Christoph Berlin, Author at Microsoft Industry Blogs

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Published February 13, 2020

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4 ways we drive openness in industrial IoT

In a previous post, we introduced the four components of our approach to openness in industrial IoT (IIoT). Although openness has long been a central concept for us, inspiring hundreds of products and services that can connect platforms and the seamless transfer of data between them, the specific ways we execute on this

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Published February 6, 2020

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How our open IIoT approach makes manufacturers more agile

Even before we introduced the Azure IoT Suite back in 2015, Microsoft was helping manufacturers realize the full business value of IoT. Backed by decades of experience in enterprise, we quickly became an innovator in industrial IoT (IIoT). Microsoft solutions have helped connect billions of different assets, process massive amounts of real-time data, and deploy

Published January 30, 2020

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How OPC UA complements our open IIoT approach

The rise of Industry 4.0 has transformed the manufacturing industry, making it imperative to connect factories and plants with their disparate data sources to maintain a competitive edge. Manufacturers can no longer be limited by proprietary technology and siloed data. To truly innovate, manufacturers know that every aspect of their operations—from the machines on their

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4 ways we drive openness in industrial IoT

How our open IIoT approach makes manufacturers more agile

How OPC UA complements our open IIoT approach

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