Industrial IoT platform: Make vs. Buy

August 1, 2020

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in manufacturing is now an imperative to staying competitive. This means that becoming a digital enterprise is a requirement, as Bain & Company estimates the IIoT to have a $200B market potential by 2021. Organizations face a choice of building their own IoT platform or buying a pre-built platform. Read this joint Microsoft and Siemens white paper, "Make vs. Buy: Understanding the Tradeoffs Between a Build-Your-Own and Pre-Built Industrial IoT Platform," to learn the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and get an understanding of how other manufacturers have gotten started.

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Prima Industrie

Prima Industrie heads a leading Group in developing, manufacturing and marketing of laser systems for industrial applications, sheet metal processing machinery, industrial electronics, laser sources, and additive manufacturing solutions. The parent company, Prima Industrie S.p.A., is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 1999 (MTA–STAR segment).

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