What is Margo?

The Margo initiative is an open collaboration between like-minded organizations and individuals, sharing a common vision: deliver edge interoperability for industrial automation ecosystems. Margo is hosted by the Linux Foundation.

Find out more about the Margo initiative and how to become engaged at margo.org.

Disclaimer

This is a commit snapshot rendering of the of work-in-progress Margo Specification draft from the repository margo/specification, commit f8268f2e449450ef83357c52332ec3a239fe9148.

Do not attempt to implement this version of the Specification or reference this version as authoritative in any way!

Mission Statement

Margo’s mission emphasizes unlocking innovation barriers in industrial automation through edge interoperability. This is achieved through creation of a reference implementation, open standard, and compliance testing toolkit to facilitate the interoperable orchestration of edge applications and devices. The Margo initiative aims to accelerate digital transformation by simplifying the deployment, scalability, and operation of industrial solutions, thereby enabling organizations to innovate and grow more efficiently.

Read more about Margo's Mission Statement on our website.

Addressing Industrial Edge Pain Points

Because of recent trends in industrial manufacturing, lifecycle management is becoming a challenge because of the massive increase of compute devices and apps from a multitude of suppliers deployed in plants. Margo intends to reduce the complexity of maintaining and operating such an infrastructure at scale in a multi-vendor environment.

Read more about how Margo is addressing industrial edge pain points on our website.

Applying an Open Approach

While Margo intends to address innovation barriers, this cannot be done without widespread collaboration and interaction with peer communities.

Read about Margo's open approach on our web site.

An Edge Interoperability User Story

Interoperability is a challenge with multiple facets and personas. In order to stay focused on solving the market’s pain points, Margo’s contributors use a persona based user story as the tangible guideline for the collaboration.

Read about Margo's edge interoperability user story on our web site.

Delivering the Interoperability Promise

Margo relies on a few principles in tackling the interoperability challenge and simplifying the process of building, deploying, scaling, and operating complex, multi-vendor edge environments for organizations of all sizes.

Read about Margo's plans to deliver on the interoperability promise on our web site.

Margo Deliverables

The core deliverables for Margo address the mission to enable interoperability at scale:

Reference Implementation
Open Standard
Open Compliance Test Suite

Read more about Margo's deliverables on our web site.

License

See License.