Strategies for Data-Driven Digital Transformation in the Plant
OPC UA: “The Most Powerful Game Changer” for Digital Transformation Equinor’s Cloud-Based Data Platform Equinor has created OMNIA; a cloud-based data platform to support their digital roadmap. Equinor’s OT/IT Architecture Mr. João Pinheiro, Senior Technical Team Lead at Equinor, states, “We, meaning the entire industry, need to agree on standard information models for given domains and assets.” OPC UA Proven in Use at Scale Aboard Johan Sverdrup OPC UA has been implemented and proven in use at scale on Equinor’s oil drilling platform Johan Sverdrup. It is Equinor’s wish to have the end user community unified as “one voice” while addressing suppliers with industry requirements pertaining to OPC UA technologies.