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@ticapix All major cloud vendors support OPC UA over MQTT for telemetrie data. opcfoundation.org/news/press-rel… @OPCFoundation made live Demo including 25 companies pushing standardized data from their assets like PLCs directly to dashboards from Microsoft Azure and AWS. No vendor lock-in Cool?

The famous #blinking #LED but this time in #ladder with #opcua Always witnessed a brain freeze when I asked "can I use grafana to visualize my PLC data?" The gap between industrial IT and "cloud (?)" IT looks enormous :/

The @OPCFoundation wishes you and your families a happy holiday season and a prosperous – but most importantly – a healthy New Year in 2023!

The presentations and recordings from the @OPCFoundation General Assembly Meeting 2022 are available for download including the results of the Board of Directors’ election but also a detailed overview of the activities during the 2022 year. opcfoundation.org/news/opc-found…

Many thanks to our longtime partner Filmfaktor for a great video about the @OPCFoundation -the home of industrial interoperability- and #opcua technology - nice pictures this year 2022 from @HannoverMesseUS - we are looking forward to 2023!

We thank all our members for their continued support for #opcua and are looking forward meeting new interested parties during the events next year. Take care and stay healthy!

Education and experience exchange is important for a standard like #opcua. With the OPC UAcademic program, the IIoT StarterKit for #opcua over #MQTT education, the new eBook and the success stories, @OPCFoundation is sharing insights and the experience openly with the world

OPC Marketplace is becoming the go-to place to look for OPC UA enabled products available on the market. With its rich search and filter mechanism for detailed OPC UA features, end-users are frequently using this tool. Check it out at opcfoundation.org/products/

The Team @OPCFoundation is happy to have talked and informed about the technology at several events in 2022. Of course, we continue our in-person and virtual events in 2023, check out the event calendar at opcfoundation.org/events/ for a complete list

New Tool! With the raising number of specifications released by the @OPCFoundation, a better search and filter mechanism to find appropriate documents was needed. Visit opcfoundation.org/developer-tool… and check it out.

Collaborations are important @OPCFoundation: 85+ groups defining information models, collaborations with other SDOs to harmonize security concepts and working with other SDOs to provide the "big picture" of standards to the industry proof the openness of the @OPCFoundation

Paul Hunkar, Director of Compliance @OPCFoundation is highlighting the increased certification demand and the request for certified products by more end-users. Next year the certification will include OPC UA FX and additional companion specifications

You are wondering what the FLC Initiative is working on next? Peter Lutz, Director FLC Initiative @OPCFoundation is highlighting the further roadmap of the group. With the work for C2D and D2D being started, the experts will surely not be bored.

Peter Lutz, Director FLC Initiative @OPCFoundation is highlighting the release of the OPC UA FX Specifications for C2C communication. Thanks to all the 320 experts working on those specifications.

As part of the UA Cloud Initiative, Erich Barnstedt from @Microsoft @azure, is providing updates to the UA Cloud Library and related open-source projects

New/Updated Tool! OPC UA Online Reference has been updated to allow an easy search and browsing mechanism to look at the OPC UA and Companion Specifications. Check it out at reference.opcfoundation.org

Companion Specifications are a very successful concept which also have continued their drive in 2022. Jim Luth, CTO @OPCFoundation provides updates to the released Information Models and further release candidates in 2022

Jim Luth, CTO @OPCFoundation is starting his technology overview for our General Assembly Meeting in 2022 with highlighting the 1.05.02 release of #opcua

Congratulations to all elected board members! @ascolab @ABBIndustrial @beckhoff @mitsubishielec @SchneiderElec @SAPIMC @ROKAutomation. Your commitment and work for industrial standardization is highly appreciated.

Stefan Hoppe, President @OPCFoundation is kicking off the General Assembly Meeting providing updates about the Organization, the technology, cloud initiative, field level initiative, certification and collaborations to our member companies