booth
2609, at Tech East, Westgate.
The highly scalable IoTConnect platform utilizes Microsoft’s
enterprise-grade Azure hybrid cloud computing service to enable
the seamless distribution and analysis of data across cloud and
on-premise systems. Azure’s powerful security and connectivity protocols
give IoTConnect users the flexibility to develop and deploy apps and
solutions using their choice of tools, applications and frameworks.
In collaboration with 14 leading suppliers across its comprehensive IoT
partner ecosystem, Avnet has also developed a broad selection of smart,
market-ready connectivity solutions that leverage the IoTConnect
platform to tackle business challenges common to many industry
verticals, including manufacturing, medical, environmental,
construction, retail, food processing and smart city. These digital
solutions – Smart
Factory, Smart
Asset Monitoring, Smart
Connected Worker, Smart
Building, Smart
Healthcare, Smart
Retail, Smart
Office, Smart
Fleet Management and Smart
Warehouse – can be deployed out of the box or tailored to meet
segment-specific requirements. Avnet’s smart solutions combine advanced
software capability with state-of-the-art silicon component technologies
to transform real-time operational data into insightful information
enabling more informed, strategic decision-making.
“Avnet recognizes that concerns such as security risk, unexpected
downtime, low efficiency and information latency frequently hinder
organizations’ ability to capture the full potential of digitization,”
said Lou Lutostanski, Avnet vice president, Internet of Things.
“IoTConnect, supported by Microsoft Azure, not only helps mitigate these
risks, but enables enterprises to generate intelligence that will make
their organizations more productive, secure and competitive in the
digital age.”
“Built on Azure services, Avnet’s versatile IoTConnect platform and its
new Smart Industry solutions include powerful analytics, cognitive
services, artificial intelligence and machine learning,” said Rodney
Clark, vice president, IoT, Microsoft. “With these repeatable Edge to
Cloud solutions both partners and customers will be able to take full
advantage of the digital transformation opportunities IoT represents.”
The Avnet connected ecosystem, which includes Avnet.com,
Hackster.io,
element14
and Hardware
Studio, supports more than 2 million customers driving IoT
innovation around the world. Avnet is also a member of the IoT M2M
Council (IMC), the largest and fastest-growing trade group dedicated to
the IoT sector.
Following CES, Avnet will launch a series of customer training sessions
to help simplify the complexity of building IoT solutions and scaling
them for mass distribution. Visit Avnet.com/IoT
for updates on these instructional programs. For more information on
Microsoft-enabled IoT solutions available through Avnet, visit Avnet’s
IoT Ecosystem portal. Details on IoTConnect and Avnet’s smart
connectivity solutions can be found at Avnet.com/IoT.
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From idea to design and from prototype to production, Avnet supports
customers at each stage of a product’s lifecycle. A comprehensive
portfolio of design and supply chain services makes Avnet the go-to
guide for innovators who set the pace for technological change. For
nearly a century, Avnet has helped its customers and suppliers around
the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Learn
more about Avnet at www.avnet.com.
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Maureen O’Leary, 480-643-7499
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