CASE STUDY
Margo – industry responses
Bernhard Eschermann Chief Technology Officer , ABB Process Automation : “ Mastering efficiency , flexibility and quality faster than competitors is key to success in today ’ s industrial world . Digitalization can help deliver on these benefits , but digital ecosystems require a robust , secure and interoperable framework at the edge , connecting operations and information technologies . For ABB , a long-standing advocate of open automation systems , driving a forward-thinking collaborative initiative like Margo is key to achieving this goal .”
Florian Schneeberger , Chief Technology Officer , B & R ( Member of the ABB Group ): “ Interoperability is the key to digital transformation at scale – empowering manufacturers to unlock the potential of the Industrial IoT at full speed without large teams of IT specialists .”
Nicolas Rousseau , Head of Digital Engineering and Manufacturing , Group Offer Leader Intelligent Products & Services , Capgemini : “ In the constantly evolving realm of technology , edge interoperability stands out as a pivotal focus area for industrial automation , as a key driver for the seamless integration of industrial devices , applications , and their orchestration . The Margo initiative , with the aim of establishing an open standard that simplifies and standardizes industrial automation , represents a step change in the way complex industrial ecosystems are considered and will enable significant breakthroughs in innovation , optimization and new value creation , and will help clients accelerate towards a more intelligent industry .
As a pioneer in the field of edge compute-based industrial automation and founding member of the Margo initiative , Capgemini will bring its strong expertise in digital engineering to help the creation of this new open standard and accelerate the transformation of the industrial automation ecosystem .”
Christoph Berlin , General Manager , Microsoft Azure : “ Microsoft is thrilled to be supporting Margo and continuing our efforts to help industrial customers accelerate their digital transformation journey . Our customers tell us every day about the challenges to scale and operate their industrial solutions due to a lack of interoperability at the edge . They want help to reduce the complexity , cost , and time to value . Microsoft is committed to align our adaptive cloud strategy architecture , such as Azure Arc and Azure IoT Operations , with the Margo initiative to help our customers build , deploy and scale their applications faster and run them both on the edge or in the cloud ”.
Cyril Perducat , SR VP & Chief Technology Officer , Rockwell Automation : “ At a time when industrial organizations are racing to accelerate their digital transformations , we ’ ve seen that building , operating , and scaling Industrial IoT solutions continues to be a challenge for our customers due to the disparate nature of the systems in the market today . We ’ re excited to be collaborating with The Linux Foundation , and our partners , by bringing over 100 years of experience in industrial automation and information to the creation of Margo and working together to ensure that Margo ’ s modern IT-based principles for edge interoperability meet the requirements of the OT world , breaking down our customers current barriers to success and enabling innovative operations .”
Aurelien Le Sant , CTO-SVP Innovation & Technology , Industrial Automation , Schneider Electric : “ Today our industrial users have to manage more and more data to optimize their processes , machines and energy consumption . They have a strong need to compute data at field level with customized edge applications for different use cases and from multiple vendors . For many years , Schneider Electric has been focused on meeting those needs with simpler , scalable and more cost-effective automation , fostering innovation for an open industrial software approach and leveraging AVEVA ’ s expertise .
The Margo initiative is deeply aligned with our vision and commitment for an automation ecosystem which is interoperable and sustainable .”
Rolf Heinsohn , SVP Control , Siemens : “ With Industrial Operations X and Siemens Industrial Edge , we are committed to ecosystem openness . Margo supports extending the crossvendor approach , enriching solution capabilities through a common standard .”
“ A comprehensive opensource reference implementation aims to facilitate the adoption , and the associated compliance test toolkit will ensure the trust in Margo ’ s interoperability promise , paving the way for the industry to tap the full potential of , for example , data and AI at the edge . opensource collaboration ,” said Jim Zemlin , Executive Director , Linux Foundation . “ Open interoperability among a wide selection of apps and devices will reduce the need for specialized resources and streamline the deployment , scaling and operation of multi-vendor ecosystems .”
“ The idea that users should be free to create the best solution for their needs without unnecessary constraints , costs or delays embodies the spirit of
Margo is set to transform the way systems and providers interoperate , fostering growth and value generation within the industrial automation ecosystem . p
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