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Microsoft Azure users deploying Ignition now have access to Fusion for cost-effective data integration in the cloud, accelerating reporting and advanced analytics
June 2, 2021 — Fusion Data Hub announced today the availability of Fusion Cloud Datastore for Ignition by Inductive Automation. Operators in process-intensive industries like chemicals, oil and gas, renewables, manufacturing, and mining can purchase Fusion and install it directly into their enterprise tenant in Azure. Users are able to transfer their OT data in Ignition to Azure for greater enterprise access and usability.
Better business decisions that optimize costs, mitigate risks, and enhance revenue assurance all begin with the elevation of high-fidelity operational data to the cloud. With Uptake Fusion, companies can now cost-effectively scale the development of context-rich advanced applications across their organization. That way, individual decision-makers have the frontline intelligence they need, whether that is operational monitoring, reporting, or planning.
Dr. Dave Shook, Chief Data Officer, Fusion Data Hub
Once Ignition data is within the enterprise tenant, internal and third-party consumers have access to the data with an open format for visualization, analytics, and orchestration, allowing them to use Microsoft Power BI, PowerApps, and Synapse or their preferred tools to derive data insights.
In addition, Fusion reduces the number of connections between data collection systems like Ignition and the SaaS platforms operators already have in place, protecting critical underlying plant systems from cyber-threats. The consolidation of high volumes of data in Azure permits SCADA systems and historians to perform as originally intended for plant staff, securely scaling the demand for data by different internal and SaaS consumers.
The out-of-the-box collection and cross-platform compatibility that Ignition users know and leverage on a day-to-day basis are extended to the cloud by Uptake Fusion. This integration empowers Ignition users with the data-centric, cost-effective approach to industrial intelligence for rapid use across their organizations.
Don Pearson, Chief Strategy Officer, Inductive Automation.
This announcement comes as Fusion recently announced the availability of Fusion for OSISoft PI users.
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