i-flow Hub: Scaling redefined
The central access point
Management
The i-flow Hub enables centralized management of your Unified Namespace (UNS). Configure and monitor both central and local instances such as i-flow Edge and i-flow Broker.
Governance
Define and control structure, schemas, and access rights centrally. For clear ownership and a consistent data strategy across all plants and regions.
Global Collaboration
A Unified Namespace (UNS) is a team effort. Bring together the expertise of local plant teams and central IT/OT teams in a single shared interface to maximize results!
"i-flow's data hub allows anyone to work with factory data while ensuring control over access to critical resources."
Christian Kircher (Director Engineering Excellence, Bosch Rexroth)
Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS)
manage, monitor & govern
manage, monitor & govern
Central Management - Scaling in simple.
Create, deploy and manage all resources in a central interface or via the powerful i-flow API. Straightforward and efficient management of your Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS).
Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS)
manage, monitor & govern
manage, monitor & govern
Real-time Monitoring - Metrics at a glance.
The i-flow Hub provides real-time insights and metrics to optimize your Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS). Enabling easy maintenance and fine-tuning of your digital ecosystem.
Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS)
manage, monitor & govern
manage, monitor & govern
Data Governance - Quality without compromise.
Define users, roles and permissions. Central standards for UNS namespaces and source data maximize data quality and enable smooth scaling.
Central Control. Decentral Operation.
The i-flow Hub is the central management interface (control plane) of your global architecture — providing full transparency and control across all locations.
Collaboration in Single Interface
Central and local teams work in a unified interface with clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
Decoupled Runtime Architecture
Data processing (data plane) runs fully independent of the i-flow Hub on i-flow Edge and Broker instances — on-premises or in the cloud.
DevOps Ready & Fully Automatable
Using Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and automated rollouts? The i-flow API enables fully declarative management and deployments — reproducible, versioned, and secure.
Seamless Integration into your Pipelines.
Integrate i-flow directly into existing DevOps toolchains. Changes can be planned, validated, rolled out, and selectively rolled back when needed.
Scalable. Transparent. Controllable.
The API is designed for service-based architectures, providing full change history and secure authentication — ideal for scaling production environments.
Multi Hub Operation
Different regional or technical requirements? The i-flow Hub supports parallel operation of multiple Hub instances —without compromising governance or operations.
Multi-Region & Global Rollouts
- Separate i-flow Hubs per region (z. B. EU, US, APAC)
- Regional network and compliance requirements.
Dev / Test / Prod Environments
- Reduced risk for production-grade UNS architectures.
- Controlled updates without impacting the production system.
Security-by-Design
i-flow is developed according to the security-by-design principle and optimized for use in critical IT/OT environments.
Central security functions
- Centralized security governance via the i-flow Hub
- Encrypted communication and certificate-based authentication
- Central role-based access control (RBAC)
- Integration into central identity providers (e.g. Microsoft Entra ID)
- Optimized for segmented IT/OT networks
400 Mio. Data Operations per Day
Over 400 million data operations per day in production-critical environments demonstrate the scalability of the software and the deep trust that customers place in i-flow.
Whether PLC, sensor or ERP data, i-flow provides the basis for a modern IT/OT architecture in manufacturing companies.
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Over 400 million data operations per day in production-critical environments demonstrate the scalability of the software and the deep trust that customers place in i-flow.
Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS)
i-flow provides the key components for scalable system integration in factories based on an open, event-based and scalable architecture – the Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS). The architecture has a modular design and consists of three modules: i-flow Hub, i-flow Broker and i-flow Edge.
