The Convergence and Standardization of IT and OT with Andy Foster of IOTech
GESTALT IT, Tuesday, August 22,2023
Industrial control and operational technology systems face the same forces as IT applications and are rapidly being integrated into comprehensive edge infrastructure. This episode of Utilizing Edge brings Andy Foster of IOTech to discuss standardization of industrial IoT with Allyson Klein and Stephen Foskett. There are many more similarities between industrial control systems and information technology systems than many people realize.
Both are impacted by standards in commodity hardware, networking and communications protocols, and cloud integration. And OT and IT are colliding at the edge, with a massive opportunity to leverage data.
The Convergence and Standardization of IT and OT
This episode of Utilizing Tech focuses on the standardization and convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT), especially at the edge. Stephen Foskett and Allyson Klein engage in a discussion with Andy Foster, co-founder of IOTech, about the intersection of Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing, particularly in the industrial domain.