As a CIO of a manufacturing plant or some other sort of industrial facility, such as a Power Plant, what are your main concerns on adopting new software for automation / OT (Operational Technology) or other IoT/IIoT related systems?

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Senior Director, Defense Programs in Software4 years ago

Well, security and maintenance has always been a concern… so my concern specifically with adopting new ones is bandwidth. Get me that 5G infrastructure!

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CTO in Software4 years ago

My experiences with OT/IoT are through our customers and I would have to say that Integration is usually the biggest challenge and Security is the biggest concern.

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CEO in Services (non-Government)4 years ago

Security

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CIO in Consumer Goods6 years ago

Cyber Security and Integration 

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