Predix, GE’s operating system for the Industrial Internet, was released to the general public in February. Then in April, at Hannover Messe in Germany, we announced our first production customer using the Predix-based APM application. Now we’re hosting the first developer conference in GE’s history.

THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO ONLY THOSE ATTENDING PREDIX TRANSFORM EVENT IN LAS VEGAS. 

What is APM and why should someone care?

Asset Performance Management, or APM, is a category of software and services that leverages sensors, connectivity, data and analytics to help industrial and other asset-centric companies improve the reliability and availability of industrial assets, and to minimize total cost of ownership.

The cost of unplanned outages can be extremely high – partially due to repair costs, but often driven by weeks or months of lost production as replacement parts are produced, delivered and installed.

APM uses big data techniques to give the greatest possible lead-time, often weeks or months before serious equipment issues arise; not only to allow operators time to schedule planned maintenance and order parts, but to eliminate unnecessary and costly time-based maintenance.

Thought starters to help you invent extensions for APM

1. Merging data sources

Machines are distributed geographically in a wide area. How can we combine sensor data and geographical or weather data to get help operators interpret their real-time operational data?

1. Better visualization

Can we make it easier for the operator to visualize unique pieces of equipment and know, at a glance, the state and health of each asset?

1. Get Creative  

Use your own knowledge of Predix and APM. Sometimes these can be the best ideas.  

The hackathon is open to all conference attendees, limit 100 coders. Limit 5 per team. 

$1,700 in prizes

1. Register for the hackathon at the Predix Transform Conference. Limit to 100 coders.
2. Form a team here on the Devpost page. 
3. Once you have a team, you will receive an email from the hackathon organizer to join a Predix Org in Cloud Foundry with the rest of your team.
4. Fly to Las Vegas, Nevada. 
5. Check in at 11:00am on Sunday July 24th. 
6. Eat, Drink, Code and build your app alongside your team.
7. Provide access to your app for judging and testing by including an active URL where your app is deployed. 
8. Make sure your entry adheres to all the requirements and submit before 2pm PST on July 25, 2016. 

• Quality of the Idea and App
  Includes creativity and originality of the application idea, usability, design, and intuitiveness.
• Potential Value or Benefits
  Includes the degree to which the solution provides scale and value.
• Use of Predix Platform Services and APM
  Includes the extent to which Predix services and / or APM were used AND/OR the extent to which live data was incorporated from a Predix machine-enabled device.
• Ease of implementation
  Includes the extent to which the value provided to the end user is realistically achievable with existing technologies within the near term; not vague or overly complex to user, or reliant on a technology that is not yet on the market.
• Pitch of App
  Includes the clarity and description of the problem addressed, how the app solves the problem, what technology is used, what services are leveraged, what sensor and other data is used, and the connection the app makes to real-world industrial problems.