Industrial Data Governance and DataOps
Data governance makes industrial data reliable, accessible, and compliant. We examine how the DataOps approach can professionalize your dat…
Industrial DataOps & Unified Namespace
Model factory data once and serve it consistently to every consumer. Connect, model, condition and publish through a Unified Namespace with HighByte Intelligence Hub.
Challenges we meet most often
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Project-specific integrations
Every analytics or AI project gathers and prepares data from scratch; effort is duplicated and consistency is lost.
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Inconsistent naming
The same asset has different names in different systems, and joining the data requires manual mapping.
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Data quality
Noise, missing values, wrong units and stale data erode trust in analytics results.
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Failure to scale
A solution built without templates may work on one line but cannot be replicated to dozens of lines and plants.
Our approach
Four steps that start small, get validated and scale with templates.
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Connect
Sources such as OPC UA, MQTT, SQL, REST and PI System are connected with native connectors.
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Model
Assets are defined once with reusable templates; model validation preserves consistency.
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Condition
Visual pipelines filter, transform and enrich data; store-and-forward prevents data loss during outages.
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Publish
With the embedded MQTT broker and Sparkplug, ready data is served to all consumers from a single namespace.
Products behind this solution
HighByte Intelligence Hub
The Industrial DataOps platform: connecting, modeling, conditioning without code, and UNS with an embedded MQTT broker.
GoodData Analytics
The analytics layer that consumes ready data through a semantic layer and dashboards.
Free tool
Sparkplug B & UNS Topic Builder
Build, validate and bulk-generate Sparkplug B topics and ISA-95-based Unified Namespace paths.
Articles on this topic
What Is a Unified Namespace (UNS)? One Source of Truth for Factory Data
A Unified Namespace is an architecture where enterprise data is published into one meaningful namespace. We explain how it removes point-to…
UNS Topic Naming Guide: ISA-95 Hierarchy and MQTT Rules
A good Unified Namespace starts with good naming. The ISA-95-based topic structure, MQTT constraints, common mistakes and practical rules.
Key concepts behind this solution
With short, plain definitions in our glossary.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Unified Namespace (UNS)?
A UNS is an architecture where enterprise data is published into one meaningful namespace (typically on an MQTT broker with an ISA-95-like hierarchy). Systems connect to that shared structure rather than to each other, which reduces point-to-point complexity.
How does DataOps differ from classic ETL?
Classic ETL usually runs in batches and targets one destination. Industrial DataOps is event-driven, preserves OT context and relies on models that are reusable for many consumers.
Is Sparkplug required for a UNS?
No. A UNS can also be built on plain MQTT and JSON. Sparkplug adds device discovery, state management and a standard payload format, improving interoperability.
Does HighByte Intelligence Hub require coding?
Connecting, modeling and building pipelines is done visually without writing code. Deployment options include Docker, Windows and Linux.
Let’s plan your project together
Share your goals and current systems and we will shape the right approach together.