Even though the trend to move more and more data processing functions to the Cloud seems quite unstoppable - with the demand for data sovereignty, the tightened security requirements for critical systems and the need for fast and absolutely fail-safe decisions in real time on site, there are undeniably fundamental requirements that can always challenge the ability to take advantage of cloud-based solutions to the fullest. To address this, our Edge & Connectivity experts provide you with everything you need to overcome these obstacles using Edge Computing on Linux.

Today, all relevant IoT architectures take this concept of Edge Computing into account. But the term edge is sometimes interpreted quite differently. When we at M&M Software talk about Edge Computing, we refer to a decentralized system approach in which the data generated in the field is not sent straight to the Cloud but is pre-processed in so-called Edge nodes. Most of these Linux-based edge devices are located close to the process to be monitored or controlled and are capable of responding to local events in real time.

It's Edge That Makes Data Commercially Useable

By introducing an edge layer in your IoT system architecture, you have the freedom to decide for yourself whether and when to send which data to the Cloud, be it the public Cloud or a private Cloud operated by yourself. In this way, you make your valuable data truly commercially viable through an edge solution that is transparent to all stakeholders, opening up options for new service-based business models.

Flexible Hardware Requirements

There is a very broad spectrum of hardware that can be used as edge nodes. It ranges from controllers with Linux runtime systems to specialized Edge computers, from classic industrial PCs to full-blown server systems in data centers provided specifically for the Edge. We can implement your solutions on any of these hardware platforms. Here, we typically use the mechanisms already known from Cloud Computing for the dynamic distribution of runtime systems using container technologies such as Docker.

Wide Range of Task Orders

Depending on the application, the task order of such an edge node can be very different, but you will find the following functions repeatedly:

  1. Communication gateway for vertical and horizontal solutions
  2. Secured access to the public Internet
  3. Data concentrator, data preprocessing, data buffer, ensuring autarkic operation
  4. Embedded web and application servers
  5. Remote access functions
  6. Execution environment and/or communication partner for digital twins
  7. On-site execution of AI-based ML algorithms
  8. Offloading data-centric or complex functions from the controller 
  9. Intermediate nodes for device management and configuration of the lower-level field layer
  10. Condition Monitoring
  11. I4.0 communication servers and clients with OPC UA and MQTT
  12. Docker-based application platforms

Cutting-Edge Edge Competence from M&M Software

Our offer

  1. significant references of successful Edge projects
  2. a broad spectrum of experience in industrial communication
  3. the necessary expertise for Linux-based embedded solutions
  4. real hands-on experience with cloud connectivity and IoT protocols
  5. our expertise in topics like Digital Twins, I4.0 management shell and OI4A
  6. plus a well-stocked toolbox with software technologies such as .NET Core, C++ , NodeJS, Machine Learning, Docker, OPC UA, MQTT, and many more


We thus design and implement highly efficient and future-oriented Edge Computing solutions for you and together with you. These solutions can be seamlessly integrated into your vertical and horizontal system architecture. Just get in touch with us!

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Volker Herbst - Sales Manager
Volker Herbst

Volker Herbst

Sales Manager

Location: St. Georgen
E-Mail: vht@mm-software.com
Tel.: +49 7724 9415-52

Dirk Stadtherr - Sales Manager
Dirk Stadtherr

Dirk Stadtherr

Sales Manager

Location: St. Georgen
E-Mail: dsr@mm-software.com
Tel.: +49 151 55334682