More and more manufacturers are offering their software platforms everywhere on the internet as a panacea for simplifying and optimizing all production processes. But can this really work? Despite the increasing convergence of IT and OT, companies should think twice before using one system to handle both areas. This is because, historically, the vast majority of providers have their roots in either IT or OT. How did this happen, and why does the history of IT and OT make it advisable to separa
