Enabling digital transformation in manufacturing

Manufacturers are keen to reduce operating costs and improve efficiency by enabling digital transformation through the utilisation of Big Data, AI, Cloud technologies and the Internet-of-Things (IoT).

In addition, this is driving the increasing convergence of ‘IT’ (Information Technology) and ‘OT’ (Operational Technology), through the deployment of ‘Smart Factory’ and ‘Industry 4.0’ technologies such as network-connected sensors, autonomous guided vehicles, automated robots, cyber-physical streams and VR/MR.

As a result, compute and network services are increasingly delivered ‘at the edge’ to meet the ever-increasing demand from a diverse portfolio of users and connected devices.

However, this presents challenges, both in-relation to network performance and network security. Make UK report that 50% of ALL manufacturers reported a security breach in 2020, as businesses struggle to maintain control and visibility over increasingly decentralised, borderless technology services.

Join the Principle Networks team as we discuss:

• How can manufacturers ensure they have the correct platforms in-place to support the high-performance, low-latency and technically diverse environments demanded by the ‘Smart Factory’?
• How can organisations ensure secure, performant and seamless connectivity for increasingly demanding and disparate users and connected devices, without increasing management overheads or interrupting operations?
• How can organisations ensure that cyber security policies are implemented both inside and outside of the corporate network, and in doing so remove the security ‘blind-spot’ between the ‘private, centralised’ and the ‘public, decentralised’ technologies utilised by modern businesses?