THE 5 ASPECTS FOR THE FOUNDATION OF INDUSTRY 4.0 USE CASES

Rajaneesh Kini, SVP and CTO, Cyient, tells us how digital control is critical to enhance this foundation through automated orchestration of critical processes.

- Pradeep Chakraborty

How would you lay the foundation connectivity and a unified IT/OT digital platform-for Industry 4.0 use cases?

The foundation for Industry 4.0 use cases has five aspects to put in place.

• Machine and sensor connectivity (L2 layer) – adding eyes and ears to the systems to gather data and process at the early stage.

• Application connectivity (L3 and L4 layer) – Integration though APIs, interoperability, ability to process data between systems.

• Edge to Cloud – Edge intelligence, and plug-and-play analytics, data to cloud data lake.

• Digital platform – a platform that is capable to handle above 3 and provide orchestration and monitoring.

• Cyber security – safe envelope for data exchanges. We also add automation capabilities. Digital control is critical to enhance this foundation through automated orchestration of critical processes.

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