Ep 02 : Principles of IIoT Architecture - Rick Bullota (Co-Founder, Thingworx)

Having a solid understanding of the key components of an IIoT architecture and how to integrate them is the most important aspect of building an IIoT application, both as an in-house solution and as a service offering

So, to help shed light on the principles of IIoT architecture design, I had a discussion with one person who is best positioned to speak on the subject, Rick Bullotta

Rick Co-Founded Thingworx, which is one of the first and arguably the most successful IIoT platform to date

Here's what we discussed

✔️ IIoT Architectural Patterns
✔️ Edge Computing
✔️ IIoT Gateway Selection
✔️ Integration Mechanisms
✔️ Communication Protocols
✔️ IIoT Security
✔️ Request-Response vs Publish-Subscribe
✔️ IIoT Platform selection
✔️ Avoiding Vendor Lock-In
✔️ Cloud to Cloud Integration
✔️ Effects of Data Residency
✔️ Private Cloud vs Public Cloud

Among other diverse roles, Rick previously served as Partner Director at Microsoft, where he helped define and drive Azure IoT Strategy. He was also previously CTO and Director at Wonderware, and he was a VP with SAP Research, focusing on future manufacturing. Rick was also the CTO and co-founder of Lighthammer Software Development