Industrial Edge with Kubernetes
Softing‘s Industrial Edge products offer connectivity at the interface between OT and IT in industrial applications.
As Docker containers, the products can be easily operated with standard IT tools.
Suitable tools are Kubernetes and Kubernetes-based management platforms, such as Red Hat OpenShift or SUSE Rancher. Softing‘s Industrial Edge products can thus be managed as components of a Kubernetes cluster at edge level, exactly as all other software components for edge computing.
Softing Industrial Edge products support standard protocols such as OPC UA, MQTT and httpREST. This ensures seamless integration into typical reference architectures for Industrial IoT.
Edge-level management of Softing Docker containers with Kubernetes
The benefits to users are:
- Connectivity as part of an industrial edge can be managed efficiently via Kubernetes or tools that use Kubernetes, such as Red Hat Openshift or Suse Rancher.
- Connectivity can be operated on standard hardware. In many cases, there is no need to use additional hardware to connect to devices.
- With OPC UA and MQTT, Softing‘s products for Industrial Edge support the appropriate protocols to provide data for processing at edge and cloud level.
- Softing has many years of experience with industrial applications, which contributes to the development of Industrial Edge products.
All Industrial Edge products can be configured via a built-in web interface. They also provide an httpREST interface for configuration via 3rd party components.
Deployment of edgeConnector Siemens via Kubernetes
