Industrial data fabrics also allow organizations to eradicate the complicated web of point-to-point connections and add context between the OT layer and IT layer. With an industrial data fabric acting as the unifying data and message broker, hyper connectivity can still be established between OT and IT systems across an organization’s geographic and enterprise network. It facilitates the on-premises-to-cloud data flow into a single, encrypted port rather than exposing hundreds of open ports like classical point-to-point protocols do.
By managing OT data following the fabric paradigm, industry can more easily analyze and secure it at a lower total cost of ownership. Moreover, this approach promotes industry compliance and audit trails, ensuring that sensitive data is safely protected, without silos getting in the way.
Eliminating data silos and adding context
Beyond cybersecurity, there are several benefits to eradicating data silos with a fabric-enabled data management strategy.
In years past, fragmented data management practices not only exacerbated cyber risk, but created data silos across the business. In these cases, data tended to be trapped in smart…
