What is Open Standards?
Open Standards are publicly available and broadly implemented specifications that reduce vendor lock-in, simplify integration and enable competitive procurement – forming the non-negotiable foundation of sustainable digitalisation.
Standards that are publicly available and broadly implemented. Open standards reduce lock-in, simplify integration and enable competitive procurement over the full asset lifecycle.
Why it matters: Open standards are the foundation of sustainable digitalisation. When every system speaks a common, publicly documented language, integration costs fall and the barrier to switching vendors drops dramatically.
HubMind’s view: Open standards are non-negotiable in our recommendations. We have seen too many facilities locked into expensive proprietary ecosystems to accept the argument that a proprietary solution is “good enough” just because it works today.
Read more: Why standardisation is critical for integration and automation.
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