Microsoft has acquired Solair, an Italian company that has been delivering innovative Internet of Things (IoT) services to customers across a number of industries, including manufacturing, retail, food & beverage and transportation. Solair has already created Azure-based solutions for the likes of AEG Power Solutions, Bosch Rexroth and Japanese power company Aiwa, among others. This acquisition supports Microsoft's strategy to deliver the most complete IoT offering for enterprises and adds to its IIoT expertise.
Solair's IoT customization and deployment solutions, built on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, are engineered to help businesses utilize IoT to run more efficiently and profitably. In Japan, Solair is using the power of IoT to transform the way factories monitor production lines. Their Smart Factory Advisor application has helped manufacturers increase production capacity and optimize energy efficiency. By enabling a factory's machines with their IoT solution, the information and insights gathered are leading to more efficient ways of manufacturing.
Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT), Azure Cloud, Smart Factory, ARC Advisory Group.