Though this book is focused on architecture, we realize that many software developers engaged in IIoT projects will also be interested in the content we present in these chapters. Architects should also be interested in the software development methods that are presented here, as they impact the strategies used in delivering these projects. So, there are development functional capabilities to be considered (though IIC doesn't call this out as a domain).
Fast time to development and deployment is critical in most Industrial Internet projects. This requirement often drives organizations to take an agile approach to custom software development and integration. Many now follow a modern DevOps approach. It makes sense to develop software solutions using this approach in a public cloud. As we observed in the previous chapter, developing and deploying...
