Modernizing Your Industrial Network (Part 3): Integrating Your Data & Systems
Is your data living on an island? If it’s stored all alone in a spreadsheet on someone’s computer, written down on paper somewhere, or kept in a database that the rest of your organization can’t access, then the answer is yes: Your data is all by itself, with no way for anyone to reach it or use it.
This is an all-too-common scenario in many of today’s manufacturing environments. It occurs when different technologies, systems, and devices relying on different protocols are used with no way to link them. When this happens, data is created and stored in many different places, and there may even be multiple copies of the same data. This fragmentation makes it easy to lose track of the information you have, where it is, and how it can be used. And what good is capturing and storing data if you can’t use it to uncover new patterns and trends that improve production processes, productivity, safety, and efficiency?
Bringing your data and systems together is an important step toward digital transformation: the ability to turn data into actionable information begins with a reliable and secure network.
Van Meter wants to help you connect your islands of data. Applying our engagement model of assess, design, implement, support we can work with you to baseline the current state of your network, create a future state design that takes into account your business goals and use cases, implement a robust & secure network and support your team and production through the process. Contact us today to get started on integrating your systems for connected data.
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