The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and the OpenFog Consortium (OpenFog) have finalized the details to combine immediately. The organizations will work together under the IIC umbrella to drive the momentum of the industrial internet, including the development and promotion of industry guidance and best practices for fog and edge computing.
Today’s announcement brings OpenFog members into the IIC at a time when their complementary areas of technology are emerging in the mainstream. The IIC, now incorporating OpenFog, also announced that the IIC Steering Committee, which guides the strategic direction of the organization, has elected two OpenFog principals:
- Ron Zahavi, Chief Strategist for IoT Standards, Azure IoT, Microsoft.
- Mung Chiang, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, Purdue University.
“This agreement brings together the two most important organizations shaping the Industrial Internet of Things. The combined organization offers greater influence on members, more clarity to the market, and a lower-risk path to the future for end users. We will be the center of gravity for the future of Industrial IoT systems across industry verticals,” said Stan Schneider, CEO of Real-Time Innovations (RTI) and Vice Chair of the IIC Steering Committee. “We welcome the experience and vision that Ron Zahavi and Mung Chiang bring to our Steering Committee.”
“We are excited to take the first steps toward integrating the OpenFog Working Groups, Testbeds and Use Cases with those of the IIC,” said Matt Vasey, OpenFog chairman and president, and director, AI and IoT business development, Microsoft. “Our membership is highly motivated to contribute at every level to continue the advancement of fog technology in the Industrial Internet.”
For more info, visit the Industrial Internet Consortium and the OpenFog Consortium.