As a key part of the advancement of the industrial Internet industry, the construction of the platform ecology is related to the effective development of the overall industrial Internet. Practice in the past two years has proved that the global industrial Internet platform market continues to maintain an active and innovative development trend. The driving ability of the industrial Internet platform to the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry is gradually emerging. The industrial ecological profile of the industrial Internet platform is beginning to emerge and is transforming from the conceptual stage to Landing stage.
From the perspective of the Industrial Internet Industry Alliance, the current business focus of my country's industrial Internet platform ecology mainly includes the following five aspects:
One. Connection and edge computing platform: Focus on the access management and edge computing of industrial equipment and systems, and provide traffic entrances for other platforms;
two. Cloud service platform: extended from the traditional cloud computing service platform, providing storage, computing and network services in the form of public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud;
three. Universal Paas platform: integrates basic frameworks such as microservices, containers, and software development tools to implement IT resource allocation, application scheduling, and development and deployment management in a cloud environment;
four. Industrial data analysis and visualization platform: Provide massive data analysis, development trend prediction and visual presentation functions to enhance the value of industrial data insight;
Fives. Business Paas platform: Based on the background of experience and knowledge in the fields of design simulation, production optimization, management and operation, it provides various professional business components and preset solution templates to support the rapid construction of customized industrial apps for specific industrial scenarios.
From the perspective of the evolution trend of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain of the platform ecology, the entire industrial platform presents the characteristics of a market structure that is gradually fragmented from the middle height to the two ends. The middle cloud service and general Paas technology platform markets are mainly occupied by IT giants. The connection between the upper and lower ends and edge computing, data analysis and visualization, and business Paas platforms will form a certain gathering trend in specific professional fields, and they will be user-oriented. The on-site implementation integration and industrial Saas service market will be deeply subdivided due to different scenarios and requirements.
In the upstream of the industry chain, open source technologies such as microservices and containers have become the key support for platform construction; in the downstream of the industry chain, system integrators get through the "last mile" of platform solutions deployed on user sites.
At the same time, traditional entities and emerging forces are actively developing the industrial Internet platform layout. Industry giants build comprehensive competitive advantages by creating integrated service capabilities. Industrial companies can use platforms to protect core competitive advantages in their original business areas, while start-ups rely on cutting-edge technologies or market gaps to build differentiated competitive advantages.
Although the situation is improving, there are still many problems that need to be broken through and resolved in the industrial Internet platform. For example, many platforms still need to greatly improve the ability to actually solve the production and operation optimization of manufacturing enterprises, continue to explore application models and paths, and speed up business. The innovation and breakthrough of the model, especially to achieve a better balance between platform construction investment and market returns, in order to support the sustainable development of the platform.
On the whole, the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry is the general trend. The industrial Internet platform will play a stronger role in supporting the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. The problems encountered in the current platform development are more about the technology, application and business in the early stage of the industrial explosion. Continuous trial and error and correction will continue to promote the maturity and perfection of the industrial Internet platform.