{"id":21584,"date":"2017-03-07T22:20:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T19:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/?p=21584"},"modified":"2020-02-20T00:48:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T21:48:40","slug":"real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-Time Monitoring for Industrial IoT: Engaging Operational Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology\/#The_lack_of_real-time_monitoring_in_IIoT\" >The lack of real-time monitoring in IIoT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology\/#Through_the_single_pane_of_glass\" >Through the single pane of glass<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology\/#Challenges_and_requirements\" >Challenges and requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology\/#Taking_a_multi-tenant_approach\" >Taking a multi-tenant approach<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology\/#Related_slides\" >Related slides<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology\/#Related_links\" >Related links<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/real-time-monitoring-for-industrial-iot-engaging-operational-technology\/#About_the_expert\" >About the expert<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_lack_of_real-time_monitoring_in_IIoT\"><\/span>The lack of real-time monitoring in IIoT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_21614\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/John-Speck.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/John-Speck-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"John Speck\" width=\"140\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21614\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><small>John Speck<\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operational_Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Operational Technology<\/a> (OT) comprises the hardware and software systems that monitor and control physical equipment. It includes devices, sensors, and software that identify and detect a change in physical devices, processes, and events within an enterprise IT infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Correlating data from Operational Technology and IT, then organizing it into a \u201csingle pane of glass\u201d was the topic of a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/webinars\/unified-analytics-in-ges-predix-for-the-iiot-tying-operational-technology-to-it\/\">webinar<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnvspeck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Speck<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/centerity.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centerity Systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith the rapid growth of connected devices and their data, the looming challenge is not just how to connect those devices to one another and manage them, but how to connect them meaningfully and reliably to the traditional IT and business processes they power.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014John Speck<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Most enterprises have no single solution available to monitor every technology in the environment, John noted, and there are &#8220;too many technology-specific tools needed, and no real-time correlation of performance data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In this case, there is no way of providing a &#8220;single pane of glass to the entire ecosystem,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/operational-technology-industrial-iot-real-time-monitoring.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/operational-technology-industrial-iot-real-time-monitoring-1024x575.png\" alt=\"operational-technology-industrial-iot-real-time-monitoring\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Without a complete view of the entire system, you can&#8217;t see which individual component is causing service degradation. It takes a long time to find and resolve issues. What&#8217;s required is real-time monitoring of the edge.&#8221; \u2014John Speck, Centerity Systems<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Through_the_single_pane_of_glass\"><\/span>Through the single pane of glass<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>John outlined some key factors to keep in mind while addressing the problem of correlating OT data to develop a solution that provides the real-time monitoring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">What <b>performance benchmarks<\/b> to consider when incorporating OT into your existing IT practice?<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">How to create <b>consolidated process views<\/b> of your overall OT\/IT landscape for ease of operations and proactive issue resolution?<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">How implementing a business-oriented OT\/IT strategy can help you attribute <b>measurable ROI<\/b> to technology initiatives?<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">How sharing process views with executives, staff, and customers promotes common goals and creates a cycle of <b>continuous strategic improvement<\/b>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-single-pane-of-glass-iiot-solution.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-single-pane-of-glass-iiot-solution.jpg\" alt=\"Centerity Systems John Speck Predix Operational Technology single pane of glass iiot solution\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21642\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we take a step back from connected devices and sensors, we normally focus on and broaden our view to see everything else that allows us to capture data and drive business,\u201d he said. \u201cThis includes the network and compute infrastructure, cloud platform, databases, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat&#8217;s crucial is translating technology data into business meaning,\u201d he continued. \u201cYou have to look at the environment holistically, so you can see every potential point of failure and see the impact of one aspect on another. Once you&#8217;ve aligned all the devices within an IIoT infrastructure and the applications on either the edge, cloud, or on-prem, then you can represent all of it as a business service instead of just seeing silos of data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-Business-Service.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-Business-Service.jpg\" alt=\"Centerity Systems John Speck Predix Operational Technology Business Service\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21622\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Challenges_and_requirements\"><\/span>Challenges and requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>John noted that \u201cIIoT environments are necessarily complex,&#8221; listing several factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><b>Multiple communication methods<\/b> complicate connectivity and interoperability.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><b>Diverse data models<\/b> increase ecosystem management complexity.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">Service use case and ecosystem definitions <b>change<\/b> after deployment.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">Custom-made sensors and actuators are <b>expensive<\/b>. On the other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commercial_off-the-shelf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COTS<\/a> (off-the-shelf) devices are affordable but are not tailored for ecosystem\u2019s security, service model, and communication requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are also critical requirements to meet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">Dynamic ecosystem <em>scalability<\/em> and <em>maintenance<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><em>Adjusting COTS devices<\/em> to the ecosystem\u2019s security and communication requirements with no firmware changes<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><em>Secure device intercommunication<\/em> across the entire ecosystem<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">Potential need to switch out devices and <em>change protocol methods<\/em> over time, resulting in a constant flux of data types and flows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the end, &#8220;there will be a requirement for wide connectivity support for almost any communication method, protocol, and IT technology,&#8221; John noted. &#8220;So, you need a single <b>abstract service model<\/b> that translates IoT device data models at runtime into business and operational service views.&#8221; A view of end-to-end discovery to develop such a model looks like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-end-to-end-discovery.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-end-to-end-discovery.jpg\" alt=\"Centerity Systems John Speck Predix Operational Technology end-to-end discovery\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21624\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another key aspect is &#8220;a connected abstraction layer that manages disparate devices through an <b>API translator<\/b>,\u201d he said. \u201cThen you can combine your common abstract language with all the devices&#8217;s specific languages and low-level code.&#8221; The result is a look at performance data that is presented according to business processes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taking_a_multi-tenant_approach\"><\/span>Taking a multi-tenant approach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Centerity believes in a &#8220;multi-tenancy approach, so customers and environments are segmented according to user permissions, and users therefore only see environments that are most relevant to them,&#8221; John said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-Multi-tenant-environment-monitoring.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-Multi-tenant-environment-monitoring.jpg\" alt=\"Centerity Systems John Speck Predix Operational Technology Multi-tenant environment monitoring\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21625\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With this approach,&#8221; he said, &#8220;you can scan, discover, and add any devices and apps on the network, then visualize the environment from end to end, correlate performance data from every technology layer, and integrate the platform with any associated service to feed data to it. This could be a service desk, an ERP system, or whatever is using that data. Then, you can organize the environment to analyze it through the single pane of glass, according to whatever is most critical to running your business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-visual-layouts-v2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Centerity-Systems-John-Speck-Predix-Operational-Technology-visual-layouts-v2.jpg\" alt=\"Centerity Systems John Speck Predix Operational Technology visual layouts v2\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, according to John, bridging Operational Technology and IT allows for improving business\/process health with minimal unplanned downtime. As a result, mean-time-to-repair decreases while improving efficiency and troubleshooting process and enabling a proactive approach of an IIoT deployment.<\/p>\n<p>Want details? Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/webinars\/unified-analytics-in-ges-predix-for-the-iiot-tying-operational-technology-to-it\/\">webinar recording<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_slides\"><\/span>Related slides<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/axI1wBXSa4oE5U\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_links\"><\/span>Related links<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/optimizing-the-industrial-internet-of-things-with-digital-twins\/\">Optimizing Industrial Internet of Things with Objects\u2019 Digital Twins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/\">Adopting an IoT Platform: Things to Know and Pitfalls to Avoid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-are-propelling-industrial-iot-scenarios\/\">Mobile Devices Are Propelling Industrial IoT Scenarios<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/applying-data-centric-approach-to-unify-iot-security-policies\/\">Applying Data-Centric Approach to Unify IoT Security Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_expert\"><\/span>About the expert<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnvspeck\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/John-Speck-Centerity-bio.png\" alt=\"John Speck, Centerity bio\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21608\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px;\"><small><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnvspeck\/\">John Speck<\/a> is an alliance manager at Centerity Systems, exploring the intersection of technological trends in IoT and big data with traditional IT systems. As head of Alliances at Centerity Systems, he looks for forward-thinking technology vendors and solution providers to partner with that are driving disruptive and lasting innovation in IT. John recognizes opportunities for technical and business alignment with potential technology and channel partners. He identifies and engages key influencers and decision makers to build brand awareness and maximize revenue potential from joint offerings.<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><center><small>The post is written by Roger Strukhoff; edited by Carlo Gutierrez, Sophia Turol, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/author\/alex\/\">Alex Khizhniak<\/a>.<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lack of real-time monitoring in IIoT<\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-21614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Speck<\/p>\n<p>Operational Technology (OT) comprises the hardware and software systems that monitor and control physical equipment. 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