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Jim Redman

Jim Redman, as president of ErgoTech Systems, Inc., was delivering what has become “IIoT” systems way back in 1998. ErgoTech’s MIStudio suite reflects his holistic vision to provide a single tool for integration and visualization from sensor to AI, and from tiny IIoT to worldwide cloud.

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    The Data Mesh—An Advanced Distributed Data Lake Architecture

    Treating data as a product puts responsibility for its accuracy in the hands of data owners and spurs collaboration. This feature comes from the ebook AUTOMATION 2023 Volume 3: IIoT & Industry 4.0.
    By: Jim Redman
    11 August, 2023 | 8 minutes
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    Diving into Distributed Data Lakes Using GraphQL

    Unstructured data comes in many forms and can give engineers useful information not offered by structured data. This feature originally appeared in the IIoT & Industry 4.0 edition of Automation 2023.
    By: Jim Redman
    10 March, 2023 | 8 minutes
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    Conquering the Cloud with OPC UA

    This vendor-independent standard can take your designs from the device to the cloud and back, protecting your automation investment. From Volume 1 of the Automation 2021 Ebook: IIoT & Industry 4.0.
    By: Jim Redman
    12 March, 2021 | 7 minutes
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