1. Azure Cloud Powers Secure and Smart Insights to Benefit Managed Solution for Industrial Data
“We have been technology partners with Microsoft since 1987, so when we needed a cloud-based platform to help us quickly realize the IoT vision for our Wonderware Online solution, Microsoft Azure was the natural choice.” – Michal Postula, product manager, Wonderware Online
SITUATION
Schneider Electric saw that its end user and OEM customers needed a way to quickly and easily take advantage of the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) without additional IT or cost burdens. Because customers of all sizes rely on Wonderware software for their industrial applications, the chosen platform needed to meet robust expectations. Scalability, security and rapid time-to-market were critical and Software-as-a-Service was highly desirable.
MICROSOFT AZURE ISV:
Wonderware by
Schneider Electric
WEB SITE: online.wonderware.com
LOCATION: Lake Forest, CA, USA
ORG SIZE: 160,000+ employees
MICROSOFT AZURE ISV PROFILE:
Wonderware by Schneider Electric makes industrial software for a connected world – empowering people to connect, control, understand, and optimize their operations. Its Wonderware Online Software-as-a-Service offering is a cloud-based managed solution for collecting, storing, and visualizing industrial data. Time-series data anywhere. Powerful analytics everywhere.
SOLUTION
The result: Wonderware Online. With proven Wonderware technology at its core and strengthened by the Microsoft Azure platform, Wonderware Online ensures high-fidelity operational information is now easily accessible in the cloud. Azure Search helps deliver intelligent, natural language-style search and navigation. Azure Machine Learning allows Wonderware Online to deliver automated, almost zero-configuration analytics as an intelligent newsfeed, while the Microsoft Azure platform facilitates secure, reliable, and scalable cloud storage.
BENEFITS
Microsoft Azure helped Wonderware Online achieve rapid time-to-market and facilitated faster development and deployment of new features.
Microsoft Azure helps exceed high-availability targets, meaning customers have uninterrupted access to their data and powerful analytics everywhere.