The digital universe is doubling in size every two years, growing from 4.4 trillion gigabytes in 2013 to 44 trillion in 2020. Enterprises have responsibility for around 85 per cent of the data held in this digital universe, according to the EMC Digital Universe with research and Analysis by IDC report.
Manufacturing plants are just one type of enterprise contributing to this data production, by choosing to collect process data in order to monitor machinery status. Here, Claudia Jarret, US country manager at automation parts supplier EU Automation, explains how plant engineers can make the most of this data and ensure their maintenance schedule benefits their plant.
