A new approach to harnessing manufacturing data
From the factory floor to the data center and the cloud
Exponential data growth is straining manufacturing IT. But those who can evolve their IT and embrace the influx can win big.
In 2017, manufacturers stored more data than any other sector
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Where’s it all coming from?
Increasingly connected factory floors
IT/OT convergence
Estimated 20 billion connected sensors and endpoints by 2020
6 requirements to evolve manufacturing IT
Fully connect the plant floor, control room, and board room.
Distribute compute power at the edge, fog, cloud, and data center to enable real-time insights and control.
Integrate data, apps, virtualization, and platforms; tear down silos.
Automatically identify anomalies and inconsistencies in data flow.
Prioritize traffic to provide data only to those who need it.
Deploy network-integrated, context-aware, intelligent security.
See the difference connected manufacturing can make
Data center
Old model
Traditional, non-virtualized environments require manual processes and limit scalability.
Factory floor (OT)
Old model
Traditional proprietary protocols limit visibility and connectivity, slowing operations and creating blind spots in manufacturing activity.
Network (IT)
Old model
Manual processes and rigid architecture makes it difficult to adapt to change. Isolation from the OT network lowers operational insight.
Edge
Old model
Primarily, only networking devices are deployed at the edge, providing little compute power for analytics and less visibility.
Security
Old model
Proprietary, unconnected systems are “islands of security,” but integration can expose their security risks.
Analytics
Old model
Team members painstakingly dig through historical data and disseminate manually.
Board room
Old model
Lack of visibility and real-time insight keep business decision-makers disconnected from plant-floor operations.
Cloud
Old model
Cloud resources are segmented from the ERP system, users, and other important applications, making them difficult to effectively leverage.