Ot It Convergence Horizon

For years I watched industrial plants run two separate worlds: the operational technology floor with its SCADA systems and PLCs, and the corporate IT network with its servers and databases. They shared a wall but rarely a conversation. That separation was comfortable for engineers who valued stability and uptime above all else. But comfort came at a cost. Every time we needed a production report, someone had to walk to a control room with a USB stick. Every time a machine sh