T-Systems uses Wind River Cloud Platform in EdgAIR
Enables configuration of low-latency hybrid cloud with less than 10 milliseconds

IT service consulting firm T-Systems uses Wind River Cloud Platform for its high-performance secure edge computing platform, EdgAIR.
As a private enterprise edge cloud, the EdgAIR platform supports various network and protocol standards (5G, WiFi, TSN, etc.), enabling it to connect to campus networks. It provides low-latency performance of less than 10 milliseconds, supporting real-time on-site applications such as large-scale data processing.

Operating on a closed enterprise network, EdgAIR can be combined with public clouds, enabling hybrid cloud configurations. In addition, it provides analytics capabilities to evaluate performance and key metrics in real time and supports Operational Technology (OT) standards and workloads.

The cloud platform is a high-performance, operational-grade product for managing edge cloud infrastructure with a container-based architecture that combines full cloud-native and Kubernetes. By utilizing the open-source project StarlingX, operations across the entire work cycle can be streamlined through zero-touch automated management capabilities based on a Single Pane of Glare (SPoG) for thousands of nodes regardless of location.

In addition, it supports orchestration for fully automated upgrades across the distributed cloud through rollback capabilities. It enables low-cost scaling from a single computing node at the network edge to up to thousands of nodes, meeting the requirements for scaling high-value applications.

Thomas Weber, Vice President of PaaS, Big Data, and Edge at T-Systems, stated, “As the use of automation and intelligent applications such as automotive, factory automation and logistics, and augmented reality increases, the demand for secure and robust edge computing is also rising,” adding, “Together with Wind River, we aim to provide a low-latency secure platform that enables the use of intelligent real-time applications.”

Meanwhile, T-Systems and Wind River plan to participate in MWC 2020, which opens on the 24th, and demonstrate the EdgAIR process and the latest 5G technology.