Zingbox, the provider of the most widely deployed healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) analytics platform, today announced that its IoT Guardian has achieved VMware Ready status. This designation indicates that after a detailed validation process IoT Guardian has achieved VMware’s highest level of endorsement and is supported on VMware vSphere® 6.7 for production environments. 

We are pleased that Zingbox qualifies for the VMware Ready logo, signifying to customers that it has met specific VMware interoperability standards and works effectively with VMware cloud infrastructure. This signifies to customers that IoT Guardian can be deployed in production environments with confidence and can speed time to value within customer environments,” said Kristen Edwards, director, Technology Alliance Partner Program, VMware.

“By using Zingbox IoT Guardian with VMware vSphere and VMware NSX Data Center organizations can reap the benefit from a comprehensive Internet of Things security solution,” said Xu Zou, CEO and co-founder of Zingbox. "Convergence of IT and OT continues to be a much-needed initiative for organizations. In healthcare, the combination of Zingbox IoT Guardian, VMware vSphere and VMware NSX Data Center produces a robust controlled network end-to-end security solution for medical devices. This new solution allows healthcare IT organizations to quickly discover all devices connecting to their networks, classify the IoT device threat levels and automatically control access privileges of these devices on their networks.”

This solution is advancing convergence, and enabling organizations to improve operational efficiency and security by employing the latest processes, technologies and business models. To learn more about this solution, please visit VMware Booth #4049 at HIMSS19, Feb. 11 – 15 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

The VMware Ready program is a co-branding benefit of the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program, which makes it easy for customers to identify partner products certified to work with VMware cloud infrastructure. Customers can use these products and solutions to lower project risks and realize cost savings over custom-built solutions. With thousands of members worldwide, the VMware TAP program includes best-of-breed technology partners with the shared commitment to deliver the best expertise and business solutions to address each unique customer need.

Zingbox IoT Guardian can be found within the online VMware Solution Exchange (VSX) at

https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/solutions/zingbox-iot-guardian-10-1. The VMware Solution Exchange is an online marketplace where VMware partners and developers can publish rich marketing content and downloadable software for our customers.