Eurotech announced it has joined Microsoft Azure Certified for Internet of Things (IoT) to help ensure customers get IoT solutions running quicker with hardware and software that has been pre-tested and verified to work with Microsoft Azure IoT services.
Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT allows businesses to reach customers where they are, working with an ecosystem of devices and platforms, allowing for faster time to production, according to the company.
“The Microsoft Azure IoT Edge certification is a further validation of our ability to jumpstart customers’ IoT projects with proven and integrated hardware and software solutions” said Robert Andres, chief strategy officer, Eurotech. “By eliminating integration efforts, this combination of Eurotech and Microsoft IoT building blocks ensure lower risk and a faster time to market for those companies that are pursuing digital transformation or getting started with new IoT projects.”
Eurotech delivers computing, communication technologies and IoT building blocks to provide advantages for its customers. The combination of Eurotech’s rugged Multi-service IoT Edge Gateways – enriched with Everyware Software Framework (ESF) - and Microsoft Azure IoT services, offers a foundation to develop and deploy secure and scaling Edge to Cloud IoT applications.
The application optimized IoT Gateways, as well as Edge Servers and CPU Boards, are designed to meet the requirements and certifications of vertical markets including industrial, energy and utilities, medical, transportation and smart agriculture, and are extended with an IoT device middleware, seamlessly integrated with the Microsoft Azure IoT offering. This allows customers with a wide range of assets on the operational technology side of their business to efficiently tap into the offering of cloud applications and services of Microsoft.
“Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT extends our promise to bring IoT to business scale, starting with interoperable solutions from leading technology companies around the world,” said Jerry Lee, director of marketing for Azure Internet of Things, Microsoft Corp. “With trusted offerings and verified partners, Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT accelerates the deployment of IoT even further.”
