Modernizing SCADA Systems and OT/IT Integration with Apache Kafka

SCADA control systems are a vital component of IT/OT modernization. The old IT/OT infrastructure and SCADA system are monolithic, proprietary, not scalable, and miss open APIs based on standard interfaces. This post explains the modernization of such a system based on the real-life use case of 50Hertz, a transmission system operator for electricity in Germany. Two common business goals drove them: Improve the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and stay innovative. A lightboard video about the related data streaming enterprise architecture is included.

(Originally posted on Kai Waehner’s blog: “Modernizing SCADA Systems and OT/IT Integration with Apache Kafka”… Join the data streaming community and stay informed about new blog posts by subscribing to my newsletter)

The State of Data Streaming for Manufacturing in 2023

The evolution of industrial IoT, manufacturing 4.0, and digitalized B2B and customer relations require modern, open, and scalable information sharing. Data streaming allows integrating and correlating data in real-time at any scale. Trends like software-defined manufacturing and data streaming help modernize and innovate the entire engineering and sales lifecycle.