Improve the uptime and flexibility of your plant network. IT leaders who use Cisco DNA Center are well aware of the value it provides in the enterprise IT space. What you may not know is that it's also a game changer for your OT environment, increasing uptime and security while decreasing cost and complexity.

Edge computing and IoT are two of the hottest topics in technology today. Decentralized deployment of computing infrastructure has many advantages, however, there are some key challenges that need to be overcome around data context, access controls and device management. In this article, we will discuss some of those challenges and review the role of hierarchy and asset management in helping to overcome them.