Systems and methods for industrial information solutions and connected microservices

A method, comprising:

• receiving, via a processor, a request for collecting a plurality of datasets associated with an asset of an industrial automation system, wherein the plurality of datasets comprises a plurality of types of data related to one or more operations of the asset, wherein the asset comprises an industrial automation device of the industrial automation system, wherein the request is received from a digital representation associated with the asset, wherein the digital representation is configured to:
• perform one or more simulations related to the one or more operations of the asset over time;
• and
• send the request to the processor based on the one or more simulations;
• collecting, via the processor, the plurality of datasets from one or more sources in response to receiving the request;
• aligning, via the processor, the plurality of datasets to generate a plurality of aligned datasets based on the plurality of types of data;
• aggregating, via the processor, the plurality of aligned datasets into a single dataset comprising simulation data associated with the one or more simulations;
• formatting, via the processor, the single dataset into a data format configured to cause the plurality of aligned datasets to be organized according to a pre-defined order based on a type of each of the plurality of aligned datasets and a hierarchical level associated with each of the plurality of aligned datasets, and wherein the data format comprises metadata comprising a respective type of a respective aligned dataset of the plurality of aligned datasets and a respective hierarchical level associated with the respective aligned dataset of the plurality of aligned datasets;
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• transmitting, via the processor, the single dataset to a computing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to:

• receive a dataset associated with one or more operations of an asset from a computing device, wherein the asset comprises an industrial automation device of an industrial automation system, wherein the dataset is formatted into a data format comprising data and metadata, wherein the data is organized according to a pre-defined order based on a type of the dataset and a hierarchical level of the industrial automation system associated with the dataset, wherein the metadata comprises the type of the dataset and the hierarchical level associated with the dataset:
• decode the dataset based on the metadata;
• and
• access a digital representation associated with the asset, wherein the digital representation is configured to:
• perform one or more simulations based on the decoded dataset;
• and
• send one or more simulation results to the processor;
• and
• generate, via the processor, one or more alerts based on the one or more simulation results.