Month: April 2016

The IT OT Paradigm

The IT OT Paradigm

What is IT OT and what is it so significant about it in today’s business? This article provides a brief history of industrial control and information systems and its emergence into a new era of integrated solutions.  The systems integration business is based on the combining of information technologies (IT) and industrial controls environments; SCADA, PLC, instrumentation and…

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Executive Management of Operational Technologies

Executive Management of Operational Technologies

Operational Technology (OT) is that component of an industrial business that supports control systems, instrumentation, PLC and DCS systems, SCADA systems and plant information systems. This discussion takes a CEO’s perspective and looks at key considerations in management of this key business function, making the case for bolstering OT representation and capability to help assure…

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