Boston, MA 10/15/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) disclosed an expansion of its tactics for fog computing through the IOx platform for deployments of Internet of Things scale in industries. The company highlighted the increasing industry ecosystem partnership momentum besides a fresh hardened platform support for Internet of Things.
Third Party OS
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) stated that it launched its IOx module of application management to accelerate Internet of Things or IoT usage. It said that as an important feature of its fog computing tactics, its IOx would allow third party operating systems like industry software and Linux applications to perform directly on its hardened IoT platforms of the network. This was critical for solutions of IoT where storage, compute and applications required to residing near to ‘Things’ like devices and sensors.
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) said that it offered an exceptional value for its customers to exploit the opportunities completely created by IoT by its capacity to provide compute, storage and networking to fog computing from the cloud. Deployment of IoT involved exclusive requirements like data, maximizing the data analysis motion on entering the network, combined distributed sensors and data. This apart, robust Edge and centralized data center were also involved.
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) said that its tactics of investing in hybrid Data Center solutions, which included Intercloud and the fog, enabled the maximized infrastructure for IoT. It has been introducing its IOx in the last eight months resulting in the eight times jump in the platforms to help the architecture.
Management Speaks
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)’s SVP of Enterprise Products and Solutions, Rob Soderbery, said that it was working through different fronts to turn many possibilities of IoTs into reality. He said that those, who are interested in IoT, might be challenged to integrate their technical innovation with that of their deep knowledge on business.
While stressing the need to understand the value chain where IoT could add value, the need to gain entry and prioritize those opportunities assumed importance. He sounded optimistic when he said that the users can leverage technology platforms more effectively to achieve the advantages they want.
