The convergence of IT systems and shop floor operations represents a foundational element of successful manufacturing. Achieving this objective requires breaking down the long-standing silos that have traditionally separated these functions. Integration, meanwhile, is imperative to driving manufacturing automation enabling the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and gaining visibility across the enterprise. In turn, this visibility is essential to streamline the design, development, engineering process, speed time-to-market and enhance automation. Manufacturers also rely on intelligent devices at the edge of critical business activity to create connected networks that continually collect, share, and analyze data from myriad sources. Simultaneously, they must prevent an isolated breach at any point in the network from crippling the entire IIoT ecosystem.

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