Industrial IT can now leverage cloud services to glean greater detail from data

Industrial information technology (IIT) systems are typically robust and resilient to ensure availability of support for safety and production. However, industries can now leverage cloud services and systems to glean greater detail in near real-time from the data generated by their IIT systems, says communications services and solutions company BT’s Asia, Middle East and Africa energy and natural resources head Steve du Preez. Using cloud services, typically initially adopted by the administrative portions of a business, enables industrial companies to unify their operations and manage their data and IIT security consistently. This sharing of data then enables firms to make data-driven decisions and provides ways to cost-effectively deploy analytics solutions to support commercial and industrial aspects of the business.