
Data Center Ecosystem Report 2022: The Irish Market
The I.R.I.S.H data center ecosystem explained
Technology innovations such as IoT, machine learning and digital twins are breaking down traditional silos between IT & OT. We see this in the data center itself where the operational concerns of uptime and maintenance are integrating more with IT to ensure security, real-time monitoring and greater intelligence.
This is perhaps most visible when looking at the industrial edge; the OT already at plants, factories etc is converging with the IT infrastructure moving to the edge to support it. These advanced applications are data-hungry and bring a new level of IT requirements to the industrial space. A hybrid on-premise / cloud-based control and analysis architecture can help industrial users deal with issues like:
There are, however, both cultural and technological challenges that must be overcome to exploit this convergence.
In this debate, AVEVA, HPE, and Schneider Electric discuss: