In industrial environments, Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) serve different but complementary purposes.

While IT systems are designed to manage and process data and information, OT systems focus on controlling physical processes—the movement of machines, the regulation of valves, or the operation of conveyor belts.

• Aspects : OT | IT
• Main Focus : Physical process control | Data processing and management
• Priorities : Safety, availability, real-time | Confidentiality, integrity, availability
• Environment : Industrial | Offices
• Update cycles : Rare | Regular
• Devices : PLCs, sensors, actuators | Servers, laptops