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Manufacturing is undergoing a digital revolution, yet many transformation initiatives stall due to a fundamental problem: data trapped in silos. The real roadblock isn't AI or lack of tools, but interoperability—the ability of systems, teams, and companies to understand and trust each other's data. This article explores why traditional approaches fail and introduces Manufacturing Data Spaces as the missing foundation. Data Spaces provide a secure, sovereign framework for controlled data sharing across plants and partners—without giving up ownership. From energy efficiency to predictive maintenance and compliance reporting, real-world examples show how manufacturers can unlock value while preserving control. We explore the layers of interoperability, human concerns, key enabling technologies like AAS and OPC UA, and how to get started with pilots that deliver real ROI. For manufacturers, building trust-based data collaboration isn’t just a tech upgrade—it’s a strategic move that defines future competitiveness in an increasingly connected industry.

The cloud-edge continuum is transforming Europe’s data-driven industry. Telekom’s OnEdge and Connect & Integrate solutions enable secure, real-time data processing and seamless integration into interoperable dataspaces. Together, they empower businesses with full data sovereignty, compliance with European standards, and the ability to monetize insights efficiently. As part of the 8ra initiative, these technologies pave the way for AI, Industrial IoT, and Digital Twins, driving Europe’s technological independence.

Jupyter Notebook is now seamlessly integrated into Build & Operate, bringing interactive data collaboration, real-time analysis, and advanced visualization to a secure, governed dataspace. Whether you're a data scientist, analyst, or business user, this powerful feature enables you to explore datasets, generate insights, and share findings effortlessly—all within a trusted ecosystem designed for efficiency, compliance, and innovation.

This article outlines our experience migrating workloads from an on-premises data center to the AWS Cloud, culminating in the decommissioning of our last server in December 2024. The migration focused on our Motion Data product, which leverages geo-information analytics from Deutsche Telekom's mobile network to provide anonymized mass movement insights for industries such as retail, tourism, and public transport. Our transition to AWS was driven by rising colocation costs and the need to modernize our infrastructure, which faced limitations due to outdated technology constraints, high maintenance efforts, and inefficient storage and compute resource management. We selected AWS's Replatforming approach to harness managed services, improve scalability, and replace legacy Hadoop infrastructure with a more flexible Spark-on-Kubernetes and S3-based solution. The migration delivered key benefits, including 35% lower infrastructure costs, access to up-to-date technology stacks, and removal of resource constraints for compute workloads. By leveraging AWS-managed services such as Kubernetes (EKS), EMR, and RDS, we optimized performance, simplified operations, and positioned ourselves for future growth and innovation in cloud-native environments.

The Danish Data Space Forum and Gaia-X Hub launch showcases how businesses can securely share data using advanced dataspaces. T-Systems offers accessible, standardized solutions enabling organizations to focus on unlocking economic benefits rather than managing complex technology, supporting all industries in leveraging dataspaces effectively.

The Global Data Spaces Connect in Vienna highlighted the transition from technical exploration to practical, business-driven applications of dataspaces. With insights from experts like Wolfgang Ebner, Nina Popanton, and Sofie Verbrugge, the event showcased cross-domain innovations, sustainable business models, and real-world applications in fields such as smart cities and healthcare. Leaders emphasized the importance of collaboration, robust business cases, and scalability, underscoring dataspaces' potential to transform industries.

In a multi-cloud setup, using Rancher to manage Kubernetes clusters requires adding NAT gateway IPs to the Rancher Load Balancer's Security Group. Due to Security Group limits of 1,000 IPs per ENI, employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) is beneficial. WAF allows 100 IP sets with 10,000 IPs each, supporting up to 1 million IP addresses and providing enhanced logging and metrics.

Discover an innovative application development environment powered by Eclipse Tractus-X, offering unparalleled focus and speed from concept to implementation success. With Tractus-X Sandbox, Catena-X Sandbox, and LivingLab Tractus-X, choose the option that fits your needs and start building your data-driven applications effortlessly. Benefit from trusted transactions, ease of use, and T-Systems' expertise in providing reliable data infrastructure solutions.

Discover the transformative power of data products for informed decision-making. From actionable insights to user-friendly interfaces, unlock the potential of Motion Data for optimizing business strategies and enhancing customer acquisition efforts.

Explore the transformative power of open source and collaboration in driving innovation, exemplified by initiatives like Catena-X and IPCEI-CIS, fostering data-driven transformation and advancing digital autonomy.

Unlock the potential of secure cross-organizational data sharing with T-Systems and AWS. This strategic collaboration bridges the gap in achieving true data liberation and control. Experience the Connect Offering, Digital.ID, and LivingLab Sandbox, empowering you to participate effortlessly in data ecosystems while ensuring Gaia-X Conformity. T-Systems and AWS, together in the AWS Solutions Library, bring innovative, secure, and integrated solutions, putting you in control of your data.

T-Systems celebrates receiving the IDS Certification for its Data Intelligence Hub connector from the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA). This certification underscores our commitment to secure and trusted data exchange in IDSA-compliant dataspaces. Connect with confidence using our robust and user-friendly Connect product family, ensuring data sovereignty protection and enabling seamless cross-organizational collaboration. Join us in shaping the future of data exchange and explore the innovative possibilities with our certified solutions.