Atos, Siemens expand Cloud partnership

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) European IT services provider Atos on Tuesday expanded its partnership with German manufacturing conglomerate Siemens to include delivery of the "MindSphere" On-premise services.

"MindSphere" is the the Cloud-based, open IoT (Internet of Things) operating system from Siemens. 

New Siemens "MindSphere" On-premise will allow customers to deploy digital-driven business applications in a secure, managed On-premise infrastructure.

"Atos is excited to help its customers take advantage of its Cloud and provide to 'MindSphere', the open, Cloud-based IoT operating system of Siemens, the ability to transform their digital-driven businesses at global scale, in close proximity to their data location," said Gilles Grapinet, Atos Senior Executive Vice President.

With the MindSphere On-premise solution, which will be available for operational deployment in September, customers will be able to securely deploy and manage their own MindSphere business-driven applications on site. 

By offering On-premise services, Atos will manage all aspects of Cloud infrastructure and delivery, scaling up as business needs change and ensuring performance, security and clarity of reporting at all times.