the Cloud-Based Open- Operating Platform Powering the Future of the IoT
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Country
- Germany
Product
- Digital Business Platform
- webMethods
- Cumulocity IoT
Tech Stack
- Cloud Integration
- Device Connectivity & Management
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Digital Expertise
- Innovation Output
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Electronics
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
The customer is a global industrial powerhouse and one of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies. It is a leading supplier of systems for power generation and transmission as well as medical diagnosis. The company operates in more than 190 countries, employs more than 300,000 people worldwide, and reports billions in annual global revenue. For nearly 200 years, this industrial manufacturing conglomerate has been at the forefront of technological change—a role it continues to embrace in the midst of today’s big data revolution. With its cloud-based open-operating Internet of Things (IoT) platform, the company seeks to revolutionize the way its customers harness data to improve the performance of products, plants, systems and machines.
The Challenge
The company, a global industrial powerhouse, wanted to embrace the Internet of Things (IoT) to drive advances in high-end manufacturing. However, the early versions of its open IoT platform had limited integration capabilities and could only connect their own products. It was impossible to import application data into the IoT platform or to export results into applications. The company wanted to transform its platform into a driver of key digital services business by harnessing data from other manufacturers’ products.
The Solution
The company partnered with Software AG to create a pair of products. The first, an on-premises enterprise system integration solution (white labeled webMethods Integration Cloud), simplified the integration of application data into the IoT platform, adding the ability to combine machine data with data from virtually any application, on-premises or in the cloud. The second, an IoT connectivity layer (white labeled Cumulocity IoT), extended the range of IoT devices, combining device identity, asset and software management, and allowed for the use of customizable software agents on other custom devices. Together, these products formed the backbone of enhancements released as part of the IoT platform’s third version, which launched in early 2018. Integrating Software AG’s platforms enabled this global manufacturer to close major architectural gaps in device connectivity and management.
Operational Impact
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