Black Box®, a long-established IT solutions provider known for its innovation in digital infrastructure, has formed a strategic partnership with Wind River, an Aptiv company and a global leader in intelligent edge software. Together, the companies aim to deliver next-generation intelligent edge and private cloud solutions for industries such as manufacturing, industrial operations, telecommunications, retail, finance, and automotive.
Uniting Cloud, Edge, and Integration Expertise #
This collaboration combines:
- Wind River Cloud Platform, a production-grade distributed Kubernetes solution
- Wind River eLxr Pro, an enterprise-grade Linux distribution
- Black Box’s global integration and deployment expertise
The goal is to help enterprises accelerate modernization, enhance operational efficiency, and scale cloud-to-edge digital transformation with confidence.
Black Box’s service-driven model and Wind River’s advanced cloud-native technologies collectively aim to provide enterprises with resilient, secure, and high-performance infrastructure across diverse mission-critical environments.
Wind River Cloud Platform and eLxr Pro #
Wind River Cloud Platform #
A fully integrated Kubernetes platform designed for virtualized and containerized workloads, optimized for:
- Complex distributed architectures
- Automated orchestration and lifecycle management
- High-reliability, mission-critical deployments
The platform is widely used for intelligent edge environments where uptime, security, and deterministic performance are key requirements.
Wind River eLxr Pro #
Built on the open-source eLxr Debian-derivative project, eLxr Pro adds:
- Commercial-grade enterprise support
- Long-term maintenance
- Security patching and compliance features
This allows organizations to deploy secure, scalable Linux solutions that power workloads from cloud to edge with confidence and reliability.
Expanded Global Agreement #
As part of the partnership framework, Black Box has also entered into a broader agreement with Wind River to execute end-user contracts across multiple global regions, further strengthening deployment and support capabilities.
Executive Perspectives #
“By partnering with Black Box, we are unleashing this capability at scale… This will help customers accelerate innovation, reduce risk, and enable smarter operations across the entire cloud-to-edge continuum.”
— Darrell Jordan-Smith, Chief Revenue Officer, Wind River
“This partnership marks Black Box’s entry into the hyper-converged and edge computing space… creating long-term value for our customers and shareholders.”
— Sanjeev Verma, President and CEO, Black Box
Focus Areas of the Collaboration #
The strategic partnership will deliver:
- Integrated intelligent edge and cloud-native digital infrastructure
- Secure, scalable private cloud platforms
- Automated lifecycle management and centralized orchestration
- Support for VMs, workload migration, containers, and AI pipelines
- Enterprise-grade Linux with long-term support and hardened security
Looking Ahead #
Wind River and Black Box share a common mission: to empower enterprises with reliable, secure, and high-performance digital infrastructure tailored to modern operational and compliance requirements. As organizations shift toward distributed cloud and edge architectures, the combined strengths of both companies position them to accelerate innovation across industries worldwide.