Cirrus Link Solutions
"Unlock the power of OT data with MQTT and Sparkplug"
US industrial software firm co-founded by MQTT co-inventor Arlen Nipper; builds Ignition MQTT modules and the Chariot MQTT broker for OT data.
Cirrus Link Solutions is a US-based industrial software company that develops data-connectivity tools for operational technology (OT) systems. The company was founded by Arlen Nipper, a co-inventor of the MQTT messaging protocol, alongside Wesley Johnson, co-creator of the Sparkplug specification used to structure MQTT payloads in industrial settings.
Its product line centers on modules for Inductive Automation's Ignition platform, including the MQTT Engine, Distributor, Transmission/Injector and Recorder modules, which collect plant-floor data and publish it over MQTT using the Sparkplug B specification. The company also offers IoT Bridges that route contextualized OT data directly into cloud platforms such as Snowflake, AWS SiteWise and Azure Digital Twins, and the Chariot MQTT Server, an MQTT broker built for industrial deployments with native Sparkplug B support. These products are used for SCADA modernization, unified-namespace architectures, and machine-learning applications such as predictive maintenance that depend on self-describing, report-by-exception OT data.
Cirrus Link's customers span oil and gas, manufacturing, food and beverage, logistics, and power and energy operators, and include named users such as Georgia-Pacific, Denso, Tyson Foods and Amazon Web Services. Arlen Nipper serves as president and Chris Houghton as chief executive.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Cirrus Link MQTT Modules for Ignition
Ignition platform modules that collect and publish real-time OT data over MQTT/Sparkplug.
Chariot MQTT Server
Secure enterprise-grade MQTT broker with native Sparkplug support for industrial environments.
IoT Bridges
No-code bridges that structure and deliver OT data to cloud platforms.
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2012
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North America
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