FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Rhize.

Is an MDH like a kind of middleware?

It certainly does sit between source and consuming systems and it does transform data moving between them much like middleware.

An MDH though has a few more tricks up it’s sleeve:

• manufacturing native data model
• flexibility to respond to any request from a subscriber
• supports both real time and historic data
• complex multi-source payloads in a single transaction

Is an MDH cloud hosted or on-premise?

The Rhize MDH has been designed and developed from the ground up to support global manufacturing. And that means one thing above all else.

Flexibility is paramount.

• ✓ Public or private cloud? Sure thing
• ✓ On-premise, even behind a DMZ? Of course
• ✓ Hybrid model to support multi-site deployments? Absolutely

What existing systems does an MDH replace?

The primary functions of an MDH are as a data hub - a central, semantic, context rich operations history; and as an orchestrator - moving data between systems automatically on event.

In performing these functions, all existing systems are retained and connected to the MDH as sources and/or consumers.

The MDH also supports application development, in which case existing applications may be augmented or replaced entirely.

What size/type of manufacturers use and MDH?

While there is no ’typical’ manufacturer using our MDH, most commonly they have either a significant number of sites, a lot of complexity, or both.

Double or triple digit numbers of sites is not uncommon. Though some complex industries may have only a few sites, yet with critical importance around the data traceability across those sites that the digital threads within the MDH’s knowledge graph create.

How much of ISA-95 is modelled in the MDH?

While there are many manufacturing software products out there stating they are based on ISA-95, almost without fail, they model only the equipment hierarchy and nothing more.

The Rhize MDH? When we say we model all of ISA-95. We mean it.

Every entity. Every relationship. Out of the box. All of the resources and processes to model your entire manufacturing operations, spanning production, quality, inventory and maintenance.