Cisco to expand its IoE use cases


Cisco outlined an expansion of its fog computing strategy with the second phase of its IOx platform for industrial scale IoT deployments. Cisco outlined increasing industry ecosystem partner momentum and new hardened IoT platform support, and introduced its IOx Application Management Module. As a key part of the Cisco® fog computing strategy, IOx enables third party operating systems such as Linux and industry software applications to run directly on Cisco hardened IoT network platforms, which is critical for IoT solutions where applications, storage and compute needs to reside closer to “Things” such as sensors and devices.

Cisco provides a unique value for customers to fully exploit the opportunities created by IoT through its ability to offer networking, compute and storage from cloud to fog. Internet of Things deployments involve unique requirements such as combining distributed sensors and data, optimizing the analysis of data in motion as it enters the network, and centralized control, which requires a new infrastructure approach with strong centralized data center and robust Edge. Cisco’s strategy to invest in hybrid Data Center solutions, including the Intercloud as well as in the fog, creates an optimized infrastructure for IoT.

Cisco also today outlined the components of its IoE Software and Services Suite, which expands its IoT offerings and drives IoE value. This suite analyzes the data culled from IoT deployments and connects them with the people and business processes. This process uncovers intelligence as well as application integration, process automation, and context-aware mobile collaboration capabilities to help organizations respond to information more quickly. Cisco recently introduced solutions for urban safety and security, and connected transportation that take advantage of these new capabilities.




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