For many machine builders and production companies, this question comes up naturally. Machines are connected, data is available through PLCs and gateways, and the first dashboards are in place. The next step is deciding where to store that data structurally. The choice between external and internal hosting is not a minor detail. It directly affects […]
Which Business Intelligence (BI) tool fits industrial and machine data?
Business Intelligence tools are widely used in industrial environments, but they are often discussed as if one tool could cover every use case. In practice, industrial data brings very different requirements depending on whether the goal is monitoring, analysis, or decision support. This article gives an overview of commonly used BI and visualization tools in […]