Why Open Collaboration is Operationally Necessary | Three Questions With ZEDEDA

In this episode of "Three Questions With," we sit down with Mathias, Open Source Architect at ZEDEDA. While modern container-based systems eliminated the need to walk factory floors with USB sticks, they created a new operational headache: isolated islands of vendor-specific management platforms. As factory operators unintentionally become the "manager of management systems," open collaboration has shifted from a philosophical preference to an absolute operational requirement. Mathias breaks down how Margo serves as the unifying layer for edge orchestration—drawing direct parallels to how OPC UA unified fieldbuses—and explains why real enterprise value lives above open interface layers rather than in proprietary siloes. Plus, get an insider look at what's next on the Margo standardization roadmap, including device fleet management and identity/trust planes. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction: Mathias, Open Source Architect at ZEDEDA 0:19 - Why open collaboration became an operational necessity 0:49 - The multi-vendor reality: Managing "islands" of edge software 1:37 - Why Margo is the OPC UA equivalent for edge fleet management 2:32 - The IP fear: What do organizations actually give up in open ecosystems? 3:26 - Where actual business value lives (Building above the standardized layer) 4:19 - The future of industrial edge: Workload fleet management, device management, and trust planes 🌐 Connect with the Margo Initiative: Website: https://margo.org Documentation: https://docs.margo.org Community Forum: https://discourse.margo.org LinkedIn:   / margoproject   GitHub: https://github.com/margo