Digitisation of Hi-tech manufacturing and disruptive technologies is driving the speed of transformation. Digitisation has led to an increased need of processing power, bandwidth and storage capacity. Connecting the controllers and devices used on the manufacturing floor to the application layer and trying to create a capability of sending the key insights to customer will produce unprecedented amount of data.

The trend will require higher amount of bandwidth and capacity to enable the flow of information between decision makers and the end user. Imagine a patient wearing a heart rate monitor, an irregularity in the heart rate sends a signal to the doctor's office and the doctor's office communicates remotely with the patient to get other vital signs.

In a similar manner an irregularity on a manufacturing line sends a signal to the operator, allowing him to remotely monitor the device and the line. The examples are from two different industry verticals but illustrate how connected enterprises are being extended the external consumer.

Convergence of new technologies that securely connect devices and sensors to internal and external enterprise systems, also known as ‘Internet of Things', is creating a platform for connected enterprise. The plant shop floor systems, devices and sensors integrated to enterprise systems can bring greater productivity, better utilisation of assets, and improved decision-making to Hi-tech manufacturers.