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Integrated IoT Retail Systems

Platform9 Teams Up WIth Intel To Launch Smart Retail Solution

— September 7, 2021 — Business
Platform9, a leading multi-cloud Kubernetes as a service company, has joined Intel's 'Open Retail Initiative (ORI), launching a cloud-based store solution for retail management. The new IoT-based platform aims to help both retailer owners and consumers by accelerating the roll-out of new store applications while improving digital experiences for shoppers.

In simple terms, Platform9's new retail solution works to create a single, cloud-based infrastructure stack from which business owners and retail managers can centrally control store IT. What this means is that retailers can now run a converged infrastructure stack while in-store, allowing them to operate their own "mini-cloud" system that can be connected to a shared global cloud consisting of 1000s of other stores.

"As a pilot for our retail solution, Platform9 helped one of the world's largest coffee chains use DevOps automation and CI/CD tool chains to centrally and automatically deploy applications such as order management, video surveillance, and music delivery to thousands of their coffee stores," said Sirish Raghuram, CEO of Platform9.

Image Credit: Platform9
Trend Themes
1. Cloud-based Store Solutions - The development of cloud-based store solutions provides an opportunity for businesses to centrally control their store IT infrastructure and create a converged infrastructure stack for their operations.
2. Internet of Things-based Platforms - The new IoT-based platform accelerates the roll-out of new store applications and enhances digital experiences for customers, which presents opportunities for businesses to integrate IoT-based systems in their operations.
3. Devops Automation and CI/CD Tool Chains - The use of DevOps automation and CI/CD tool chains for retail solutions presents an opportunity for businesses to centralize their operations and automatically deploy applications to thousands of their stores.
Industry Implications
1. Retail Industry - The retail industry can implement cloud-based store solutions and IoT-based platforms to enhance their operations, improve customer experiences, and streamline their retail management system.
2. IT Industry - The IT industry can develop and implement DevOps automation and CI/CD tool chains to support retail solutions and enable businesses to centrally control their store IT infrastructure.
3. Food and Beverage Industry - The food and beverage industry can benefit from integrating cloud-based solutions and IoT-based platforms to improve their order management, video surveillance, music delivery and other operations across thousands of their stores.
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