Future-proofing industrial networks for cybersecurity and AI

The Business Case for IT/OT Collaboration in Modernizing Industrial Networks

Future proofing industrial networks for cybersecurity and AI.

Report highlights

Cybersecurity and AI urgency

Securing industrial operations from cyber risk while preparing a scalable, high-performance networking foundation for AI is driving rapid OT modernization.

Operational leaders leaning into IT

Early OT leaders are collaborating heavily with IT to extend enterprise proficiencies across security, automation, standardization, data management, and more.

Operational and financial gains are significant

Reduced operational costs and complexity, improved cybersecurity, enhanced productivity and efficiency, faster troubleshooting, and lower support costs are just a start.

Leadership in industrial networking

Cisco Market Leader Awards

At Cisco, we’ve been delivering solutions for both IT and OT networks for decades, creating a unified solution that delivers operational simplicity and security at the scale needed for industrial networking.

Learn more about future-proofing OT

Cybersecurity and AI readiness are driving OT modernization. Early leaders are collaborating with IT to extend enterprise proficiencies into OT, generating significant operational and financial efficiencies.