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EU Data Act: From obligation to your competitive advantage
The EU Data Act requires you to make sensor data from your machines accessible. We help you turn this obligation into real business value. On AWS, we build a data platform that ensures compliance and enables new services before anyone else does.
1 data product live on a pilot line with real data and user flow
For machine and plant builders:
Share product data securely, stay compliant and monetize as the first.
CHALLENGE
The Data Act puts you under pressure
Anyone selling machines or equipment in the EU must now provide users with free access to their operational data. For products placed on the market after September 12, 2026, access is required "by design." While many companies collect data, they do not provide it in real-time and machine-readable formats. At the same time, a user can forward this data to competitors – a real risk that threatens their own service revenues.
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Daten liegen vor, sind aber nicht in Echtzeit und maschinenlesbar zugänglich (Art. 3–5).
Fehlende Interoperabilität: keine gemeinsame Semantik über Maschinen und Hersteller hinweg.
Angst um Geschäftsgeheimnisse führt zur Haltung „lieber gar nichts teilen“.
Unklare Vertragslage: unfaire Klauseln und fehlende vorvertragliche Transparenz.
Deadline ab 12. September 2026 und Bußgelder bis 5 Mio. € oder 2% des weltweiten Jahresumsatzes (§ 15 DADG).
SOLUTION APPROACH - CHANGE IN WORKING LIFE
First monetize, including compliance
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TECHNIQUE BEHIND
The platform behind it: Edge to Cloud on AWS
We connect the operational technology of your machines (OT) with a modern data platform in the cloud. At the edge of production, we capture signals using established industrial standards such as OPC UA, MQTT, and IO-Link, and reliably transmit them to the AWS cloud. There, the data is structured, cataloged, and provided with clear access rules. "Interoperability" means that machines from different manufacturers are understood through a common language (e.g., OPC UA Companion Specs). Based on this, the actual data products are created. Analyses, dashboards, and AI models refine raw data into insights. A permissions and sharing model ensures that only the data required by the Data Act flows – valuable knowledge remains protected. Everything runs in European AWS regions and supports requirements such as GDPR and NIS2.
PRACTICE EXAMPLE
Proven at an industrial scale
A leading provider in measurement and process technology wanted to fundamentally modernize the monitoring and maintenance of its machines – such as vibration screens and pneumatic conveyor systems. The sensors have always provided data, but collection, transmission, and evaluation were outdated. Together, we built an IIoT solution on AWS: Machine data is sent to the cloud via AWS IoT Greengrass, stored there with Amazon Timestream, and evaluated through serverless services. This IIoT foundation – collection, secure transmission, role-based real-time access – is exactly the technical basis that the Data Act requires as a prerequisite. A dashboard visualizes the "health status" of the machines and automatically alerts in case of threshold exceedances. A role and rights concept gives end customers worldwide secure access to real-time data. Thus, a monitoring task evolved into a new, marketable service offering – an opportunity born from obligation.
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Your benefits at a glance
You secure the first-mover advantage with your own data, reduce your compliance risk, and create the foundation for new, recurring revenues.
First-Mover Advantage
You offer services based on your data before others do.
New Revenue Streams
Monetizable data products create new revenues instead of mere compliance.
Compliance by Design
Legal requirements are integrated and reusable across product lines.
Protecting trade secrets
Optional data does not need to be disclosed in open access.
Fast data access
Near real-time and machine-readable access at the pilot line, quickly expandable.
Reduce legal risk
Drafting contract clauses and pre-contractual transparency reduces risks.
Teams relieve
A platform for compliance, analytics, and AI-driven services.
European Data Residency
Support for GDPR, NIS2, and European data retention.
Start with a clear situation picture
Transform the Data Act obligation into an advantage. In a brief assessment, we will evaluate your starting position together, identify specific gaps and value opportunities, and transparently estimate effort and business impact. This way, you will have a solid foundation for the next step – without obligation.
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Storm Reply specializes in the design and implementation of innovative cloud-based solutions and services. With extensive expertise in the creation and management of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud solutions, Storm Reply supports large enterprises in Europe and worldwide in the implementation of cloud-based systems and applications. Storm Reply is an AWS Premier Consulting Partner.