Intel & Cisco Developing “Predix-Ready” Devices for the Industrial Internet

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ByGreg Gorbach
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GE announced an expanded working relationship with Intel and Cisco to seamlessly connect the growing number of machines, systems, and edge devices to the Industrial Internet regardless of manufacturer. These co-innovations will allow operators to integrate Predix, GE's software platform for the Industrial Internet, into existing infrastructure.

This next generation of software-defined, Predix-ready devices will embed metadata and complex objects, and ensure open, secure communications from the sensors and devices to the supervisory control layer, and ultimately to cloud-based services. By connecting more assets and equipment at the edge to the cloud, to each other, and to people, industrial operators gain more insight and visibility into the performance of their equipment and operations. This in turn allows them to realize cost savings and minimize unplanned downtime.

Intel is working with GE to make it possible to embed intelligence and adaptability in any device. The new architecture is being made available to gateway manufacturers to make the exploding number of connected devices and sensor networks "Predix-ready." By utilizing Intel's processor and software assets, combined in Intel Gateway Solutions for IoT, Predix can be deployed on a variety of standard gateway products with critical features like integrated security.

With Cisco, GE will integrate Predix software on Cisco's next generation of ruggedized networking products. The combination of Predix and Cisco IOx framework will facilitate the collection and analysis of asset performance and operational data anywhere in the network. Together, Cisco and GE have developed a Predix-ready Cisco industrial router designed for harsh environments such as oil and gas production and developed as the first of a portfolio of offerings to optimize assets and operations through connectivity and compute at the edge.

Keywords: Industrial Internet, Supervisory Control Layer, Cloud-Based, Gateway Manufacturers, Sensor Networks, ARC Advisory Group.

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