With the Industrial Internet of Things fast becoming the norm in industries, converging IT and OT technologies securely—

a cornerstone of the IIoT—is still the Achilles heel for many companies. Thus, choosing the right industrial network solutions for your operation, and this cannot

be repeated often enough, is essential. At the same time, this is easier said than done. Too often, this arduous task befalls

an IT engineer with little experience of OT protocols and automation systems, or, on the flip side, an OT engineer with no

knowledge of enterprise IT networking. In this article, we take a closer look at how new technologies are shaping the role of

industrial connectivity and networking solutions in your IIoT applications.