Siemens and Aruba, a company of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, have announced a strategic partnership focused on bridging the worlds of Operational Technology and Information Technology.
Η Siemens and Aruba, a company of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, have announced a strategic partnership focusing on bridging the worlds of Operational Technology and Information Technology (IT). Based on complementary portfolios, Siemens and Aruba are able to support customers with highly reliable, secure and information-intensive data networks, enabling high availability of facilities and networks. Customers benefit from integrated networks with proven interoperability - from factories to corporate offices - based on the know-how of Siemens, a leading supplier of industrial Ethernet network components, and Aruba, a leading company in wired and wireless LAN infrastructure.
Digitization, Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT pose new challenges, as data now has to cross the line between OT and IT. Usually, deterministic, industrial OT networks are not closely linked to its IT networks. company. This leads to gaps in data and device visibility, application security, availability and security. Bridging this gap requires deep knowledge of both worlds and knowledge of the respective business requirements and security requirements. In the world of IT, cybersecurity and reliable data are top priorities, while in the world of OT, the goals of facility availability and production are important.
Siemens and Aruba bridge this gap thanks to their in-depth and complementary experience in the IT and IT sector. they can be installed quickly and easily, operate more securely and be supported more efficiently.
Mr. Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Board of Directors of Siemens AG, said: “The partnership between Siemens and Aruba is an important step in complementing our proposals in industrial networks, which the Aruba Additional Proposal. Customers will benefit from integrated communication networks that will prove to be durable over time and will ensure availability and security ".
Keerti Melkote, President and Co-Founder of Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, said: “Having worked together for almost three years, Siemens and Aruba have bridged the gap between OT / IT through technology integration backed by validated projects. reference. The resulting solutions are ideal for a variety of industrial applications and are supported by both Siemens and Aruba teams.
Solutions include wired and wireless networking products and related software, which can be implemented through a variety of channels, including the companies' extensive partner networks, with direct access to expert engineers and dedicated support staff. Aruba and Siemens can meet customer requirements by covering a range of professional pre-sales engineering consulting services (including project management, outsourcing, factory acceptance testing and design), managed jobs and services maintenance and after-sales support.
The solutions help ensure the security of networks that extend to both the IT and OT world. For example, the Aruba 360 Secure Fabric network for IT networks can be combined with the Siemens OT security concept "Defense in Depth". As customer security needs vary, especially in older legacy facilities, Aruba and Siemens will also tailor security solutions to meet specific customer requirements.
Heineken, one of the largest breweries in the world, relies on an integrated OT / IT solution of Aruba and Siemens for the Heineken Nederland Supply Brewery-Hertogenbosch Brewery. "In order to operate effectively and deter cyber threats, we need uniform compatibility and security across OT and IT," said Henk van den Scheun, Engineering Manager. "Thanks to our cooperation with Siemens and Aruba we have achieved our goal with a solution that was done very smoothly and was always very reliable."
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