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VMware Pulse IoT Centre will simplify
the complexity of managing customers’
IoT infrastructure and their diverse
types of things as easily as one. It will
help improve reliability of infrastructure
by providing accurate and real-time
visibility, addressing anomalies before
they arise. VMware Pulse IoT Centre will
help accelerate ROI by streamlining how
IoT projects get deployed and scaled.
Additionally, it will enable security across
things, edge, network and applications
to further protect IoT infrastructure and
data access.
With VMware Pulse IoT Centre,
customers will be able to:
Manage broader: Simplify the
complexities of managing connected
‘things’ including:
• Manage, monitor and secure diverse
IoT edge systems, connected devices
and applications from a single console.
• Interoperate between
heterogeneous edge systems and
connected devices with different
hardware, operating systems and
communication protocols.
• Define and track what, where and
when things are updated over
the air (OTA) or changed – with a
sophisticated and flexible rules engine.
Operate Smarter: Access to accurate
and real-time visibility of ‘thing’
health and ability to act on anomalies
before they arise including:
• Real-time infrastructure analytics and
real-time monitoring.
• Ability to visualise all edge systems,
connected devices and their
relationships (i.e. status, location,
dependencies) IoT use case grouping.
• Defining KPIs / measures, alerts
and actions.
Protect Better: Secure IoT
infrastructure across things, edge,
network and applications, including
the ability to:
• Minimise data exposed by creating a
tunnel from data point to application
by using VMware NSX as an add-on.
• Enterprise wipe data from devices
at any time if they are exposed to
security threats.
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powered by
their IoT devices through a single
tool. Dell Technologies’ broad IoT
infrastructure enables customers’
digital transformation from edge to
core to cloud.
This announcement is VMware’s latest
in IoT. The company has previously
announced several key relationships
including Deloitte, EuroTech, Fujitsu,
HARMAN, ThingWorx and Viz Explorer.
In 2016, it launched Liota (Little IoT
Agent), a vendor-neutral open source
software development kit (SDK) for
building secure IoT data and control
orchestration applications.
Ahmed Auda, MD VMware, MENA
• Maintain up-to-date firmware and
security patches and upgrade software
OTA via an integrated policy engine.
Innovate Faster: Streamline and
accelerate how IoT gets deployed
and scaled to:
• Simplify the deployment of an IoT
use case with one management tool
for all devices.
• Speed time to value with a simple
way to onboard devices and update
them over time.
• Dynamically deliver the right
information to the right thing at the
right time – from edge to cloud with
software lifecycle management.
Dell Technologies Advances
Customers’ IoT Projects
Customers need to be able to securely
transfer and analyse important
data at the edge of the network
(for example a vehicle, a remote
oil pump, a manufacturing factory
floor or an HVAC unit) to glean real-
time intelligence and make smarter
business decisions.
Dell EMC will be offering VMware Pulse
IoT Centre as the preferred enterprise
management and monitoring
solution for Dell Edge Gateways to
help customers easily manage all
Andy Rhodes, Vice President and
General Manager, Internet of Things,
Dell, said: “Our customers are looking for
faster, real-time analysis of the massive
amount of data produced by devices on
their networks, to perform immediate,
smart decision-making. We know that
intelligent computing at the edge of
the network is critical to enhancing
customer experience and accelerating
business growth.
“VMware Pulse IoT Centre will help our
customers make managing all their data
and devices simpler and their journey to
digital transformation a reality.”
Shikou Kikuta, SVP, Head of Mobility
IoT Business Unit, Fujitsu Limited, said:
“We at Fujitsu welcome the launch of
VMware Pulse IoT Centre, which we will
integrate into our OTA Reprogramming
Solution for connected cars.
“Fujitsu and VMware will also expand
collaboration to provide more secure
and efficient IoT solutions, primarily
on mobility.”
Sanjay Dhawan, President of HARMAN
Connected Services, said: “We are
excited to be part of the VMware Pulse
IoT Centre launch.
“IoT initiatives are ramping up across all
industries. VMware and HARMAN have
partnered to deliver complementary
offerings that simplify IoT deployments
allowing enterprises in a range of
vertical markets to deliver more
sophisticated and innovative services
and products.” n
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