Automation Awakenings
#67 Do You Really Need a VDA 5050 Fleet Manager? (Native vs. Agnostic Explained)
07 Sep 2025
When do you actually need an agnostic VDA 5050 fleet manager, and when is the native fleet manager enough? In this episode (recorded at Schloss Solitude near Stuttgart), we unpack real-world scenarios: single junction vs. many, one vendor vs. multi-vendor fleets, IO-box “traffic light” workarounds, onboarding complexity, and the true tipping points. We finish with concrete “golden bullets” for your specification so you know how to start.🎯 You’ll learn:Native vs. agnostic fleet managers (clear definitions)When a simple IO-box fix is enoughWhy adding another vendor is the bigger complexity bombWhat to demand in your spec book (beyond “VDA 5050 ready”)How to de-risk multi-vendor scale-upIf you’ve got a tricky use case, drop it in the comments, we’ll cover it in a future episode.🧭 http://automation-awakenings.com🧑💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/automation-awakenings 🔉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NRKD0tb1qOwAvECNJi4HN
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