Today tools such as asset management , predictive maintenance , digital twins , AR-VR displays are all provided by digital platforms . Operational technology has merged with information technology in order to make its rich and large datasets available for these platforms . And that is a plus .

The negative , the volatility and vulnerabilities of the information technology world have creeped into the operational technology world , exposing critical systems to threats and other types of challenges , requiring specialised services from partners . reetings to the global readers of Intelligent In the first of our related features , we Tech Channels . consider the solutions from the vendor

The world of industrial technology

OPSWAT to manage this environment . or operational technology as it is more OPSWAT solutions are targeted at commonly referred to nowadays is vastly perimeter defence for OT , and industrial different from the world of information control systems , in critical infrastructure technology . Governed by proprietary , robust environments . Identifying and gaining and redundant control systems , operational access to the decision maker for these technology is the backbone of many critical core solutions is fundamental for OPSWAT infrastructure installations . In the past these channel partners . systems remained air gapped and isolated Says Alessandro Porro at OPSWAT , the from each other thereby proving some type decision maker for such solutions would be of user access control . the chief security officer , or the individual in

a leadership security position at a particular facility within an organisation that has responsibility for OT .

In our second related feature , we consider software partner Radix that works with global vendors . Radix combines different types of software that can be grouped into the following categories : cloud infrastructure , industrial software and data platforms .

Turn these pages to read more about how channel partners can address these opportunities and provide solutions for the rapidly transforming operational world .

In this month ’ s Editor ’ s Question we explore the exploding world of AI and invite responses on the opportunities for channel partners and the certifications and skills required . Executives from Cloud Box , Alteryx , NetApp , SAS , respond to this month ’ s question .

Wishing you the best of business success in the ongoing winter season .

Arun Shankar Managing Editor arun @ lynchpinmedia . com

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