Synchronoss and Microsoft Partner on Infrastructure for Smart Buildings

Synchronoss Technologies, a cloud, messaging, digital and IoT products company, and Microsoft have announced a partnership to deliver a Smart Buildings solution. By leveraging Microsoft Azure and joining Microsoft’s Azure IoT solutions accelerator program, Synchronoss said it will develop and offer a Smart Buildings solution. The collaboration reportedly will start by delivering a live proof of concept (PoC) to global technology services provider Rackspace, deploying a smart buildings service to monitor, control, and optimize energy usage and reduce costs at Rackspace’s San Antonio headquarters, which spans more than one million square feet. Rackspace collaborated with Synchronoss to architect, design and deploy its Azure IoT environment based on industry best practices to ensure optimal scalability and security.  Synchronoss and Microsoft have said they will now combine their expertise in cloud computing and IoT service enablement to collect and analyze data feeds from numerous sources within Rackspace’s headquarters. The combined IoT Smart Buildings enablement platform is designed to cover everything from heating and air conditioning to lighting, maintenance and security.