1. Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Cloud Computing Services
rapidAID
Application & Information Distribution
(based on Microsoft Azure)
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.

2. Digital equipment in a distributed world
Situation Solution Benefits
 Company assets today are smart, networked,
numerous & globally distributed
 Digital equipment requires updates on a regular basis
 Feeding your assets with the right information at the
right time is a challenging task
Medical Rolling
Handhelds
Equipment Stock
Energy Industrial
Sensors
Equipment Equipment
Traffic Multimedia
IT Infrastructure
Control Devices
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.
Page 2 Feb-11

3. Updates are essential
Situation Solution Benefits
Software & content distribution
is business critical
with high potential
when applied efficiently
Cost-efficient Broadly applicable
Secure & Reliable Well integrated
Scalable & Fast Globally available
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.
Page 3 Feb-11

4. rapidAID: Application & Information Distribution
(based on Microsoft Azure)
Situation Solution Benefits
 Distribution of Content, Media, Software, …
 Based on the Microsoft Azure platform
 Simple, yet flexible distribution approach
 Only a secure internet connection
 Only outbound connections (“firewall-friendly”)
 No special infrastructure
rapidAID addresses high load, heavily dezentralized
distribution of any kind of packageable IT content
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.
Page 4 Feb-11

5. rapidAID: How it works
Situation Solution Benefits
Customer or SIS Intranet Windows Azure Data Center Customer Client
rapidAID SDS rapidAID
Client
Order rapidAID
Management SDM
Billing
Management
Package and Azure Blob Client Installer
Content Order Storage or
Store Package
Content Client
Respository
USA, EUROPE, ASIA
Data Package
Notification or Report
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.
Page 5 Feb-11

6. rapidAID
Customer benefits at a glance
Situation Solution Benefits
Cost-efficient Broadly applicable
Secure & Reliable Well integrated
Scalable & Fast Globally available
 Cloud architecture using Windows Azure
 Thus scalable, fast and globally available
 Cost-saving pay-per-use model
 Easy integration with your business
rapidAID adjusts to your business
and integrates with your IT
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.
Page 6 Feb-11

7. rapidAID
Based on a reliable cloud platform
Situation Solution Benefits
 Windows Azure is modern cloud technology
 No data loss through redundant data storage
 Microsoft guarantees 99,9% availability
 Easy integration / extension of service through usage of
proven technologies and standards
 Web services
 http/https
 .Net / Java
Leverage the power of Azure cloud services for
optimal reliability
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.
Page 7 Feb-11

8. rapidAID
Fast enough for business-critical updates
Situation Solution Benefits
 Highly parallel update service
 Even huge amount of devices can be updated
in short time
 Minimum time loss for business-critical updates
 Security patches
 Bug fixes
 Time-critical content
 Time-critical configuration changes
Achieve near real-time updates with rapidAID
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.
Page 8 Feb-11

9. rapidAID: Application & Information Distribution
(based on Microsoft Azure)
Thomas Kunz
Mobile: +43 664 8011746654
Email: thomas.kunz@siemens.com
XING: https://www.xing.com/profile/Thomas_Kunz14
Margarete Katschner
Tel.: +43 5 1707 63614
Mobile: +43 664 8011763614
Email: margarete.katschner@siemens.com
© Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH 2011. All rights reserved.