IoT Roundtable Breakfast - Nov. 17

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“Unlocking the potential of IT & OT Convergence”
Featuring Sam Cessna, VP of Sales PTC-ThingWorx


The Internet of Things (IoT) brings the promise of endless possibilities, endless opportunities and more as the physical and digital worlds unite.  But how does this physical and digital transformation impact the convergence of IT and OT? By their mere existence, IoT enabled devices, products and systems blur the lines between traditional IT and OT.  These devices enable a tremendous feast of connectivity, functionality, insights, analytics, predictions and awareness that challenge traditional infrastructure and operations.
 
What new realities will be created in manufacturing as a result of these massive worlds of IT and OT colliding? Come with us as we explore this topic and its potential impact to manufacturing segment as we discuss Unlocking the potential of IT and OT convergence.


About the speaker:
Sam has over 20 years of industry expertise leading diverse delivery teams of software, services and hardware solutions in a wide range of mission critical applications leveraging emerging technologies. Historically Sam has lead significant revenue growth especially in emerging markets utilizing his experience of the IoT, M2M, Manufacturing Intelligence, Automation, Controls and SCADA markets where he helped build some of the industry's most highly regarded products. Sam has held many leadership roles at ThingWorx for the past 5 years while pioneering the use of IoT technologies in traditional Industrial markets. Prior to ThingWorx, Sam held leadership positions at Progressive Software Solutions, Wonderware, Standard Automation & Controls, Fairchild Systems and Texas Instruments.