iX extra Industry 

Predictive maintenance for Industry 4.0
Maintenance concepts aim to achieve high availability, but they are also a cost factor. Intelligent concepts should help to reconcile several target parameters.
An often neglected aspect when purchasing capital goods is the fact that the costs for operation, maintenance, and repairs (operational expenses – Opex) over the life cycle are higher than the acquisition costs (capital expenses – Capex). iX compiles an overview of external providers and their cloud solutions

The iX extra topic special is published seven times a year as a series of articles focusing on industry, storage, hosting, cloud computing, and security.

iX extra in 04/2026:
Space close: March 3, 2026
Materials: March 5, 2026

On sale: March 20, 2026