Azure Data Analytics for Smart Factory Platforms: 3-Dy. Assessment

The msg.SmartFactoryPlatform uses Microsoft Azure data analytics and AI services to help discrete manufacturers and automotive companies get maximum data insights in their production processes. This 3-day assessment is intended to identify and assess the current information systems landscape as well as data flows between the shop floor and enterprise level.

Customers will get a first functional and technical solution architecture for using Microsoft Azure and the msg.SmartFactoryPlatform to scope the first use cases. Attendees will understand the business value of a data driven architecture based on Microsoft Azure and get a custom-made roadmap to Digital Manufacturing. Finally, attendees receive a rough business case with the most important information and best practices to create a business case.

Assessment Agenda: Day 1: • Welcome • Identification of primary user groups and user interfaces, data architecture and data flow • Analysis of current technology stack • Inclusion of essential functional requirements as well as non-functional requirements (e.g. stability, performance, maintainability...) • Analysis criticality of the applications for the manufacturing process • Closing Results of day 1 is a technical component view of the as-is-landscape using minnosphere templates for architecture documentation

Day 2: • Welcome and summary of day 1 • Clustering of the architecture requirements according to functional, NON-functional requirements & user interfaces • Technical deep-dive into the most important architecture components • Matching of the architecture components to msg.SmartFactoryPlatform and Microsoft Azure services • Closing Results of day 2 is a technical component view of a Microsoft Azure-based to-be-landscape using minnosphere reference architectures and best practices for Azure manufacturing.

Day 3: • Welcome and summary of day 2 • Development of alternatives for operating the to-be-architecture in regards to costs, security, skills and future developments • Rough assessment of the necessary budget • Business Case calculation and discussion • Closing Results of day 3 is a custom-made business case for using msg.SmartFactoryPlatform and Microsoft Azure