How well do you really know the hardware, firmware, and software embedded in your production assets? The recent case of embedded cellular kill switches in renewable power inverters highlights the importance of provenance, SBOMs, and HBOMs in the world of OT.

IT/OT convergence is essential for improving business performance and achieving operational resilience, but it requires collaboration to bridge the gap between legacy OT systems and modern IT solutions while addressing challenges like differing system lifecycles and cybersecurity priorities.

Digital transformation acceleration is driving the demand for smart safety solutions, which are now an essential component of a manufacturer’s and processor’s operational resilience strategy and a key enabler of achieving the productivity required to thrive in today’s challenging times.

The systems that control and operate the buildings we work in are often overlooked when it comes to cybersecurity policy and implementation of good OT level cybersecurity controls and hygiene. As manufacturing enterprises become increasingly connected through digitalization, these systems can no longer be considered to be completely isolated from the rest of the manufacturing enterprise. This report looks at the myriad systems installed in the built environment for manufacturing and industrial applications and how we can make these systems more secure.

In this Insight, ARC Advisory Group includes the most recent quarterly results for major Indian IT suppliers that publicly report their results. The easing of macroeconomic uncertainty is a positive sign for future growth, potentially leading to increased technology investments, especially in cloud, AI, and automation.

Unlike some other popular cybersecurity events, ARC’s cybersecurity program is targeted toward the people who are responsible for the safety and availability of industrial operations.

To provide our Advisory Service clients with holistic coverage of the various industrial and automation markets we cover, ARC Advisory Group publishes indices of revenues from automation and machinery companies as well as indices of revenues and CapEx from end user industries on a quarterly basis. This report is concise and focuses more on the quantitative than the qualitative aspects of the automation, end user, and machinery industrial markets.

AI is changing the world of video analytics and computer vision. Everyone from machine vision suppliers to platform independent software providers are offering new solutions for a wide range of applications, but can we ever expect a unified approach to AI-powered video analytics that can address all computer vision systems?

Predictive maintenance (PdM) can have a significant impact on industrial operations, reducing unplanned downtime, operational costs, and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). The burgeoning field of Industrial AI is making PdM solutions even more scalable and effective. Many end users, however, struggle to maintain effective PdM programs due to lack of in-house engineering and software expertise. L&T Technology Services (LTTS) is one industrial service provider that has focused its extensive expertise in both software and engineering services to make PdM solutions work effectively for end users.

Utilities and energy companies will gain great benefits via new AI and cloud-driven industrial data fabrics, where they stop playing their risk-related cards too close to their vests. In this regard, there will be important benefits for all asset-intensive industries.