Business Strategy and Innovation Framework
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3-1 : Current IT / OT state and transformation potential
In the IIoT space , there is a significant business and operational opportunity to be explored in the intersection between the IT and OT silos . While the two domains can continue to operate as separate entities , enhanced integration of operational and business data , historical , real-time and predictive analytics , control , interaction , and insight may lead to more integrated IT and OT infrastructures , yielding benefits both vertically within both domains and horizontally across the entire organization .
As an example , consider an airline whose IT department manages the business systems ( reservations , administration , planning systems , inventory , etc .), while the OT department manages processes for ground-based and in-flight monitoring and operations .
During each flight , an aircraft generates extensive amounts of data . Using these data in flight can help operate the aircraft more safely and efficiently . Summary data from the aircraft — combined with ground-based maintenance data and even external information such as weather data — could enable the airline ’ s IT department to create better predictive maintenance and flight analysis . Over time , this would help to optimize the business , reduce costs , create new customer value and enhance operational safety .
Likewise , summary data from predictive , optimization , and business analyses can impact real time activities of the pilots and crew who are operating the aircraft . This data , when coupled with onboard aggregation and analysis , offers an opportunity to improve the safety and profitability of operations and to provide an enhanced customer experience .
The goal of IIoT in this context is not simply to enable connectivity , but to provide access to data and create information assets that provide value across the enterprise from both business and operational perspectives . These information assets will serve to enhance current operations and business outcomes , and will open up new opportunities that were not previously possible .
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