Business Strategy and Innovation Framework
within the enterprise is also important to direct the specific requirements and applications of IIoT solutions , and ensure that all parts of the overall organization work together to define how this should benefit all elements of the business . This collaboration also provides for proper budgeting of resources and development and ensures an equitable and effective use of resources .
This governance approach ensures representation of all elements of the business and that all elements are working together within the enterprise toward a unified view of IIoT introduction and implementation . It also ensures data and insight are used to benefit the entire business endto-end .
6.2 INDUSTRIAL IOT PLATFORM
The second foundational block underpinning the IIoT implementation framework is the IIoT industrial platform . In this section , we address three IIoT platform implementation issues .
� What is an IIoT platform ? � IIoT platform selection parameters � Standards in the IIoT
6.2.1 WHAT IS AN IIOT PLATFORM ?
From a functional perspective , an IIoT platform is a technical system that provides a range of enabling services to support the delivery of IIoT applications .
In the context of the IIC ’ s testbed initiative , individual ( vertical ) applications such as asset efficiency management , micro-grid controllers , and factory operations rely on IIoT platform services to deliver robust , scalable , and secure applications to end users .
Figure 6-1 below illustrates the platform support requirements of an IIoT solution in relation to four applications , Apps # 1 to # 4 . Each IIoT application communicates with its respective devices and sensors , via an enabling IIoT platform . Thus , App # 1 communicates with Device A and Device B .
Many IIoT systems operate on common infrastructure in the form of wide-area communications networks and cloud-computing platforms . However , while App # 1 and App # 2 share common infrastructure and services on Platform A , they do not interoperate . The term ‘ silo solution ’ is a common characterization of the combination of elements that constitute such an IIoT application stack .
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