How Much do I Need to Model When Applying the ISA-95 Standard?
You don’t need to model everything. You only need to model what’s enough for your use case.
Category: Manufacturing Technology
Coexist and Replace: The Manufacturing Data Hub as a Legacy Integrator
How do you remove legacy systems without ripping and replacing or waiting until the hardware fails? Through integration, decoupling, and incremental change.
Is ISA-95 Relevant? Reframing Perspective on ISA-95
This article reframes the debate around ISA-95 and explores how the right architecture enables a viable application of the standard.
Data Hub vs. Data Lake: 7 Areas Where Data Lakes are Insufficient for Modern Manufacturers
The Manufacturing Data Hub (MDH) presents a sea-change in how manufacturers use their data. This article compares the MDH to a data lake many manufacturers use for data management and analysis.
What Is ISA-95? Manufacturing Data & the Importance of a Single Ontology
What Is ISA-95? Manufacturing Data & the Importance of a Single Ontology
Meta Description: ISA-95 offers manufacturers a way to standardize data under a single ontology. Here’s why it makes sense and what it means for governance.
What Is a Manufacturing Knowledge Graph? Reimagining Data Infrastructure
What Is a Manufacturing Knowledge Graph? Data Hubs, MES & ISA-95
Meta Description: Knowledge graphs are transforming how manufacturers approach data infrastructure. We break down how they work and explore their advantages.
MES is Dead! Long Live MES
This article, by Spruik Co-Founder Geoff Nunan, was posted in the Pulse on LinkedIn in August, 2018. It is even more relevant today than it was a year ago. We continue to see manufacturers struggle to implement COTS MES platforms and the myth of “out of the box” functionality is being pushed harder than ever.