05. ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity
PROVIDING A SINGLE SOURCE FOR ALL INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DATA IN IOT SOLUTIONS
ThingWorx Indusrial Connectivity connects disparate
automation devices and software applications, enabling them
to derive the benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things.
ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity powered by Kepware is the industry’s leading connectivity platform,
providing a single source of industrial automation data across applications. Its platform design enables users
to connect, manage, monitor, and control diverse automation devices and software applications through one
intuitive user interface.
ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity leverages OPC and IT-centric communication protocols to provide a single
source of industrial automation data to enterprise applications. With a library of 150+ device drivers, client
drivers, and advanced plug-ins, ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity enables connectivity to thousands of devices
and other data sources, providing visiibility across the enterprise for improved decision making from the shop
floor to the top floor.
Key Benefits
ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity provides the global
connectivity, usability, and performance required by
the enterprise—offering competitive benefits that
can be experienced from the plant floor to IT to the
boardroom.
• IoT-ready, interfacing with on-premise web servers
an off-premise Cloud applications for real-time
insight into industrial operations
• Compatible with leading hypervisors like VMware
and Hyper-V for deployment on public and private
clouds
• Integrates with IT applications for visibility into
assets on the plant floor at any time and from any
location
• Enhanced messaging security via SSL and
TLS for secure, authenticated, and encrypted
communications across various network topologies
• Advanced application security features to meet site
security requirements
• Sophisticated access control to the server, data
source, and data values
• Multiple redundancy options to ensure resiliency,
highreliability, and uptime in critical applications
• Scalable unified architecture, providing the flexibility
to combine drivers and consume multiple protocols
in a single server
• Streamlined interface for simple installation,
configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting