Rockwell Automation, Microsoft Corp Announce a Five-Year Partnership

Rockwell Automation and Microsoft have entered into a partnership to develop integrated solution to help industrial customers through cloud technology. Together the companies are looking to enable industrial companies to save on infrastructure costs and increase productivity.

In this partnership, Rockwell and Microsoft are working together to produce edge-to-cloud based solutions that will connect data between development, operations, and maintenance. Innovations in this partnership will reduce the need for organizations to invest in costly physical equipment. This will create a unified data environment where information can be shared across an organization.  

Microsoft and Rockwell have already worked together previously to co-develop over 20 use cases across Food and Beverage, Household and Personal Care and Life Sciences industries.

“This partnership provides Rockwell Automation and Microsoft customers with a holistic, simple solution for IIoT development and operations and removes data silos that hinder industrial digital transformation initiatives,” said Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation. “By eliminating a core barrier to automation initiatives, industrial organizations establish a digital thread connecting the entire enterprise, which in turn accelerates innovation, maximizes productivity and optimizes operations.”

Rockwell Automation solutions are now also available on the Microsoft Azure marketplace.