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IIoT is the Natural Progression of your PI Environment
For those of us working in the PI world for the past couple of decades, we were Industry 3.5. We were the ones who broke up the silos and made process data available across the enterprise. We bridged the divide between the Information Technology world (IT) and the Operational Technology World (OT). By installing interfaces…
Read MoreTaking on a new role as co-chair of the Linux Foundation LFEdge Fledge Project Technical Steering Committee
I joined the Linux Foundation’s LF Edge project called Fledge in 2021 as a voting member of the Technical Steering Committee. Last month, I became a co-chair of this committee. While the Linux Foundation, Open Source, and Industrial IoT are new to me, I bring my 25+ years of experience with IT/OT integration to the…
Read MoreFLEDGE IIoT Quick Start – Get up and running in less than an hour
So you want to be an IIoT Geek. Jumping into this emerging field can be a little intimidating, especially if you don’t have a background in Linux. In this demonstration, we will use Docker to quickly stand up a FLEDGE IIoT Framework node along with the FLEDGE GUI to configure it and have a Kafka…
Read MoreFLEDGE IIoT Docker Image to Help Get You Started
I just posted the latest Fledge IIoT Development image to Dockerhub. This is a great way to get your feet wet with FLEDGE. https://hub.docker.com/r/robraesemann/fledge You will also find the FLEDGE GUI useful for managing your FLEDGE instance https://hub.docker.com/r/robraesemann/fledge-gui FLEDGE is the premier Industrial IoT platform with south plugins to collect data from most industrial control…
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