Remote monitoring, analytics and diagnostics have a significant impact on uptime, utilisation and profitability. You're thinking in terms of a single machine, b

Remote monitoring, analytics and diagnostics have a significant impact on uptime, utilisation and profitability. You're thinking in terms of a single machine, but the managers of machine shops are thinking in terms of a complex process across many machines and often across many sites. Some of that functionality could be delivered using an airgapped network, but a lot of important features essentially require an internet connection.