Orange Business Services collaborates with Microsoft to deliver IoT
solutions that boost industrial performance
- Collaboration helps enterprises exploit the
power of Industry 4.0
- Manufacturer e.l.m. leblanc boosts its customer
satisfaction with joint solution
Orange Business Services and Microsoft are collaborating todeliver large-scale, end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that boost
the digital processes of companies in the manufacturing sector. Enterprises can
use the Orange modular IoT solution, Datavenue, strengthened by Microsoft Azure
IoT Suite, to transition to Industry 4.0 and optimize the entire manufacturing
value chain.
Through this collaboration, companies can take advantage of
the combined expertise of Orange and Microsoft regarding data protection, as
well as device and data management.
the combined expertise of Orange and Microsoft regarding data protection, as
well as device and data management.
This includes the opportunity to leverage Orange Business
Services’ many IoT connectivity options, in particular LoRa. Use cases range
from supply chain and smart inventory management to digital operations, such as
predictive maintenance, employee safety and facility and equipment
management.
Services’ many IoT connectivity options, in particular LoRa. Use cases range
from supply chain and smart inventory management to digital operations, such as
predictive maintenance, employee safety and facility and equipment
management.
Joint solution helps e.l.m leblanc anticipate and better
handle maintenance activities
For its long-term customer e.l.m. leblanc, Orange delivered
a customized IoT platform on Microsoft Azure, which provides a tailored
solution for remote monitoring, along with curative and predictive maintenance.
Subsidiary of the Bosch Group, e.l.m. leblanc manufactures gas boilers and
water-heaters since 1932. The company is a major player in the French housing and industrial markets for heating
& cooling systems and hot water for sanitary use.
a customized IoT platform on Microsoft Azure, which provides a tailored
solution for remote monitoring, along with curative and predictive maintenance.
Subsidiary of the Bosch Group, e.l.m. leblanc manufactures gas boilers and
water-heaters since 1932. The company is a major player in the French housing and industrial markets for heating
& cooling systems and hot water for sanitary use.
“Innovation is part of e.l.m leblanc’s DNA, continuously
providing our customers with new services and more comfort. We have a vision of
a connected world where every heating system optimizes its energy performance
to protect the environment. This ambition is illustrated in the Optibox
solution for our connected boilers. e.l.m. leblanc has fully relied on Orange
Business Services’ expertise to develop this solution. Using the Azure Cloud
allows for high-level scalability and efficient machine learning solutions with
reasonable costs,” said Philippe Laforge, chief executive of e.l.m. leblanc.
providing our customers with new services and more comfort. We have a vision of
a connected world where every heating system optimizes its energy performance
to protect the environment. This ambition is illustrated in the Optibox
solution for our connected boilers. e.l.m. leblanc has fully relied on Orange
Business Services’ expertise to develop this solution. Using the Azure Cloud
allows for high-level scalability and efficient machine learning solutions with
reasonable costs,” said Philippe Laforge, chief executive of e.l.m. leblanc.
The remote monitoring solution collects the boiler’s data
and alerts technicians of any malfunction. This allows for more efficient
maintenance intervention, with fine-tuned predictions on the probable causes of
failure based on real-time data analytics. Preemptive alerts can also be raised
by the platform through predictive maintenance algorithms. Benefits include
optimization of intervention processes, and increased end-customer
satisfaction, thanks to innovative and responsive customer support.
and alerts technicians of any malfunction. This allows for more efficient
maintenance intervention, with fine-tuned predictions on the probable causes of
failure based on real-time data analytics. Preemptive alerts can also be raised
by the platform through predictive maintenance algorithms. Benefits include
optimization of intervention processes, and increased end-customer
satisfaction, thanks to innovative and responsive customer support.
Orange will demonstrate e.l.m. leblanc’s
innovative predictive maintenance platform at the Microsoft Experience in Paris
on 3-4 October 2017 and IoT Solutions World Congress 2017 in Barcelona from 3-5
October 2017.
Combined expertise delivers reliable, secure end-to-end
IoT projects
With Datavenue,
Orange Business Services offers a comprehensive set of solutions and services
to securely manage IoT projects and their integration with information systems,
providing:
Orange Business Services offers a comprehensive set of solutions and services
to securely manage IoT projects and their integration with information systems,
providing:
–
certified connected devices best suited to the
project’s use cases,
certified connected devices best suited to the
project’s use cases,
–
connectivity solutions (cellular 3G and 4G, LoRa, LTE
M…),
connectivity solutions (cellular 3G and 4G, LoRa, LTE
M…),
–
a device and data management platform,
a device and data management platform,
–
extensive expertise to manage the project from
conception to implementation:
extensive expertise to manage the project from
conception to implementation:
consulting, development, data protection, integration, data
analysis, maintenance, etc.
analysis, maintenance, etc.
Datavenue boasts over 700 experts working on data and IoT
projects, 14 million connected devices managed by Orange, and the capacity to
handle over 160 million items of technical data per minute.
projects, 14 million connected devices managed by Orange, and the capacity to
handle over 160 million items of technical data per minute.
With its Azure IoT
Suite, Microsoft offers a powerful and consistent software environment to
facilitate setting up and scaling large device and data management projects. In
order to accelerate the roll out of industrial projects, Azure IoT Suite
provides pre-packaged solutions and allows companies to swiftly get familiar
with the set-up and explore the most common IoT project scenarios (e.g. remote
monitoring, predictive maintenance, connected factory).
Suite, Microsoft offers a powerful and consistent software environment to
facilitate setting up and scaling large device and data management projects. In
order to accelerate the roll out of industrial projects, Azure IoT Suite
provides pre-packaged solutions and allows companies to swiftly get familiar
with the set-up and explore the most common IoT project scenarios (e.g. remote
monitoring, predictive maintenance, connected factory).
The software environment provided by Microsoft will allow
for the use of advanced solutions such as Cortana Intelligence Suite (advanced
analytics and AI), Power BI (data visualization) and Mobile Apps (Xamarin) to
ensure a flawless mobile user experience.
for the use of advanced solutions such as Cortana Intelligence Suite (advanced
analytics and AI), Power BI (data visualization) and Mobile Apps (Xamarin) to
ensure a flawless mobile user experience.
“This partnership between Orange and Microsoft is an
important step in our growth strategy targeting the IoT and data analytics B2B
market. By adding Azure IoT solutions to our Datavenue portfolio, we provide
our customers with powerful software with the assurance that it will seamlessly
integrate with Microsoft’s business applications, an industry standard. This
partnership is a remarkable opportunity for us not just to expand our business,
but also to contribute more actively to the development of the IoT market around
the world,” said Beatrice Felder, executive vice president, Customer
Experience, IoT and Analytics, Orange Business Services.
important step in our growth strategy targeting the IoT and data analytics B2B
market. By adding Azure IoT solutions to our Datavenue portfolio, we provide
our customers with powerful software with the assurance that it will seamlessly
integrate with Microsoft’s business applications, an industry standard. This
partnership is a remarkable opportunity for us not just to expand our business,
but also to contribute more actively to the development of the IoT market around
the world,” said Beatrice Felder, executive vice president, Customer
Experience, IoT and Analytics, Orange Business Services.
“Orange Business Services and Microsoft have been partners
for several years. We are excited to engage in this new collaboration tackling
the growing market of the Internet of Things. With a partner such as Orange
Business Services, we can offer a full end-to-end solution, relying on Orange
expertise in IoT connectivity and particularly LoRa, and its proven know-how in
integrating IT projects surrounding connected sensors and devices,” said Maziar
Zolghadr, Microsoft EMEA Director of Strategic Partnerships.
for several years. We are excited to engage in this new collaboration tackling
the growing market of the Internet of Things. With a partner such as Orange
Business Services, we can offer a full end-to-end solution, relying on Orange
expertise in IoT connectivity and particularly LoRa, and its proven know-how in
integrating IT projects surrounding connected sensors and devices,” said Maziar
Zolghadr, Microsoft EMEA Director of Strategic Partnerships.
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