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Press Release07 July 2025Smart InfrastructureZug, Switzerland
Siemens enters collaboration with Microsoft to enhance IoT interoperability for buildings
The interoperability of Building X and Azure IoT Operations is reducing integration efforts by up to 80 percent, resulting in optimized building operations and sustainability.
The
interoperability of Building X and Azure IoT Operations is making IoT-based
data more accessible for large enterprise customers across commercial
buildings, data centers, and higher education facilities and provides them with
the necessary information to enhance sustainability and operations. It enables automatic
onboarding and monitoring by bringing datapoints such as temperature, pressure,
or indoor air quality to the cloud, for assets like heating, ventilation and
air conditioning (HVAC) systems, valves, and actuators. The solution will even
allow customers to develop their own in-house use cases such as energy
monitoring and space optimization.
One-click
device onboarding to the cloud, and efficient data exchange will give customers
unparalleled freedom to design their IoT architecture. Siemens’ hardware and
software components can be seamlessly integrated without being confined to a
single vendor ecosystem.
The collaboration
leverages known and established open industry standards, including World Wide
Web Consortium (W3C) Web of Things (WoT), describing the metadata and
interfaces of hard- and software, as well as Open Platform Communications
Unified Architecture (OPC UA) for communication of data to the cloud. Both Siemens and Microsoft are members of the W3C and the
OPC Foundation, which develops standards and guidelines that help build an
industry based on accessibility, interoperability, privacy, and security.
This solution marks one of the first integrations of IoT data purely based on open standards across providers.
“This collaboration
with Microsoft reflects our shared vision of enabling customers to harness the
full potential of IoT through open standards and interoperability,” said Susanne
Seitz, CEO, Siemens Smart Infrastructure Buildings. “The improved data access
will provide portfolio managers with granular visibility into critical metrics
such as energy efficiency and consumption. With IoT data often being siloed,
this level of transparency is a game-changer for an
industry seeking to optimize building operations and meet sustainability
targets.”
“Siemens shares Microsoft’s focus on interoperability and
open IoT standards. This collaboration is a significant step forward in making
IoT data more actionable,” said Erich
Barnstedt, Senior Director & Architect, Corporate Standards Group, Microsoft. “Microsoft’s strategy
underscores our commitment to partnering with industry leaders to empower customers with greater choice and control over
their IoT solutions.”
The interoperability
between Siemens’ Building X and Azure IoT Operations will be available on the
market from the second half of 2025.
Building X
is a digital building platform that supports customers to digitalize, manage,
and optimize their building operations, paving the way for sustainable,
autonomous, and profitable assets. It is part of Siemens Xcelerator, an open
digital business platform that enables customers to accelerate their digital
transformation easier, faster and at scale.
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Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) is shaping the market for intelligent, adaptive infrastructure for today and the future. It addresses the pressing challenges of urbanization and climate change by connecting energy systems, buildings, and industries. SI provides customers with a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio from a single source – with products, systems, solutions, and services from the point of power generation all the way to consumption. With an increasingly digitalized ecosystem, it helps customers thrive and communities progress while contributing toward protecting the planet. To protect this journey, we foster holistic cybersecurity to ensure secure and reliable operations. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. As of September 30, 2024, the business had around 78,500 employees worldwide.
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