GE, Microsoft launch Industrial IoT partnership

(Telecompaper) GE and Microsoft will together make GE's Predix platform for the Industrial Internet available on the Microsoft Azure cloud for cloud-connected industrial businesses and run services for the Industrial Internet of Things (IioT). The move marks the first step in a broad strategic collaboration between the two companies. Bringing Predix to Azure means customers will have access to capabilities such as natural language technology, artificial intelligence, advanced data visualization