Scaling describes the ability of systems, applications or platforms to increase their performance and capacity in line with increasing requirements without losing efficiency. In an increasingly digitalized industry, this means that IT and OT systems must be flexible and adaptable in order to keep pace with company growth.

A wide variety of systems come together in modern industrial processes – from ERP software and SCADA systems to sensor technology, AI and cloud platforms. Without scalable structures, these heterogeneous systems lead to performance bottlenecks, integration problems and rising operating costs.

Scalable systems enable end-to-end data flows, rapid integration of new components, reduce the complexity of IT/OT mergers and help to avoid proprietary dependencies.

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Modular architectures and modern technologies are the basis for functioning scaling. The following approaches play a key role:

• Cloud computing – for flexible resource provision and simple scaling.
• Microservices architectures – enable independent scaling of individual services.
• Containerization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) – for portable and scalable applications.
• Edge computing – for processing data close to the source, reducing latency and bandwidth.

For corporate IT, scaling is not a purely technical issue, but a strategic architectural decision. It determines the

• The future viability of the system landscape.
• Scalability of digitalization initiatives.
• Competitiveness through shorter time-to-market.
• Technological independence and avoidance of vendor lock-in

Investments in scalable structures pay off in the long term – through greater flexibility, lower integration costs and faster innovation.

The pronubes platform makes scaling practical and economically viable. The solution offers a standardized, scalable infrastructure for integrating IT and OT systems – both locally and cloud-based.

pronubes enables:

• Plug-and-play connection of machines via connubes.
• Centralized overview of all data flows via the Overview Map.
• Secure and redundant data traffic via Store & Forward.
• Transparency and remote maintenance at system level.

This allows existing structures to be modernized and future-proofed – without compromising on security, stability or performance.