The Role of Software Subscription for Industrial Automation

The options available for Software Subscription are everywhere in our daily lives. From Apple Music, to Pandora to Amazon Prime, the options that are personally available continue to grow seemingly everyday.
We hope to identify the role and opportunity for subscription in the Industrial Automation space to determine if similar options are relevant and of interest.

Through this survey, we would like to invite you to participate in a compensated interview with the Schneider Electric team on the topic of Industrial Automation software.

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The options available for Software Subscription are everywhere in our daily lives. From Apple Music to Amazon Prime, the options that are personally available continue to grow everyday.

That said, in the Industrial Automation and Manufacturing field, it seems that companies tend to invest in control and production management software via a perpetual license format.

Schneider Electric would like to invite you to participate in a paid interview on the topic - particularly about the disconnect between subscriptions and perpetual licenses when it comes to Industrial Automation software and your company's purchasing criteria and preferred models for such software.

2. Which industrial softwares does your company use?

3. Please describe all the core softwares you are using (PLC, etc.) and advanced application softwares (historian, AI, machine learning, etc.)?

How you are using them, etc.

4. How would you define yourself or the department in which you work?

5. What is your role?

Briefly describe your daily job and any tasks related to industrial machines and specifically their softwares.

6. When it comes to investing in industrial software, who is involved in that decision within your company?

7. Which statement best describes your current role when it comes to industrial software?

I am currently the sole decision maker of industrial softwares within my organization and have sign-off on spending

I am currently involved in the decision-making team for industrial softwares within my organization and have sign-off on spending

I am currently influencing / informed of industrial softwares within my organization, but do not sign off on spending

I am a user of industrial softwares within my organization

8. To your knowledge, does your company uses subscriptions for any type of software and/or software service?

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Your advice