Articles & News on IT/OT Convergence

Siemens and Snowflake Enable IT/OT Convergence Across Edge and Cloud for Industrial Customers

  • September 5, 2025
  • News

Siemens is collaborating with Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, to help manufacturers unlock new levels of operational efficiency, scale and AI-driven insights.

HANNOVER MESSE 2026: How Industry Masters Change

  • September 4, 2025
  • News

At HANNOVER MESSE, attendees from industry will learn how companies can succeed in this phase of rapid industrial transformation.

IOT Solutions Congress Brazil Gathers 150 Experts in Disruptive Technologies

  • September 3, 2025
  • News

The congress will explore how the Internet of Things can harmonize innovation, economic growth and community engagement.

Gordon Murray Group Upgrades to IFS Cloud to Power Next-Gen Automotive Innovation

  • September 3, 2025
  • News

The adoption of IFS Cloud is designed to scale GMG’s operations over the next five years.

OT Cybersecurity 2026: Six Data‑Driven Trends From the State of Smart Manufacturing Report

  • by Divya Venkataraman
  • August 19, 2025
  • Feature

OT cybersecurity is no longer a bolt‑on afterthought but the connective tissue of modern manufacturing.

Rockwell Automation Opens Registration for Automation Fair 2025

  • August 14, 2025
  • News

The 34th annual event attracts industrial operations professionals from around the globe to connect, collaborate and create.

Dragos 2025 OT Security Financial Risk Report: Incident Response Planning Critical for Risk Reduction

  • August 13, 2025
  • News

Report: In a typical year, $31.1 billion in financial risk is associated with OT cybersecurity events.

Dispel and ABB Sign Global Partnership to Enhance Secure Remote Access for Industrial Customers Under ABB Care

  • August 7, 2025
  • News

The multi-year partnership strengthens ABB's ability to securely deliver ABB Care’s services remotely with Dispel’s purpose-built OT SRA technology.

The Benefits of Collaborative IT/OT Cybersecurity Strategies

  • by Sid Snitkin
  • August 4, 2025
  • Feature

IT cybersecurity programs are generally more advanced than those in OT.

Ransomware Surges as Attempts Spike 146% Amid Aggressive Extortion Tactics

  • August 1, 2025
  • News

Zscaler’s Annual ThreatLabz Report reveals key ransomware groups stole 238 TB of Data in One Year.

ISA 2025 Automation Summit & Expo Heads to Florida in October

  • July 31, 2025
  • News

​When ASE takes place 5-7 October 2025, hundreds of automation professionals across a multitude of industries will attend to network and further their careers.

IFS Partners With Climatiq to Launch Emissions Management in IFS Cloud

  • July 31, 2025
  • News

The joint white paper, “IFS Cloud: Carbon Emissions Scope 3 Overview and Statement of Direction," is now available.

Industrial Connectors in AI-driven Manufacturing

  • by Lee Slater
  • July 28, 2025
  • Feature

As edge inference, high-speed data transfer and hybrid power-signal systems become standard, industrial connectors can enable resilient communication across AI-driven production environments.

Does Your Manufacturing Company Need a Security Operations Center (SOC)?

  • by Zac Amos
  • July 24, 2025
  • Feature

A SOC is a centralized facility for constant network monitoring and threat investigation. It unifies IT and OT security.

HiveMQ Joins Inductive Automation Ecosystem to Power Real-Time Industrial Intelligence

  • July 24, 2025
  • News

Seamless edge-to-cloud backbone enables smarter operations and enterprise insights.

Infor Announces Strategic Collaboration With Amazon Web Services to Propel Generative AI Innovations

  • July 11, 2025
  • News

Infor will deliver enhanced AI-driven innovations and deliver enhanced solutions via AWS marketplace.

A Message From the Editor: Tools for More Secure, Resilient OT Environments

  • by Renee Bassett
  • July 3, 2025
  • Opinion

As digital transformation breaks down the walls between OT and IT systems in pursuit of innovation and efficiency, new cybersecurity threats can emerge.

Emerson to Present Intelligent Automation Solutions at Automatica 2025

  • June 17, 2025
  • News

Booth visitors will learn how companies of any size can apply a Floor to Cloud approach to drive sustainable growth and maximize performance quality.

The Future of Automation Is Software-defined: Are You Ready?

  • by Matthias Schulz
  • June 3, 2025
  • Feature

Software-Defined Automation blends IT agility with industrial strength–boosting flexibility, speed and efficiency at the edge. It’s the future of automation, redefined by code, not cables.

A Leap Ahead for IIoT and Cloud Communications

  • by Alexandro Rezakhani
  • June 2, 2025
  • Feature

This new sensor integration gateway can send data to both IIoT and PLC destinations.