Erich Barnstedt, Author at Microsoft Industry Blogs

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Published April 12, 2021

4 min read

How to avoid vendor lock-in and guide your Industrial IoT solutions

Since we started the Azure Industrial IoT team six years ago, one topic that tends to dominate the business decision-maker meetings I’ve participated in: vendor lock-in.

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Published February 13, 2020

5 min read

4 ways we drive openness in industrial IoT

In a previous post, we introduced the four components of our approach to openness in industrial IoT (IIoT).

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Published February 6, 2020

3 min read

How our open IIoT approach makes manufacturers more agile

Even before we introduced the Azure IoT Suite back in 2015, Microsoft was helping manufacturers realize the full business value of IoT. Backed by decades of experience in enterprise, we quickly became an innovator in industrial IoT (IIoT).

Published January 30, 2020

3 min read

How OPC UA complements our open IIoT approach

The rise of Industry 4.0 has transformed the manufacturing industry, making it imperative to connect factories and plants with their disparate data sources to maintain a competitive edge. Manufacturers can no longer be limited by proprietary technology and siloed data.

Erich Barnstedt articles

How to avoid vendor lock-in and guide your Industrial IoT solutions

4 ways we drive openness in industrial IoT

How our open IIoT approach makes manufacturers more agile

How OPC UA complements our open IIoT approach

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