Summary and Conclusion

Using modern technology to transform your organization is often the easy choice for today’s IT leaders. Yet industrial transformation also requires a meeting of the minds between two historically diverse teams: Enterprise IT and your operations technology leadership.

A successful move to Industry 4.0 requires IT leaders to respect and acknowledge these differences, then take early steps to find common ground where both IT and OT can agree. That opens the door for ongoing, mutual exchanges of ideas, priorities, and understandings of where each party stands.

By following the guidance offered throughout this Horizon Report, you, too, will find a faster path to realize your own Industry 4.0 vision.