Why this matters now As industry faces an ever-increasing number of new challenges—workforce reductions, supply chain shortages, increased global competition, and more—operational technology (OT) teams are continually looking for ways to optimize their operations....
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The Industrial Edge Is Critical for Cybersecurity in the CRA Era
TL;DR CRA introduces stricter cybersecurity requirements for connected systems. Direct OT-to-internet connectivity creates unacceptable risk. Industrial edge software provides a secure buffer layer. Protocol translation enables IT/OT interoperability. Secure edge...
How OPC UA and MQTT Are Preparing Industrial Data for AI
Why this matters now We all know data is king. The entire purpose of the digital transformation initiatives of the last decade or two were laser focused on getting critical data out of the field and into the hands of personnel and systems that could make use of it....
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