This month, I’d like to share some thoughts on digital transformation within Rail. Clients are now more focused on the need for Tech and Operations to work closer together, enabling them to effectively and accurately manage, monitor, and maintain their assets to support real-time decision-making.
For digital transformation to provide real value, our Clients are attempting to merge operational and IT data, making it accessible to the whole organisation. If achieved, Operational Technology will be aligned with their business systems; IT will also help drive and deliver innovation, efficiencies, and reduce/remove downtime. To achieve this, IT will need the support of Operations to understand and control the assets. So whilst digital transformation is complicated, when done correctly, the combination of IT (the Internet of Things) and Operational Technology can create platforms allowing businesses and organisations to effectively manage, monitor, and maintain their assets.