Siemens to bring MindSphere to Microsoft Azure cloud platform
西門子將MindSphere引入微軟Azure雲平台

Siemens announced plans to make its open IoT ecosystem MindSphere available on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform during the course of 2017. MindSphere enables industrial enterprises to improve the efficiency of plants through the acquisition and analysis of large quantities of production data. The two companies plan to offer the MindSphere platform and affiliated apps on the Azure cloud platform in the future. The use of public cloud services means cutting out the installation and maintenance work involved in creating a dedicated IT infrastructure. In addition, Azure infrastructure services enable availability on a scalable basis, as only the actually required computing power is used and charged for. NET support reduces the effort involved in developing new MindSphere apps for programmers.

西門子宣布計劃在2017年期間在微軟的Azure雲平台提供其開放的物聯網生態係統MindSphere。MindSphere使工業企業能夠通過收集和分析大量生產數據來提高工廠的效率。兩家公司計劃未來在Azure雲平台上提供MindSphere平台和關聯應用程序。使用公有雲服務意味著可以從搭建專用IT基礎架構涉及的安裝和維護工作抽身開來。此外，Azure基礎架構服務在可擴展的基礎上實現可用性，因為隻用到實際所需的計算能力和支付.NET支持費用，減少了程序員開發新的MindSphere應用程序所需的工作量。

As part of the collaboration, Siemens customers aiming to develop and make available their apps in the public cloud will be able to choose in future between Microsoft datacenters in different locations around the world. With Azure Stack, the aim is for them to also utilize Azure services within their own datacenter: They will benefit from the scalability and efficient management of a public cloud solution without compromising the scope for control offered by their own datacenter.

作為合作的一部分，有意在公有雲開發和提供應用程序的西門子客戶，未來將可以選擇微軟在全球不同地方的數據中心。通過Azure Stack，他們的目標也是在自己的數據中心內部利用Azure服務：他們將受益於公有雲解決方案的可擴展性和高效管理，而不會影響自家數據中心所覆蓋的控製範圍。

In addition to Java, JavaScript and Python, plans are in place for MindSphere to also support .NET applications in the future, which will allow .NET developers to benefit from existing applications and expertise when developing new MindSphere apps.

除了Java、JavaScript和Python之外
，MindSphere還計劃在未來支持.NET應用程序，這將使得.NET開發人員在開發新的MindSphere應用程序時從現有應用程序和專業知識中受益。

MindSphere is designed as an open IoT ecosystem. It can be used by industrial enterprises as the basis for their own digital services, in fields such as predictive maintenance, energy data management or resource optimization. Machine and plant engineering companies in particular can use the platform to monitor machine fleets distributed around the world for servicing purposes, to reduce standstill periods and so offer new business models. MindSphere also provides the foundation for data- based services from Siemens such as predictive maintenance of machine tools (Machine Tool Analytics) or integrated drive systems (Drive Train Analytics).

MindSphere是一個開放的物聯網生態係統。在預測性維護

、能(neng)量(liang)數(shu)據(ju)管(guan)理(li)或(huo)資(zi)源(yuan)優(you)化(hua)等(deng)方(fang)麵(mian)，工(gong)業(ye)企(qi)業(ye)可(ke)以(yi)將(jiang)其(qi)作(zuo)為(wei)自(zi)己(ji)數(shu)字(zi)服(fu)務(wu)的(de)基(ji)礎(chu)。尤(you)其(qi)是(shi)機(ji)器(qi)和(he)工(gong)廠(chang)工(gong)程(cheng)公(gong)司(si)可(ke)以(yi)使(shi)用(yong)該(gai)平(ping)台(tai)來(lai)監(jian)視(shi)遍(bian)布(bu)世(shi)界(jie)各(ge)地(di)的(de)機(ji)群(qun)用(yong)於(yu)維(wei)護(hu)，以(yi)減(jian)少(shao)停(ting)機(ji)時(shi)間(jian)並(bing)因(yin)此(ci)提(ti)供(gong)新(xin)的(de)商(shang)業(ye)模(mo)式(shi)。 MindSphere還為西門子基於數據的服務提供了基礎，如機床（Machine Tool Analytics）或集成驅動係統（Drive Train Analytics）的預測性維護。  

Microsoft and Siemens have worked together to support communication standards in industry for many years. Within the scope of the SPS IPC Drives from November 22 – 24, 2016 in Nuremberg, Microsoft will be present in the Siemens MindSphere Lounge showcasing services to facilitate the work of app developers designing solutions for the MindSphere platform.

微軟和西門子一起攜手支持工業通信標準多年。2016年11月22至24日在紐倫堡舉辦的SPS IPC Drives展會上，微軟將出席西門子MindSphere Lounge展示服務，以方便應用開發人員為MindSphere平台設計解決方案。