News | 21.07.2025
Advanced technologies. Intelligent machines. Fully connected processes. The Smart Factory is a dynamic ecosystem – flexible, self-optimizing and fueled by ever-growing streams of data from machines, sensors and IT systems. In theory, it delivers real-time responsiveness and unparalleled quality. However, in practice, many manufacturers are still grappling with outdated, fragmented infrastructures.
Legacy IT and OT environments often rely on manual processes. For data to become a true driver of performance and automation, several roadblocks must be addressed:
The solution: Unified Namespace
The Unified Namespace (UNS) is the foundational solution. It redefines industrial data integration – moving from static data storage to dynamic, real-time delivery in a unified, enterprise-wide structure.
The UNS is a central architecture that consolidates all relevant data – from machines to IT systems – into a single, semantically structured digital layer.
It acts as a real-time “single source of truth” that enables both IT and OT systems to access consistent, current information. Unlike traditional ISA-95 architectures that isolate data in vertical layers, the UNS uses a horizontal, publish-subscribe model – tipically based on MQTT – so any system can publish or subscribe to relevant data. This creates a scalable, vendor-neutral backbone that connects everything from machines on the shop floor to enterprise systems like ERP.
Unlike Data Lakes or Historians, the UNS isn’t about storing massive data volumes. It’s about delivering structured, real-time data for use across the business. It supports seamless information flow and sets the foundation for a modern, connected industrial ecosystem. Even existing Data Lakes and Historians can be integrated into the UNS to benefit from its structured and accessible data model.
The following components and principles enable the Unified Namespace and determine its overall performance. It’s only through the combination of these elements that a powerful, secure, and scalable data layer can be created – one that meets the demands of modern production environments.
A Unified Namespace offers major benefits to companies aiming to digitalize and optimize their production – making it a key enabler of the Smart Factory. These advantages span both technical and organizational dimensions and demonstrate how the UNS drives greater efficiency, flexibility and transparency:
Successfully implementing a Unified Namespace requires more than just data transmission. It demands a future-ready solution that goes beyond messaging. Cybus Connectware provides exactly that: a comprehensive platform that meets the key requirements of modern industrial enterprises.
The Unified Namespace is far more than a buzzword – it’s the foundation of connected, agile and data-driven production. By standardizing and centralizing data in real time, it breaks down silos and creates a unified digital layer that links systems, applications and processes across the enterprise. This makes it possible to achieve the transparency, scalability and standardization needed for modern Smart Factories – especially in globally distributed production networks.
Cybus Connectware offers more than traditional MQTT brokers or integration platforms. It brings together technological flexibility, centralized control, robust security, scalability and cost transparency – delivering a future-ready solution that lays the groundwork for tomorrow’s digital manufacturing.
Machen Sie Ihre Produktion fit für die Zukunft und starten Sie mit dem Aufbau eines Unified Namespace – mit Cybus Connectware als Ihrem Partner für die Smart Factory.
Interested in implementing a Unified Namespace in your organization?
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