Architecture and deployment

Enterprise Architecture From The Edge To The Cloud

Fuuz runs in full cloud, two-tier or three-tier deployments. Any tier can be Fuuz-hosted in public or private cloud on AWS or Microsoft Azure, or run in your own data center. Every option runs the same platform and applications, from one site to an entire enterprise.

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Deployment options

Deploy Fuuz The Way Your Enterprise Runs

Every option runs the same platform and applications, and every deployment includes build, QA and production environments. Choose how your sites connect, then choose Fuuz-hosted or your own data center for each tier.

Data connectionFuuz-to-Fuuz syncFuuz drives or controlsFuuz GatewayOptional

Option 1

Full cloud

Fuuz-hosted public or private cloud, or your own data center

Fuuz runs as one enterprise that people, sites and business systems connect to directly.

  • Hosting: Fuuz-hosted public or private cloud on AWS or Microsoft Azure, or your own data center
  • Gateway: not required; add one when integrations run inside your network
  • Structure: one Fuuz enterprise
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMSFUUZYOUR SITESPLANT FLOORERPCloud and SaaS appsData platformsFuuz enterpriseBuild · QA · productionPeople and devicesBrowsers, tablets, scannersFuuz GatewayOnly if neededEquipment and on-prem systemsAPIAPIHTTPSoutbound only

Option 2

Two-tier

Fuuz-hosted public or private cloud, or your own data center, with gateways at your sites

Fuuz Gateways at each site connect equipment and on-premises systems and feed one Fuuz enterprise shared by every site.

  • Hosting: Fuuz-hosted public or private cloud on AWS or Microsoft Azure, or your own data center
  • Gateway: Fuuz Gateways on premises at each site (common, not required); topics on edge connections form a local UNS that is visible in the Fuuz enterprise
  • Structure: many gateways feeding one Fuuz enterprise
  • Offline: gateways buffer data locally; expect 4+ hours, depending on implementation
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMSFUUZEDGE TIERPLANT FLOORERPCloud and SaaS appsFuuz enterpriseOne enterprise shared by every siteFuuz GatewaySite 1Fuuz GatewaySite 2Fuuz GatewaySite NEquipmentSite 1EquipmentSite 2EquipmentSite NAPIAPIstore and forwardoutbound onlyOPC UAMQTTModbus

Option 3

Three-tier

Fuuz-hosted public or private cloud, your own data center, or a mix

Each plant or warehouse runs its own Fuuz enterprise in the site tier, fed by gateways in the edge tier. Site-tier enterprises roll up to a Fuuz enterprise in the central tier. Every tier runs the same platform.

  • Hosting: any tier can be Fuuz-hosted or run in your own data center
  • Gateway: one or more per site (common, not required)
  • Structure: edge tier (gateways), site tier (a Fuuz enterprise per site), central tier (one Fuuz enterprise)
  • Offline: each site runs on its own for as long as it needs, then synchronizes
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMSCENTRAL TIERSITE TIEREDGE TIERPLANT FLOORERPPLMAnalytics and BICentral Fuuz enterpriseEnterprise model · cross-site reportingSite 1Fuuz enterpriseSite 2Fuuz enterpriseSite NFuuz enterpriseFuuz GatewaysSite 1Fuuz GatewaysSite 2Fuuz GatewaysSite NEquipmentSite 1EquipmentSite 2EquipmentSite NAPIsyncsyncsync

Reference deployment architecture

How The Tiers Fit Together

A closer look at the three and two-tier options: what runs in each layer, and how the layers connect. Site and gateway names are examples.

Three-tier

Three-tier reference deployment

An enterprise layer in a private cloud, a site layer with an application gateway installed per site, and edge gateways line-side. Each site keeps local control of its critical operational applications, and the sites connect up to the enterprise layer over HTTPS through a site-to-site VPN.

TIER 1 · ENTERPRISE LAYERFuuz Enterprise HubPrivate cloudGovernance & policyERP integrationSAP · Oracle · QADMulti-site analyticsCross-plantaggregationIT appsCRM · RMA · SalesTIER 2 · SITE LAYERApplication gatewayInstalled centrally per siteLocal control of criticaloperational applicationsSITE A · CEDAR RAPIDSSchedulingWork orders · ShiftplansProductionDock-to-dock ·Line OEEQualityInspections ·NCRsInventoryMaterial · BinlocationsSITE B · FOLEYSchedulingWork orders · ShiftplansProductionDock-to-dock ·Line OEEMaintenanceWork orders ·MTBFTrack & TraceGenealogy · SerialtrackSITE C · TROYSchedulingWork orders · ShiftplansProductionDock-to-dock ·Line OEEShippingLabels · ASN ·OutboundReceivingPO match · DockdoorsTIER 3 · EDGE LAYEREdge gatewayLine-side or edge installationTime-sensitive andsecurity-critical connectivitySITE A · CEDAR RAPIDSCedar RapidsGW-01Line 1 PLCsSensors · RoboticsCedar RapidsGW-02Line 2 PLCsSCADA historianconnectivitySITE B · FOLEYFoley GW-01Paint Line 1Foley GW-02Paint Line 2Foley GW-03PLCs · RecipeConfigurationCycle trackingSITE C · TROYTroy GW-01Assembly · WeldingConveyorsTroy GW-02AGV · Scanners · QCAutomated labelingHTTPS traffic over site-to-site VPNInternal network · DMZ
Fuuz applicationsFuuz GatewayTwo-way connectionSite footprint

Two-tier

Two-tier reference deployment

The enterprise layer runs the enterprise apps and every site's applications, and edge gateways connect each site's equipment to it over HTTPS through a site-to-site VPN. Fewer layers to operate on the same platform.

TIER 1 · ENTERPRISE LAYERFuuz Enterprise HubPrivate cloudEnterprise apps and everysite's applicationsENTERPRISE APPSGovernance & policyERP integrationSAP · Oracle · QADMulti-site analyticsCross-plantaggregationIT appsCRM · RMA · SalesSITE A · CEDAR RAPIDSSchedulingWork orders · ShiftplansProductionDock-to-dock ·Line OEEQualityInspections ·NCRsInventoryMaterial · BinlocationsSITE B · FOLEYSchedulingWork orders · ShiftplansProductionDock-to-dock ·Line OEEMaintenanceWork orders ·MTBFTrack & TraceGenealogy · SerialtrackSITE C · TROYSchedulingWork orders · ShiftplansProductionDock-to-dock ·Line OEEShippingLabels · ASN ·OutboundReceivingPO match · DockdoorsTIER 2 · EDGE LAYEREdge gatewayCentralized, line-side oredge installationTime-sensitive andsecurity-critical connectivitySITE A · CEDAR RAPIDSCedar RapidsGW-01Line 1 PLCsSensors · RoboticsCedar RapidsGW-02Line 2 PLCsSCADA historianconnectivitySITE B · FOLEYFoley GW-01Paint Line 1Foley GW-02Paint Line 2Foley GW-03PLCs · RecipeConfigurationCycle trackingSITE C · TROYTroy GW-01Assembly · WeldingConveyorsTroy GW-02AGV · Scanners · QCAutomated labelingHTTPS traffic over site-to-site VPN
Fuuz applicationsFuuz GatewayTwo-way connectionSite footprint

Hosting

Fuuz-Hosted Or Your Own Data Center

Every tier of every option can be hosted by Fuuz or run in your own data center. Here is what changes.

Your own data center

  • You host and operate the infrastructure
  • You apply platform updates and patches
  • You monitor security and resources
  • Fuuz service level agreements do not apply

Fuuz-hosted (public or private cloud)

  • Hosted on AWS or Microsoft Azure
  • Updates and patches delivered by Fuuz
  • The latest updates and enhancements arrive nightly in your build environment
  • Production environments are updated monthly
  • Security monitoring, resource monitoring and optimization
  • Fuuz service level agreements and premium support options

Included in every deployment

Same Platform, Same Discipline

Build, QA and production

Every deployment includes build, QA and production environments, so every change follows the same governed path. Additional build or QA environments are optional.

Self-updating gateways

Fuuz Gateways support automatic updates, so edge connectivity stays current without site visits.

Scale by adding sites

Add gateways to a Fuuz enterprise, or add sites to the site tier of a three-tier deployment, as the business grows.

Layers

How The Platform Is Built

Edge

The Fuuz Gateway connects equipment with outbound connections only and buffers through network drops.

Platform

Event-native services, the data store, modeling, ORM and the GraphQL API.

Applications

Accelerators and the applications you build, all reading from one model.

People and agents

Users and AI agents on any modern browser, governed by one access model.

How do these layers line up with the new industrial AI stack? See where Fuuz fits.

Built to scale

One Site Or Hundreds

Isolation per enterprise

Each enterprise has its own database, and each tenant has its own data model, so your data is never mixed with other customers'.

Always current when Fuuz-hosted

Fuuz-hosted build environments receive the latest updates nightly, and production is updated monthly, without upgrade projects.

Nothing to install

Applications run in current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.

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