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 Git-based 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.