Adesto Collaborates with Microsoft to Accelerate IoT Solutions

Adesto Technologies Corporation, a provider of application-specific semiconductors and systems for the Internet of Things (IoT), recently announced it has joined Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT. This is designed to ensure that customers can get solutions based on its SmartServer IoT up and running quickly with hardware and software that has been pre-tested and verified to work with Microsoft Azure IoT services, according to the release. Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT is designed to allow businesses to reach customers where they are, working with an ecosystem of devices and platforms, allowing for faster time to production.

“With SmartServer IoT, we are bringing to bear 30 years of industrial communications and networking expertise to dramatically simplify deployment of advanced IoT applications and reduce total cost of ownership in industrial settings,” said Apurba Pradhan, VP, product marketing and management, Adesto. “SmartServer IoT enables system integrators, application developers and OEMs to maximize legacy infrastructure investments while accelerating toward Industry 4.0. Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT validates our ability to jumpstart customers’ industrial IoT implementations with pre-tested device and operating system combinations.”

Adesto’s SmartServer IoT is a multi-protocol industrial edge server with an open, extensible interface that simplifies connections between new and legacy systems and the cloud. It lets customers connect industrial data to Microsoft Azure IoT to perform analytics on that data.

“Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT extends our promise to bring IoT to business scale, starting with interoperable solutions from leading technology companies around the world,” said Jerry Lee, director of marketing for Azure Internet of Things, Microsoft Corp. “With trusted offerings and verified partners, Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT accelerates the deployment of IoT even further.”