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Asset-Centric Modeling: The Foundation of Industrial Data Context
To fully understand industrial operations, data models must move beyond structure and begin to represent behavior.
Jeff Tao
March 24, 2026 | AI-Native Industrial Data Foundation, Data Historian
From Wonderware to TDengine: Modernizing Data Infrastructure at Dali Cigarette Factory
Leveraging TDengine, Dali Cigarette Factory has implemented comprehensive data collection, storage, and analysis for cigarette rolling and packaging equipment, covering more than 40,000 monitoring points.
TDengine Team
March 20, 2026 | Case Studies, Manufacturing
Seeing Throughput, Blend Quality, and Margin Together in Refinery Operations
Refinery performance does not live in one screen. Throughput, blend quality, and site economics move together, and operations teams need a way to see them together if they want to respond earlier and operate more consistently.
Jim Fan
March 19, 2026 | Data Historian
From Data Archive to TSDB: Why the Industrial Data Foundation Must Be Rebuilt
When viewed through the lens of industrial internet, IoT, and AI, the assumptions behind Data Archive no longer hold.
Jeff Tao
March 19, 2026 | AI-Native Industrial Data Foundation, Data Historian
Why Asset-Centric Visualization Is Better Than Grafana for Industrial Operations
Generic dashboards are great for flexible charting. But industrial teams need more than charts. They need context, repeatability, and a system that reflects how operations actually work.
Jim Fan
March 19, 2026 | Engineering
From Data Historian to Industrial Data Platform to AI-Native Industrial Data Foundation
Data historians solved one of the hardest problems in industrial computing: reliably storing massive volumes of operational data. But in the AI era, simply storing data is no longer enough.
Jeff Tao
March 18, 2026 | AI-Native Industrial Data Foundation, Data Historian
TDengine and Deloitte India Announce an Alliance to Accelerate Industrial Data Modernization
TDengine is pleased to announce a new alliance with Deloitte India, bringing together TDengine's AI-powered data historian with Deloitte India's deep industry expertise and large-scale delivery capabilities.
TDengine Team
March 12, 2026 | Press Releases
Asset-Centric Data Modeling Is Even More Important in the AI Era for Industrial Operation
When it comes to industrial operations, there is one concept that remains essential—and often overlooked by modern data platforms: Asset-centric data modeling.
Jeff Tao
March 10, 2026 | Data Historian
250,000 Writes per Second: Modernizing Steel Manufacturing Data Infrastructure
Leveraging TDengine, a major steel producer recently built a high-performance data storage and analytics platform for a specialty steel digitalization project.
Jim Fan
March 6, 2026 | Case Studies, Industrial Data
Event Frames: One of the Most Brilliant Ideas in Industrial Data — And Why They Matter Even More in the AI Era
Industrial data platforms are evolving rapidly. But sometimes the most powerful ideas are not the newest ones. Event Frames are one of those ideas.
Jeff Tao
March 5, 2026 | Data Historian
