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ABB, Microsoft partner to provide industrial solutions

UAE, October 4, 2016

ABB, a leading global technology company in power and automation, and Microsoft Corporation today (October 4) announced a strategic partnership to help industrial customers create new value with digital solutions.

Customers will benefit from the unique combination of the Microsoft Azure intelligent cloud and ABB’s deep domain knowledge and extensive portfolio of industrial solutions, said a statement from the company.
 
The two partners are committed to empowering digital transformation in customer segments such as robotics, marine and ports, electric vehicles and renewable energy.

By selecting Microsoft Azure as the cloud for its integrated connectivity platform, ABB’s customers will now have access to an enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure that benefits from billions of dollars of ongoing investment.

Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft, said: “Together with ABB, we are providing industrial customers with the digital technology and cloud platform to empower every person, team and business system within an organization to glean new insights and drive faster decision making to seize new growth and opportunities.”

Ulrich Spiesshofer, CEO, ABB, said: “This partnership will provide unique benefits to our customers in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure, building on the combined strength of Microsoft and ABB.”

“Building on our installed base of more than 70 million connected devices and more than 70,000 digital control systems, the next step is to develop one of the world’s largest industrial cloud platforms,” he added.

The ABB Ability offering combines ABB’s portfolio of digital solutions and services across all customer segments, cementing ABB’s leadership in the energy and fourth industrial revolution, said a statement.

ABB’s new integrated cloud platform will be a key enabler for ABB Ability and is expected to create a large, open, digital industrial ecosystem for customers, partners, suppliers and developers, it said.

Together, ABB and Microsoft will accelerate digital solutions that improve customers’ productivity by increasing uptime, speed and yield. As ABB standardizes its platform on Azure, and expands its leadership in energy and the fourth industrial revolution, the company will take full advantage of Azure services such as Azure IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence Suite to capitalize on insights gathered at every level from device, to system, to enterprise, to cloud, it stated.

ABB and Microsoft have a long history of successful collaboration, and have delivered transformational end-to-end solutions across several industries including robotics, smart grids, marine and ports, and electric vehicle charging Infrastructure, it added. – TradeArabia News Service




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