Abstract: A method and to assembly for managing an automation program for an industrial automation platform, wherein the automation program is transferred to the automation platform and execution of the automation program is controlled, where in a first step, the automation program or a reference to the automation program is transferred from a Kubernetes master a virtual kubelet, in a second step, the transferred or referenced automation program is transferred to the industrial automation platform via a provider interface of the virtual kubelet, and in a third step, the execution of the transferred automation program on the industrial automation platform is controlled, where via the provider interface, control commands are transferred to the industrial automation platform and acknowledgement messages of the industrial automation platform are received and processed or forwarded to a control entity, such that automation programs can be managed, distributed and run using container orchestration systems.

Abstract: A system for finding and identifying computer nodes in a network includes a network having multiple computer nodes and a planning module. The computer nodes are connected to one another by communication connections and are configured to perform a workload of one or more software application(s). The planning module includes at least one probe having a test code and is configured to send the probe with the test code to the computer nodes to test the properties of the computer nodes with respect of their ability to perform a specific workload of at least one software application. The planning module is configured to take the test results as a basis for selecting one or more computer nodes for performing the workload of at least one software application, and to start the performance of the workload of the at least one software application on the selected computer node.

Abstract: A system for finding and identifying computer nodes in a network includes a network having multiple computer nodes and a planning module. The computer nodes are connected to one another by communication connections and are configured to perform a workload of one or more software application(s). The planning module includes at least one probe having a test code and is configured to send the probe with the test code to the computer nodes to test the properties of the computer nodes with respect of their ability to perform a specific workload of at least one software application. The planning module is configured to take the test results as a basis for selecting one or more computer nodes for performing the workload of at least one software application, and to start the performance of the workload of the at least one software application on the selected computer node.

Abstract: Provided is a method for the assignment of industrial field devices to a user account in a cloud environment, including logging in of a user; scanning of the public identifier; checking, of whether the field device is already linked to a user account; connecting of the field device to the Internet by the user, provided such a connection does not yet exist, in such a way that the cloud environment can be contacted by the field device; triggering a linking of the field device by the user by means of the mobile terminal of the user and the previously scanned public identifier of the field device; authenticating of the field device in the cloud environment by means of the private security key of the field device and assigning of the field device to the public identifier by means of the cloud environment.

Abstract: Provided is a method for the assignment of industrial field devices to a user account in a cloud environment, including logging in of a user; scanning of the public identifier; checking, of whether the field device is already linked to a user account; connecting of the field device to the Internet by the user, provided such a connection does not yet exist, in such a way that the cloud environment can be contacted by the field device; triggering a linking of the field device by the user by means of the mobile terminal of the user and the previously scanned public identifier of the field device; authenticating of the field device in the cloud environment by means of the private security key of the field device and assigning of the field device to the public identifier by means of the cloud environment.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a cloud computing infrastructure having a rights management device, which is designed to manage operating rights for at least one application which can be executed in the cloud computing infrastructure for the purpose of controlling the operation of the at least one application in the cloud computing infrastructure, to evaluate the managed operating rights with respect to execution of the at least one application and to output an execution enable on the basis of the evaluation of the operating rights, and having an execution device which is designed to execute the at least one application in the cloud computing infrastructure on the basis of the output execution enable. The present invention also discloses a method for operating at least one application in a cloud computing infrastructure and an application for execution in a cloud computing infrastructure.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a cloud computing infrastructure having a rights management device, which is designed to manage operating rights for at least one application which can be executed in the cloud computing infrastructure for the purpose of controlling the operation of the at least one application in the cloud computing infrastructure, to evaluate the managed operating rights with respect to execution of the at least one application and to output an execution enable on the basis of the evaluation of the operating rights, and having an execution device which is designed to execute the at least one application in the cloud computing infrastructure on the basis of the output execution enable. The present invention also discloses a method for operating at least one application in a cloud computing infrastructure and an application for execution in a cloud computing infrastructure.