{"id":30839,"date":"2025-09-03T19:36:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ats-automation-develop.go-vip.net\/pas\/?p=30839"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:51:45","slug":"it-ot-convergence-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ats-automation-develop.go-vip.net\/pas\/it-ot-convergence-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"IT\/OT Convergence: A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n IT & OT Convergence: What It Is & Why It Matters <\/h1>\n

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As you may expect, IT\/OT convergence<\/strong> is pretty much what it says on the tin: the integration of your informational technology and operational technology systems<\/a><\/strong>. But what exactly does this involve, and what are the benefits?<\/p>\n

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Industrial companies want to migrate to more complex ecosystems to boost and enhance their digital capabilities. Often featuring tighter vertical integration, these new ecosystems can drive efficiencies and real value, but they also require different approaches on how to support and manage IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Today\u2019s industrial companies need to change how they interact with, react to and provide services if they hope to obtain desired levels of value from the next wave of digitalization<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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\n Bridging the Gap Between IT & OT on the Factory Floor <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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In the production plant, it can often feel like a tug of war between two sides of the process: the machines and equipment performing the physical labor, and the data, servers, and digital devices that gather information and inform decisions. In the past, these two key production players have occupied their own corners, equally important but distinctly separate.<\/p>\n

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But this is no longer the case, or it shouldn\u2019t be, at least. New technology (such as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices) helps these two worlds collide.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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IT\/OT convergence opens up a host of previously-limited possibilities. It offers a game-changing impact on efficiency, productivity, and growth. To start, scaling digitalization initiatives requires greater integration of the data between IT and OT.<\/p>\n

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Exciting, right? Let\u2019s explore the potential that combining these two past silos provides. We\u2019ll also outline a strategy to help you overcome any hurdles you might face, to ensure successful IT\/OT convergence in your process facility<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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\n What is IT\/OT Convergence? <\/h2>\n
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What is OT?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As mentioned before, Operational Technology (OT) is all of the hardware (and software) used to monitor and control physical processes in a plant<\/a><\/strong>. It affects real-life, tangible components that are associated with manufacturing and industrial environments, such as machinery, valves, switches, etc.<\/p>\n

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Examples of OT include systems like:<\/p>\n

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