Archive - Demystifying Industrial Tech (DIT)

React like Maverick at the Edge, plan like Mission Control in the Cloud

How Smart Factories combine local speed and strategic oversight

Aug 17 •

The 10 Commandments of Industrial Digitalization

Digitalization doesn’t start with tech. It starts on the shopfloor.

Aug 2 •

July 2025

ChatGPT loses to an Atari 2600 in chess... and that's perfectly fine.

Understanding LLMs starts with knowing what they’re not.

Jul 17 •

HolOps: Bridging the IT/OT divergence like McClane and Farrell

A practical mindset for running connected systems across departments, domains and disciplines.

Jul 6 •

June 2025

Your Mission: Understand OPC UA, MQTT and REST (Before They Self-Destruct)

A no-nonsense guide to the three protocols every industrial decision-maker should understand.

Jun 28 •

The Security Bot Just Took Action. Without Asking.

AI agents are already watching your shopfloor. But do you really know what they’re doing and what they might do next?

Jun 17 •

The Digital Moat: Why the Air Gap no longer protects Industrial Systems

Why separating IT and OT is no longer a guarantee for security – and what actually needs to be done instead

Jun 12 •

AI’s Trojan Horse

When Hallucinations Become a Security Risk

Jun 9 •

Why Zero Trust Matters on the Shop Floor

Not sci-fi. Just smart security for the real world of industrial automation.

Jun 8 •

This is Demystifying Industrial Tech (DIT)

Welcome to “Demystifying Industrial Tech” – a blog that proudly explains complex technology topics in plain English.

Jun 8 •

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