Stratus unveils Edge Computing strategy

Company addresses growing need of 90% of industrial users who want a simplified edge infrastructure with updated version of ftServer and preview of coming products.

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With more than 90 percent of industrial companies wanting a simplified edge infrastructure that can be remotely managed, Stratus Technologies has unveiled its edge computing product strategy. This strategy includes the latest version of Stratus’s flagship product, ftServer, along with a preview of a converged operational technology (OT) edge system, which offers enhanced remote management services in a rugged and easy-to-deploy form factor. Ideal for users in industrial automation (IA) or in distributed enterprises deploying IIoT applications, these products ensure continuous availability and remote management of mission-critical edge applications, whether in the data center, on the plant floor or at the network edge.

By delivering a series of highly available edge compute solutions, Stratus addresses the growing need for more intelligent devices at the edge, as demonstrated by a new worldwide market report by ARC Advisory Group. In that study, 91 percent of IA users surveyed stated having better systems and connectivity at the edge will enable improved real-time decision making. Yet, more than 90 percent also indicated that, as edge computing grows, organizations will need a simplified edge infrastructure that can be remotely managed. To address this, 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, converged OT edge systems. The combination of ftServer and the forthcoming OT systems provides a comprehensive selection of edge solutions ideal for customers deploying IA, IIoT or IoT applications. This set of edge solutions and Stratus’s overall vision for 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.

Stratus unveils Edge Computing strategy

Company addresses growing need of 90% of industrial users who want a simplified edge infrastructure with updated version of ftServer and preview of coming products.

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