Manufacturers are improving business operations with the power of industrial security and industrial Ethernet.
Lag time in IIoT adoption due to cybersecurity concerns
Source: “Holistic Security for Connected Manufacturing”IoT endpoints by 2020
Source: Data management in digital manufacturingPlan to deploy IoT capabilities in three years
Source: "How Greater Industrial Network Connectivity Transforms Operations"How Digital Technologies Can Help Asia’s Manufacturers In A Post-COVID-19 World
For manufacturers, every new connection point is an opportunity. And a risk. To prevent issues, OT needs to take ownership of cybersecurity. But IT holds the keys and expertise.
“This has been a game changer for our business. We completely recouped our initial investment in just nine months and saved more than $1M in the first year.”
Ayako Wilson, Senior General Manager, AWNC
To help arm companies against the threats, Automation.com has worked with the IoT experts at Cisco to provide you the latest edition of our Cybersecurity eBook, filled with detailed reads on the latest strategies and technologies to keep your industrial networks secured, and your company one step ahead of the hackers.
The prevailing trend in Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS) networking is the convergence of technology, specifically IACS operational technology (OT) with information technology (IT).
The distinctions between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) in manufacturing are fading as smart devices and software-controlled systems drive more production lines.
Cisco Webex for the RealWear HMT-1 allows a remote worker to connect with remote experts when they need assistance. Experts can share their views and interact with work instructions, capture still images, and push documents. You no longer need to wait for the expert in person to start solving problems.
For decades, manufacturing businesses have relied on connected machines and the correlating data to help streamline operations. Now, innovative Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are taking machine data to unprecedented new levels – but also introducing a whole new landscape of challenges in data management, analysis and governance.
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