Stratus reveals its Edge Computing Strategy
2017-12-01
With more than 90 percent of industrial companies wanting a simplified edge infrastructure that can be remotely managed, Stratus Technologies unveiled its edge computing product strategy and direction at IoT Tech Expo, in Santa Clara, Calif.
This strategy includes the latest version of Stratus’ flagship product, ftServer, along with a preview of a converged edge system, which offers enhanced remote management services in a rugged and easy-to-deploy form factor.
Stratus has released version nine of ftServer, its intelligent, self-monitoring and self-diagnosing edge server. It will also introduce in 2018 a new family of multi-function, virtualized, converged edge systems, designed with OT end-user requirements in mind. The combination of ftServer and the forthcoming OT systems provides a comprehensive set of edge solutions ideal for customers deploying IA, IIoT or IoT applications. This set of edge solutions and Stratus’ overall vision for multi-tiered edge computing align with the outcomes of the ARC study in which OT end users confirmed that their IIoT deployments will be comprised of a mix of edge and cloud-based technologies. In fact, approximately 60 percent of survey respondents said they plan to take a hybrid approach by balancing future investments in the edge with smaller investments in the cloud.
Key Messages:
· Stratus’ edge solutions begin with ftServer, the ideal system for digital transformation initiatives at distributed enterprises. An intelligent, self-monitoring, self-diagnosing, self-healing computer system, ftServer is best suited for remote hybrid deployments or customers within process manufacturing, where fault tolerance is business-critical. The latest version of ftServer brings VMware support along with better performance, enhanced availability and improved manageability. These improvements help customers and partners accelerate time-to-value, maximize revenues and increase efficiency.
· Stratus’ new converged edge system, which can be deployed alone or in concert with ftServer, is currently being tested with key customers and partners, and is available for demonstration.
· According the ARC Market Report, the demand for edge computing is real and growing. As more data-intensive compute workloads are pushed to the edge, real-time remote management and a simplified edge infrastructure are crucial for success. To learn more about the ARC Market Report, click here.
Dave Laurello, CEO, Stratus said, “The more automated and connected applications become, the more critical it is for customers to have a highly reliable, continuously available and operationally simple edge infrastructure to drive true IIoT business value. Plant operators, in particular, don’t want to adopt, implement and manage complicated edge technology that requires specific expertise or talent. The more self-managing the infrastructure, the more desirable it is, reducing the need for dedicated resources at each plant. We listened to the needs of our IA and IIoT customers and partners across both discrete as well as continuous process manufacturing, and that’s exactly what we are delivering.”
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