Organizations across industries are recognizing the immense potential of IoT and edge applications to enhance efficiency, drive innovation, and create new revenue streams. However, harnessing this potential often involves navigating a unique set of challenges. Integrating and orchestrating data from a wide array of devices and systems, often spread across diverse locations, is a complex task that can strain resources. Developing and deploying applications tailored for edge environments demands specialized skills and can lead to prolonged development cycles. Additionally, managing the security, reliability, and performance of edge devices in remote and unpredictable settings often requires sophisticated solutions. The distributed nature of edge computing also amplifies security concerns, necessitating robust measures to protect against unauthorized access, data breaches, and device tampering.
A new partnership between Losant and ZEDEDA aims to simplify this journey by offering a comprehensive, end-to-end solution that is poised to reshape the way businesses approach edge computing and IoT implementations. This collaboration unites Losant’s Enterprise IoT Platform, renowned for its low-code application development environment, with ZEDEDA’s open edge orchestration and management solution, creating a powerful synergy that addresses the challenges of managing complex workflows in distributed environments.
Benefits of the joint Losant and ZEDEDA solution
The Losant and ZEDEDA partnership delivers a comprehensive solution that addresses the key challenges of edge computing and IoT implementations. By combining Losant’s user-friendly application development platform with ZEDEDA’s robust edge orchestration capabilities, this joint solution offers a range of benefits that streamline data management, accelerate application deployment, simplify device management, ensure scalability, and enhance security across the entire IoT ecosystem. Key benefits include:
- Simplified Data Orchestration: Losant’s platform seamlessly collects, integrates, and visualizes data from diverse sources, including legacy systems, IoT devices, and edge applications. This consolidated view empowers organizations with valuable insights to optimize operations and make informed decisions.
- Rapid Application Development: Losant’s low-code environment empowers both technical and non-technical users to rapidly create and deploy IoT and edge applications. This accelerates time-to-market and fosters innovation by democratizing the development process.
- Streamlined Edge Management: ZEDEDA’s open edge orchestration solution enables remote management and orchestration of edge devices at scale. This ensures consistent application deployment, security updates, and optimal performance, regardless of the underlying hardware or location.
- Flexibility and Scalability: The combined solution embraces an open architecture, providing flexibility to choose the most suitable hardware and software components for your specific use case. This adaptability allows your solution to evolve alongside your business needs, ensuring long-term value and scalability.
- Enhanced Security: Robust security measures are integrated at every level, from device-level authentication to secure data transmission and application sandboxing. This comprehensive approach mitigates risks and ensures the protection of sensitive information.
Real-world applications across industries
Losant’s Gateway Edge Agent is now available via the ZEDEDA Marketplace. Losant focuses on data collection, application development, and visualization, while ZEDEDA handles the orchestration, management, and security of edge devices. This collaborative approach simplifies the complexities of edge computing and IoT, allowing organizations to focus on extracting value from their data and driving innovation. The versatility of the Losant and ZEDEDA solution makes it applicable to a wide array of industries and use cases, including:
- Industrial Automation: Monitor equipment health in real-time, predict maintenance needs, and optimize production processes for increased efficiency and reduced downtime.
- Smart Buildings and Energy Management: Collect data from sensors to optimize energy consumption, improve occupant comfort, and automate building operations.
- Smart Cities: Deploy intelligent solutions for traffic management, public safety, environmental monitoring, and resource optimization.
- Retail and Hospitality: Enhance customer experiences with personalized offers, optimize inventory management, and gain insights into customer behavior.
- Healthcare: Enable remote patient monitoring, improve asset tracking, and streamline healthcare workflows.
Simplifying edge computing and IoT
The Losant and ZEDEDA partnership represents a significant leap forward in the democratization of edge computing and IoT. By delivering a comprehensive, open, and user-friendly platform, organizations can now more readily embrace these transformative technologies to drive innovation, streamline operations, and unlock new growth opportunities.
To learn more about how the Losant and ZEDEDA partnership can empower your organization, visit the partner page or download the solution brief.
