Diriger HUB - Cloud Interoperability Platform
The Problems solved by DirigerHUB
Exposing data from multiple systems through modern accessible API Management and industry standard adaptors like the Open Industrial Interoperability Ecosystem (OIIE)
The need to get business data from several places in Real-Time and ensure it is VALID, and aligned with Industry Standards and Business Rules; especially data we need for collaborative business processes
Being able to garner a better standards-based Data Foundation for our Data Insights Value Chain - which is core to business imperatives
Making data between systems EASIER to access yet SECURE; FASTER to retrieve; RELEVANT and VALID for our usage needs without relying on excessive manual practices
Being able to use technology to provide true Data Governance and Management of Change to visualise errors, changes, and approval authorities
Facilitate a ‘Single Source of Truth’ salient to Master Data context across several systems, eg. support a centralised Unified Namespace Architecture that makes systems interoperability a welcome opportunity
Cater for seamless interoperability of data models, systems and hierarchies between the various levels of IT and OT structures
Foundational Insights Value Chain
It has been proven and now commonly accepted that capturing value from data-driven insights is critical to the modern-day success of organisations.
Diriger understands the importance and multiplicative nature of delivering the key components of a Data-Driven Insights Value. To do this we have adopted and enhanced the McKinsey Value Chain model depicted below.
The weakest link in your ‘Insights Value Chain’ is your Data Foundation, which in turn has a direct impact on your business Goals, Strategies, Objectives, and Tactics.
Typically, the model below shows that current technology and systems have fallen into atrophy over the past two decades and struggled to evolve from the “Information level” to the “Knowledge and Insights level” that need to be critically aligned with the business’ strategy and goals.
This atrophy, inconsistent data quality, and misalignment has resulted in a ‘Cumulative Tax’ burden across most organisations of up to 70%; the symptoms of which are shown in the red section of the model below.
DirigerHUB Platform Structures
The DirigerHUB Unified Development and Interoperability Platform is a core component of and integral to the development of our Diriger Solution Architecture and Application Suites.
Diriger’s Real-time automation applications and data visibility models work across multiple platforms, applications, and structures at the same time; we do this by using the innovative DirigerHUB Platform – way more than just point-to-point integration.
Integration: Allows communication between systems and applications
Interoperability: Translation between systems and related information, and
Composability: DirigerHUB simplifies multiple parties subscribing to the same abstract business models, processes, and components for extensible outcomes
DirigerHUB and its Benefits
DirigerHUB is built on open technologies and forms our solutions glue that
Is specifically designed and built to adapt to ever changing business needs
Facilitates the orchestration of reliable access to information from any source to multiple destinations
Utilises the most appropriate technology available; with a model that allows for the platform to scale and improve
Provides full audit trail and visibility through Dashboards and KPI’s
Integrates and relates directly to business processes and Diriger Applications
Utilises a Workflow and Business Rule Engines on any business process model to incorporate your own business rules from simple validations or lookups through to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Capabilities and Associated Technologies
DirigerHUB provides
Workflow of any business process (Including Management of Change)
Deployment to On-premise or Cloud infrastructure
Single or multi-threaded, serial, parallel or distributed deployments
Business data from multiple systems in Real-Time and ensures it is VALID; especially data we need for collaboration
A better foundation for our Data Insights Value Chain - which is core to our business imperatives
Real-time automation applications and data visibility or synthesisation models work across multiple platforms, applications, and structures
Connection to multiple systems e.g., multiple ERP’s, specific Best-of-Breed applications; allowing a single UI/UX and subsequent low cognitive load for both applications and Master Data Management
Middleware that knows about business data requirements across multiple API’s that are simple to implement (Utilises OIIE standard adaptors)
Assurance that transactions are completed in accordance with prescribed security, workflow and business rules whilst building data accuracy
DirigerHUB versus typical Point-to-Point Integration
DirigerHUB provides a centralised Single-Source-of-Truth approach to integration that reduces redundancy, data duplication, negates expensive work-arounds that require high maintenance, ensures data is aligned from the DCS / SCADA levels right up to ERP, Data Warehouses and Insights provision.
The model below is indicative of the Centralised and Unified model typically deployed for maximum efficiency and data access for critical decision making; greatly reducing Technical Debt across organisations.
The DirigerHUB Innovative Advantage
Management of Change (MOC) Manager
The MOC Manager is a configurable UI/UX that interacts with the MOC Workflow to engage authorised personnel (process and data owners) for reviews, escalations, and approvals management of Master Data.
Rules and Workflow Engine
DirigerHUB not only integrates data between systems; the Business Rules and Workflow Engines allow the definition of multi-system, multi-domain, multi-function data orchestration and validation. Validation is Real-time and uses Diriger’s AI and ML tools to notify users of exceptions and subsequently allows for user intervention where necessary. Full audit trails of all interactions are maintained.
Access and Security
Diriger has established an Information Security Management System (ISMS) meeting ISO 27001 Standards, Controls and Protocols. Our ISMS is regularly tested and reviewed by our internal security teams and current Government and Semi-Government Customers.
Watcher and Messaging
Provides the capability for any industry standard messaging capabilities in standard message queue formats in addition to Legacy, Text, e-Mail, Database, Website, Host Exchange, FTP, etc.
Transform and OCR (Image) Engine
The capability to transform and validate document and image-based information into coherent data from data sheets, parts books etc. without needing to establish document templates is also provided. This capability has a configurable UI/UX and utilises AI/ML principles for potential repetitive validation and error recycle events.
Composable Application Development UI/UX
All Diriger business applications and UI/UX capabilities are developed and deployed with DirigerHUB. We can also provide configurable bespoke UI/UX capability to suit our customer’s specific needs.
Central to our development capability is our ‘Mobile-First’ strategy for architecting, designing, building, and deploying our application via Progressive Web Apps capabilities; allowing applications to be deployed on any device any where.
Data Monitoring and Events
DirigerHUB is an event driven, data streaming integration platform solving the end-to-end integration problems. DirigerHUB is very useful in erroneous data situations and facilitates efficient recovery or error recycle as required by a business process or workflow. DirigerHUB has out of the box monitoring and control dashboards for ease of administration. The workflow engine can then be used to solve data issues by applying configurable validation and correction processes.
Analytics and Reports
Process-driven data analytics are captured at the point of execution and KPI-based Dashboards may be configured to report current state transactions in real-time.
API Manager and Synthesiser
DirigerHUB is compliant with the principles and architecture of the Open Industrial Interoperability Ecosystem (OIIE) information and systems architecture. Data Models, Registries, and Adaptor structures and formats are completely definable and flexible to suit any Customer’s situation. This includes open MIMOSA structures such as SDAIR, CIR and CCOM.
Out-of-the-Box eInvoicing
DirigerHUB supports common business documents such as OASIS UBL Documents and Peppol Documents and provides connectivity to business document networks like the Peppol eDelivery Network for sending and receiving docmuents between business parties.