Operational Technology

The term has industrial roots that extend back to the 1950s and applies to business operations.
Operational technology. Oil gas power and utilities chemicals manufacturing water treatment waste management transportation scientific experimentation critical manufacturing building management and automation building lighting controls and. Industrial control systems ics is a major segment within the operational technology sector. Operational technology ot is a category of hardware and software that monitors and controls how physical devices perform. Operational technology ot is hardware and software that detects or causes a change through the direct monitoring and or control of industrial equipment assets processes and events.
Operational technology monitors and manages industrial process assets and manufacturing industrial equipment. Operational technology or ot is a category of computing and communication systems to manage monitor and control industrial operations with a focus on the physical devices and processes they use. Operational systems include production line management mining operations control oil gas monitoring etc. Operational technology is the use of information technology to control physical processes devices and infrastructure.