Software Defined Automation empowers automation engineers to turn factories into software systems with cloud and modern software development tools. SDA enables DevOps for PLCs through PLC code versioning and collaboration. SDA TechOps provides cloud-based management of conventional and virtual PLCs, and automated code deployments. SDA vPLC delivers independence from proprietary controllers on x86 servers at the edge. Cloud-based PLC file storage and backups, fine-grained user access, PLC and gateway fleet management increase the productivity of automation engineering teams.