Commercial Open Edge Platform Based on EdgeX Foundry
As key leaders and innovators within the Linux Foundation’s EdgeX Foundry community, IOTech delivers Edge Central, a fully supported commercial open edge platform that is built on EdgeX.
Edge Central transforms the open-source EdgeX framework into a deployment-ready, industrial-grade edge computing platform, enhanced with enterprise features, hardened security, professional tooling, and long-term commercial support. It is designed for demanding OT and IIoT environments where reliability, scalability, and time-to-value are critical.
Key Value-Add Capabilities
Industrial OT Device Support
- Edge Central provides a broad library of industrial-grade OT device connectors for rapid integration across operational assets, devices, and sensors.
- Differentiation is by commercially supported services for Modbus, BACnet, REST and MQTT – all optimized to deliver scalability and industrial-grade performance.
- Edge Central also provides exclusive protocol support beyond open-source, including OPC UA, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, Siemens PLCs, BLE and GPS and more.
- These prebuilt connectors and associated tooling accelerate device onboarding with minimal engineering effort.
Edge Data Intelligence
- Edge Central enables users to quickly extract value and insight from edge data through enhanced intelligence capabilities.
- AI-services, real-time analytics and rules allow users to automate insights based on their specific business case.
- Edge data storage and visualization including a high-performance data historian and configurable dashboards for actionable visibility.
- Industrial-standard alarms and system monitoring provide reliable, real-time operational awareness.
Ready-Made Cloud Integration
- Building on the open-source MQTT and REST streaming, Edge Central delivers commercial-grade and bi-directional cloud and IT integration.
- Support for streaming to Amazon IoT Core, Amazon S3 Bucket, Azure IoT Hub, Azure Blob Store, Azure Event Hub, Kafka, Sparkplug and many more technologies.
- No coding required – simply configure connection information and security credentials for data to flow.
Management and Security Tools
- Edge Central management tooling and advanced UIs provide intuitive workflows for configuring and operating the EdgeX-based service infrastructure.
- Fleet-scale edge orchestration and node management, powered by the IOTech Edge Manager, enable consistent deployment and operation across your estate.
- Enterprise-grade security, including user authentication and role-based access control (RBAC), extends well beyond open-source capabilities.
Deployment-Ready Support
Edge Central allows users to realize the benefits of the open-source EdgeX technology but with the confidence to deploy in the most demanding business-critical systems.
Along with technical support guarantees, IOTech supplements Edge Central by offering professional services that optimize the adoption of the technology including online training, technical workshops and bespoke consultancy, pilot projects, and accelerated roadmap services
About IOTech Systems
IOTech develops market-leading open-edge computing and management software for the edge infrastructure market. As key leaders and drivers of the EdgeX community, we actively shape its evolution while delivering enterprise-grade enhancements that extend EdgeX from open source to production-ready deployments.