LIFE AT GE DIGITAL
Predix is the platform GE uses for industrial automation
with machinery . Nothing existed that could do that ,” Sherry says .
Users can plug in all their existing software so they get one view of data from across all their sites of who may be deploying different types of software around the globe . “ We love to bring people along to Predix ,” Sherry says , “ but we ’ re also happy for them to build their own applications to work on them too .”
There are currently 31,000 developers using the system and the number is growing every week , as are the hundreds of apps that have already been written for it .
“ Because it ’ s building blocks of code , like for Google or Apple , it enables rapid building and deployment of new applications ,” explains Sherry . “ It really shortens the cycle to deliver software that
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