George Bauer

George Bauer is director of AVEVA Flex Subscription at AVEVA.

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Process Instrumentation and Sensors January 9, 2020

Subscription software drives digital transformation

A subscription delivery model can hasten adoption automation software required to progress in the journey toward digital transformation.

By George Bauer

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