ABB and Red Hat has announced a global partnership to enable industries using ABB’s process automation and industrial software to rapidly scale and flexibly leverage Red Hat’s industry leading enterprise platforms and application services built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
“Together, we intend to streamline the transition from automated to autonomous operations and address current and future manufacturing needs using open-source technologies. We look to drive limitless innovation and mark a paradigm shift in operational technology based on open source,” said Matt Hicks, Executive Vice President, Products and Technologies, Red Hat.
The partnership enables virtualization and containerization of automation software with Red Hat OpenShift to provide advanced flexibility in hardware deployment, optimized according to application needs.
It also provides efficient system orchestration, enabling real-time, data-based decision making at the Edge and further processing in the cloud.
“This exciting partnership with Red Hat demonstrates ABB’s commitment to meet customer needs by seeking alliances with other innovative market leaders. The alliance with Red Hat will see ABB continue helping our customers improve their operations as they navigate a rapidly evolving digital landscape,” said Bernhard Eschermann, Chief Technology Officer, ABB Process Automation.
“It will give them access to the tools they need to integrate plantwide IT and OT, while reducing risks and optimizing performance.”
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