Consider introducing an integrated utilization platform that analyzes various data generated in the development process

Yokogawa Electric Corporation 's core business is the control business, and it has supported the development of various industries by providing distributed control systems that control and monitor the operation of plant production equipment. Currently, under the comprehensive brand "OpreX", we provide comprehensive solutions that maximize customer value in the life cycle of plants, various software for improving productivity, production control systems, flow meters, differential pressure/pressure transmitters, We provide process analyzers, programmable controllers, industrial recorders, etc. In addition to supporting our customers' DX, we are moving forward with IA2IA (Industrial Automation to Industrial Autonomy) for the future of the industrial world. ”, which is divided into three industry segments.

The company's Digital Solution Headquarters System Development Center is responsible for the development of various products related to plant control, and the Development DX Promotion Department is in charge of software development and infrastructure development. In recent years, the scale of development has increased. In order to respond to this, a policy was set out to realize more flexible and speedy development by linking development and operations with DevOps as a keyword. System Development Center Development DX Promotion Department Hiromitsu Karatei said, "As part of this, we analyzed various data such as development management data for each development project generated in the development process, quality control data for released products, SaaS usage logs, etc. Therefore, we decided to consider introducing an integrated utilization platform.In addition, "democratization of data", which allows any member to utilize data, became a major theme. ” says.

Familiar data analysis and managed availability Strong track record and reliability

At the time, members of Yokogawa Electric Corporation in charge of infrastructure maintenance were learning Python, a programming language suitable for data analysis. Once he had reached a certain level of proficiency, he was introduced to Databricks, an integrated analysis platform product, from Macnica, which has been supporting the company's data utilization efforts.
"We were introduced to Databricks, a solution that allows us to analyze data in the familiar Notebook format and is also available as a managed service. In a sense, we thought it was exactly the tool for us." Mr)

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