Even the world of water is preparing to face the challenge of digital transformation: a moment that, never as in this case, is
characterized not so much and not only for the technological revolution as for the implications of business and, above all, of organization.
To win the challenge of digital transformation, operators in the Water sector must overcome the traditional dichotomy between the typical approaches of the IT world and those of the world of operations (OT).
Let's see four areas in which moving towards integration is the best strategy.
The theme of DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION in Utilities will also be addressed within the H2O Fair in Bologna, in particular we invite you to participate in the conference "Acqua 4.0 (Digital Water): the evolution of remote control for the efficiency of the integrated water cycle” to be held in DATE: Wednesday 17 October 2018, TIME 09:30 – 12:30.
Exponents of MM (Milanese Metro) and AMAP (Municipal Aqueduct Company of Palermo) will participate as speakers
Collect and exploit sensor data
The first issue to address is that of the management of big data generated by the sensors, which risk becoming an "ocean" of meaningless bits if the right steps necessary to transform them into information actually usable.
Anyone who wants to have faster processes and be more competitive must be able to access operational information in a simple, immediate and intuitive way, integrating the information in its decision-making process.
DreamReport by Ocean Data Systems is the solution proposed by ServiTecno able to understand the languages of production equipment and those of the IT world, to create reports and dashboards that offer an overview of business processes, regardless of the sector in which companies operate.
READ ALSO: "TRANSFORMING DATA INTO INFORMATION" by Enzo Maria Tieghi (CEO of ServiTecno)
Operational continuity and fault tolerance
Those who work in the essential services sector must pursue the objective of business continuity, which is achieved by making the systems fault tolerant.
Virtualization technologies, already well known in the IT field, but so far not widespread in the manufacturing field for the typical hardware-centric bias that prevails among production engineers, I can be of enormous help.
It is the case of everRun of Stratus, which allows you to quickly – and at a reasonable cost – achieve the levels of business continuity you need, where and when you need them.
READ ALSO: “HIGH AVAILABILITY IN THE OT? TRY WITH VIRTUALIZATION”
Starting off quickly Another factor of fundamental importance is restarting quickly after an accident.
The timeliness of a restart can be worth a lot of money and also depends on "small" details.
For example, knowing which software version was running on a certain hardware and where the copy of this application is located.
The solution to this problem is to implement a change management and versioning management system, such as MDT AutoSave, which not only keeps a rigorous record of the versions installed on all company assets, but also keeps a copy of them ready for use.
An eye on factory safety
The last theme is that of cyber security
In this case it is important that those who work in the IT department actively collaborate with colleagues in the OT because in the manufacturing sector the security solutions used in the server room are not effective.
The solution studied by Nozomi and proposed by ServiTecno helps companies to improve reliability, safety and operational efficiency of control systems: as soon as it is installed, the platform reconstructs the structure of the network architecture and, thanks to the analysis of the relationships between the various terminals and traffic volumes, helps to define the rules of "normal" communication, learning to recognize illegitimate behaviors.
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The theme of DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION in Utilities will also be addressed within the H2O Fair in Bologna, in particular we invite you to participate in the conference "Acqua 4.0 (Digital Water): the evolution of remote control for the efficiency of the integrated water cycle” to be held in DATE: Wednesday 17 October 2018, TIME 09:30 – 12:30.
Exponents of MM (Milanese Metro) and AMAP (Municipal Aqueduct Company of Palermo) will participate as speakers