Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced enhancements to its AspenTech Inmation OT Data Fabric on May 13, positioning it as the foundational layer for the AspenTech Inmation Data Platform. The updated data fabric is designed to support advanced analytics and AI capabilities across industrial operations.

The enhanced system creates a data backbone that unifies operational technology data across edge, on-premise and cloud environments. The platform enables industrial companies to standardize data management and sharing across their enterprises while supporting real-time information delivery.

The latest release features a distributed node-based architecture that replaces previous rigid components with modular foundations. This design allows customers to expand from individual plants to global deployments using centralized security, governance and lifecycle management.

"The AspenTech Inmation OT Data Fabric is at the core of how we unify and contextualize industrial data, and its new capabilities significantly strengthen that foundation," said Claudio Fayad, chief technology officer at Emerson's Aspen Technology business.

The updated data fabric operates consistently across Windows and Linux platforms, including lightweight edge systems. Improvements in hierarchical data modeling and distributed computing enable horizontal scaling as data volumes grow.

The platform includes an embedded web-based interface and APIs designed to provide a foundation for analytics and AI-enabled workflows across customers' operational technology infrastructure. The system supports deployment across distributed industrial environments while maintaining consistent operation standards.

The enhanced data fabric serves as a building block for the Inmation Data Platform, which is designed to support modules for virtualization, workflow engines, applications and private clouds. The platform aims to transform operations across legacy and modern environments.