The cloud-based sensor service
To what extent is the RAMI 4.0 reference architecture model suitable for modeling Industry 4.0-capable sensors and associated cloud platforms? An inventory.
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To what extent is the RAMI 4.0 reference architecture model suitable for modeling Industry 4.0-capable sensors and associated cloud platforms? An inventory.
How can companies lay the foundations for increasing digitalization when selecting SCADA systems? With a coordinated system of software and hardware components, there are long-term benefits - both in the planning and operational phases.

Internet of Things / remote maintenance
The Swedish company HMS Industrial Networks has signed an agreement to acquire the Belgian company eWON. The latter is a player in the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) and offers intelligent, internet-based remote maintenance solutions.

Many cyber attacks on companies are no longer just aimed at stealing certain information. Criminals increasingly want to extort ransom money with the stolen data - and many companies are willing to do so, a recent study reveals.