Summary
We have looked in more detail in this chapter at the challenges and opportunities of industrial integration and the digitization of your industrial solutions. We have taken a step back in technical detail to offer more insights to determine direction and decision-making. We have continued to explore architectural options for you to consider as you design and build your solution.
As we have seen throughout the various sections in this chapter, IT and OT convergence, although complex, is inevitable for a successful digital transformation of an enterprise. Developing a keen understanding of the complexities and devising solutions based on industry-leading open architecture patterns will pave the way for a future-proof convergence and seamless data flow northbound and southbound.
Besides the technical challenges of availability (or lack) of data, connectors, protocols, security measures, and so on, fundamental to convergence is the unified mindset of the stakeholders from...