In focus: IT meets OT
The e-paper of issue 04/2024
What is the current status of Single Pair Ethernet? Are LLMs suitable as intelligent assistants? What is the 'All Electric Society'? The latest issue of Computer&Automation provides answers to these questions. Plus: the winners of the 'Products of the Year 2024' readers' poll.
Topic highlights
- TITLE: Single Pair Ethernet - The status quo
Start of the four-part article series (page 54) - Products of the year 2024
Product highlights in 12 categories - these are your winners! (page 41) - Digital twins boost machine development
How Festo is driving standardization and digitalization with partners (page 7) - On the road to climate neutrality
The Hannover Messe starts on April 22 (page 8)
Technology
- IoT hotspot: Unknown attacker, known methods
Why companies should think about potential attackers (page 10) - The intelligent assistant
Article series "ChatGPT in the industry" - Part 3 (page 12) - A question of balance Interview with Frank Stührenberg, CEO of Phoenix Contact (page 18)
- Pricing as a strategic lever for automation specialists
Why prices should be sensibly defined and enforced on the market (page 20) - ERP system as an enabler
HowCO2 management succeeds with business software (page 24) - Secure collaboration
Safety and security for autonomous mobile robots (page 62) - Follow up! - with Ekrem Yigitdoel, Open Industry 4.0 Alliance
The app store revolution (page 66)
IN FOCUS: IT meets OT
- Déjà vu from IT
What the automation industry should learn from IT (page 28) - Production data directly into IT
A direct 'online' connection between OT and IT, even in the brownfield (page 32) - Concrete steps for more security
Part 2 of the article series "Cybersecurity basics" (page 34)
Reading tip: This issue includes a supplement from Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V. and Bihl+Wiedemann.
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