IT与OT的融合会出现什么?

How Will IT and OT Convergence Play Out?

在过去的50年中,IT和OT(运营技术)一直保持彼此独立,属于不同的世界。过去十年中发生了很多的并购,但几个大型供应商在各自的IT和OT领域里,位置一直非常巩固。现在这两个世界即将走到一起,融合会发生什么?能否会导致制造业更好的结果?

For much of the last 50 years, IT and OT （Operational Technology） have remained two separate and different worlds. Much of the M＆A that has occurred over the last decade has been about consolidation by a few mega-vendors within the IT and OT spaces. As these two worlds come together, how will convergence play out？ Will it result in a better outcome for manufacturing customers？