Development of Interoperability in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Ecosystems: Integrating DevOps and Digital Twins to Platform Integration and Ensure Seamless Device

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is now an integral part of modern industrial systems, revolutionizing smart manufacturing, predictive maintenance, and optimizing supply chains. While the implementation of HoT is complex, one of the most critical aspects is in terms of achieving interoperability between different devices, platforms, and applications within IIoT ecosystems. It is not enough only to have strong communication protocols that plays well with all the components, but also continuous development, testing and deployment pipelines that can conform to those specific and growing needs in industrial environments. By integrating DevOps principles and Digital Twin technology, this work presents a unique approach that enables application-level interoperability by ensuring seamless device communication across heterogeneous IIoT ecosystems. DevOps, with its focus on automation, collaboration, and CI/CD, has emerged as a powerful way to tackle operational complexities in HoT ecosystems. Integrating DevOps into IIoT platform development, we focus on reducing the friction involved in connecting devices, sensors and applications so that any update or change can be deployed fast and reliably. At the same time, Digital Twin technology, as representations of physical assets, is key to providing monitoring in real time, simulation, and optimization of devices and systems within IIoT environments. The aim of this research is to investigate how the intersection of DevOps and Digital Twins can upend parallel processing with a framework for platform interoperability which enables real-time decision-making and predictive analytics whilst mitigating downtime and improving system efficiency. The framework for interoperability proposed in this paper aims to build a cohesive infrastructure that enables the seamless exchange of information between legacy systems, modern IoT devices, and cloud-based applications. Digital Twins are a key element in enabling a feedback loop between the physical HoT devices and the digital terrain they inhabit across the intrinsic and extrinsic domains of the IIoT. Additionally, by leveraging DevOps in the design, we guarantee that this platform can adapt to changing business needs or technological innovation without compromise to the operational integrity of the system.