The events of the past couple of years have driven dramatic business and technological transformation that would have traditionally taken decades to take effect in the slow-moving OT space. The world has become globally connected and placed unprecedented requirements on technology and solution providers, which will drive further change in the competitive landscape favoring those that can adapt. The edge computing realm, in particular, is emerging as a point of strategic value managing and feeding progressively more data for all industries into (multi-)cloud infrastructure and solutions. Customer/enterprise requirements are now the leading factor pushing more organizations towards using/providing edge computing solutions.
A variety of different routes to market exist for solution builders to satisfy emerging requirements while generating more revenue helping their customers with their new norms supporting greater automation, connectivity, and protection of data, systems, and processes. Designing for OT and edge environments (outside the data center) features many additional considerations and requirements including systems hardening, manageability, regulatory compliance/certifications, and customization. One way to avoid costly and potentially inefficient in-house design and development is through collaborating with technology platform providers like Dell Technologies OEM Solutions, which can provide a competitive advantage.