Advantech announced that it is showcasing Vigilent, the leading provider of dynamic cooling management systems, as an early success of its Co-Creation IoT program at the Advantech Co-Creation IoT Global Summit on November 1-2 in Suzhou, China.

A first for Advantech, the Co-Creation IoT Global Summit has attracted more than 6,600 attendees interested in domain-focused solutions from partners all over the world.

A long-time partner of Advantech, Vigilent uses IoT sensors and artificial intelligence to dynamically optimize cooling and manage airflow in hundreds of data centers and other mission critical facilities, saving on average 40 percent of cooling energy. Vigilent uses Advantech wireless hardware as a key component of its infrastructure that leverages IoT technology and software to control complex thermal environments.

"Vigilent is a great example of the cooperative power of this Co-Creation program," said Jerry O'Gorman, global business leader, iConnectivity Group, Advantech. "We leverage each other's strengths, while advancing IoT technology with an application that helps the environment – and the bottom line for data centers."

"Our deep participation in the Co-Creation program allows us to benefit from ongoing wireless and security innovations and speed our time to market with software that takes advantage of those advances," said Dave Hudson, CEO of Vigilent.

Hudson is presenting a workshop on "Advanced Energy Optimization Using Machine Learning" and participating in a panel discussion on "Harnessing the Power of IoT for Service-oriented Energy and Environment" during the conference.

For more information about the Advantech IoT Co-Creation Summit, please visit http://iotsummit.advantech.com/ or contact your local Advantech representative at www.advantech.com.