Optimizing frequency of cloud service validation for activities in industrial processes

A computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media to perform operations comprising:
• defining a workflow comprised of a plurality of steps of an industrial process executed in an industrial environment;
• generating a digital twin of the industrial environment;
• identifying activities in the workflow that are candidates for cloud service validation by running simulations of different executions of the workflow in the industrial environment using the digital twin, wherein each of the activities comprises one or more of the plurality of steps;
• determining confidence levels of cloud services configured to validate performance of the activities;
• and
• optimizing usage of the cloud services based on the confidence levels.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor set;
• one or more computer-readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media to cause the processor set to perform operations comprising:
• defining a workflow comprised of a plurality of steps of an industrial process executed in an industrial environment;
• generating a digital twin of the industrial environment;
• identifying activities in the workflow that are candidates for cloud service validation by running simulations of different executions of the workflow in the industrial environment using the digital twin, wherein each of the activities comprises one or more of the plurality of steps;
• determining confidence levels of cloud services configured to validate performance of the activities;
• and
• optimizing usage of the cloud services based on the confidence levels.