Prevent downtime with proven high availability
Accelerate your digital transformation strategy in a post-pandemic world
To avoid these consequences, process manufacturers require continuous availability and failure-prevention compute platforms supporting IT, OT and a wide variety of other applications. Specifically, manufacturing organizations should deploy redundant computing platforms, so if one node fails, the backup takes over immediately. Many process manufacturers would also be wise to select rugged, industrial-grade servers capable of operating in harsh plant environments.
As process manufacturers consider the right computing platform, they should look for technology that supports fault-tolerant and/or high availability workloads, failure recovery, CPU restart, self-checking, machine diagnostics and health alerts indicating potential issues before something fails.
How can process manufacturers overcome challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Many process manufacturing leaders quickly developed creative ideas to successfully fend off the initial challenges caused by the pandemic. Yet chances are good that these companies are still looking to adopt new approaches to provide business advantages in the near future.
At Stratus Technologies, these are exactly the types of conversations we are currently having with our process manufacturing customers. We have found that many of these discussions consistently uncover a few common topics, so if your organization is looking for best practices to accelerate your digital transformation strategy in a post-pandemic world, we recommend considering the four strategies below.
”By following the four strategies outlined above — preventing downtime, embracing remote monitoring systems and controls, deploying OT-friendly systems and taking full advantage of innovative new technologies — process manufacturers can gain a critical advantage over the competition and best position their business for immediate success in a post-pandemic world and beyond."
Aric ProstGlobal Director, OEM, at Stratus Technologies
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Four Technology Strategies
Prevent downtime with proven high availability
Reduce risk from a distance: remote monitoring and controls
Close the IT-OT gap with easy-to-manage technology
Take advantage of innovative new technologies
Reference:
Prost, A. (14 Jan 2021). Processing Magazine. Four technology strategies every process manufacturer should consider in a post-pandemic world. Retrieved from https://www.processingmagazine.com/home/article/21202986/four-technology-strategies-every-process-manufacturer-should-consider-in-a-postpandemic-world
