How Litmus Edge Works

Litmus Edge is an OT-first solution designed to collect, process and store OT data at the edge and share that data seamlessly with cloud users. IT-led centralized management features control how devices, data, applications and models are used to facilitate the flow of data from edge to cloud and back again.

Flexible Deployments

Every deployment is different, with varied use cases and diverse industrial environments. Some customer use cases require ruggedized deployment on a ship, on a bus, or in an oil field. Other use cases require a sophisticated IT-led data center or heightened security policies. The Litmus Edge platform is flexible and designed to perform the same industry-leading capabilities in any environment – edge, cloud or hybrid.

Edge Deployments

Litmus can be deployed at the edge, managed by local IT, and used to improve operations at the source. Local edge deployment is ideal for organizations that want a secure way to connect to machines and require a solution that can run outside the enterprise network.

  • Litmus runs as an OS on any gateway, VM or local server
  • Litmus can connect to any machine directly or via the local network
  • Centralized management can be deployed on-premise

Cloud Deployments

Litmus can be deployed in the cloud, managed by enterprise IT, and accessed by any data user to improve operations. Cloud deployment is ideal for organizations that need a secure bridge from edge to cloud using the enterprise network to share data across the business.

  • Litmus runs as an OS on a cloud virtual machine or container
  • Litmus can securely connect to any machine via the network
  • Centralized management can be deployed in the cloud for scale

Hybrid Deployments

Litmus can be deployed in a hybrid model – at the edge and in the cloud. Hybrid deployments offer maximum flexibility, enabling local teams to manage edge functions, while enterprise IT manages and controls devices, security and infrastructure from the cloud.

  • Litmus at the edge acts an edge compute platform
  • Litmus in the cloud acts as a centralized management platform
  • Edge-to-cloud security is managed by IT

Deploy Litmus into Any Edge or IT Infrastructure

Once customers choose edge, cloud or hybrid, there are a number of ways the product can be deployed to meet existing infrastructure needs – via gateway, virtual machine, or container.

Gateway Deployment

Gateway deployment drops Litmus Edge into any industrial setting as software on a gateway or server next to any asset. Gateway deployment is highly resilient, secure, network independent, and enables advanced use cases that require robust hardware and edge computing.

Virtual Machine Deployment

Litmus Edge can run on any of the leading virtualization platforms such as VMware or Hyper-V and tie into existing infrastructure with no hardware requirements. VM deployments are flexible, extremely secure, and offer centralized control and management of all IIoT deployments.

Container Deployment

Containers are modernizing software deployment and Litmus Edge can be deployed as a Docker or other type of container to be run quickly and reliably, isolated from other processes. Running Litmus Edge as a container allows IT teams to update, deploy, scale, and manage the project centrally.

Container Orchestration

Container orchestration is needed for multiple containers running across many hosts. Litmus Edge can run as a container next to other workloads on the same server and works out-of-the-box with container orchestrators like Kubernetes, Docker Compose, K3S or Google Anthos.

Get Started

Working with Litmus is fast and easy, we can help any industrial company derive value from the edge immediately for improved operational efficiency. Contact us to start your digital transformation today.