Advantech and Red Hat announce collaboration

Advantech has announced a collaboration with open-source software company Red Hat that it says will enable equipment manufacturers, systems integrators and enterprise IT teams to drive continuous innovation and accelerate digital transformation. The collaboration brings together Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Advantech industrial computers, with collaborative efforts to focus on helping Advantech’s customers simplify digital transformation processes across networks, from the data centre to the cloud and the edge.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux supports built-in edge security capabilities and features designed for complex enterprise needs. Benefits of Red Hat Enterprise Linux include ease of customisation through Image Builder, which allows for faster building and maintenance of images, zero-touch provisioning, robust edge management capabilities, intelligent rollbacks, remote update mirroring and over-the-air updates for less downtime and increased efficiency.

The collaboration aims to extend the development of Advantech’s certified hardware solutions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Advantech said the full solution delivers enhanced interoperability and continuous support on the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux so customers can realise Red Hat benefits without hardware compatibility concerns.

Advantech’s UNO-148 DIN-rail controller powered by an 11th gen Intel Core i processor was the first to be certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Advantech and Red Hat said they will continue to offer new certified devices. Additional Advantech gateways, edge controllers and AI systems undergoing Red Hat Enterprise Linux certification include the following:

• ECU-150 i.MX8M-based high-performance IoT gateway
• UNO-410 and UNO-430 EXP ruggedised, C1D2-certified systems
• MIC-711-ON and MIC-733-AO NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano AI systems
• UNO-137 and UNO-2271G-V2 scalable Intel-based embedded systems and edge IoT gateways
   

The ECU-150 will be one of the first ARM-based edge devices to receive Red Hat Enterprise Linux certification.

“Our collaboration with Red Hat provides our customers with a simplified path to achieve a successful digital transition,” said Carolyn Swan, director of partnerships, Advantech North America IIoT Group. “Our plan is to leverage Advantech’s comprehensive list of products to offer choices and scalability of certified hardware solutions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux — from compact embedded systems with Intel processors, ruggedised C1D2-certified systems and ARM-based gateway devices to advanced NVIDIA AI systems. We look forward to more collaboration to serve the growing demand for Advantech and Red Hat solutions.”