>I guess the hardware / IoT use case is pretty small OSIsoft was bought earlier this year by AVEVA for $5 billion[1]. OSIsoft's offering is centered around sto

>I guess the hardware / IoT use case is pretty small OSIsoft was bought earlier this year by AVEVA for $5 billion[1]. OSIsoft's offering is centered around storing industrial control system data (the buzzword-version is IIoT, though that is a bit more broad). They're also not the only player in this space. Many of the industrial automation vendors also have their own offerings. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-25/aveva-to-buy-industrial-software-firm-osisoft-in-5-billion-deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-25/aveva-to-...