- Partnership to bridge Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) networks
- Solutions extend from factory floors to corporate offices
- Extensive interoperability testing and validated reference designs simplify deployment and maintenance based on complementary product portfolios
MUNICH & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens and Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, today announced
a strategic partnership focused on bridging the Operational Technology
(OT) and Information Technology (IT) worlds. Based on the complementary
portfolios, Siemens and Aruba are able to support customers with highly
reliable, secure and insightful data networks enabling high plant and
network availability. Customers benefit from integrated networks with
proven interoperability from factory floors to corporate offices based
on Siemens’ expertise as a leading provider of industrial Ethernet
network components and Aruba’s as a leader in wired and wireless LAN
infrastructure.
Digitalization, Industrie 4.0 and Industrial IoT are raising new
challenges because now data increasingly must traverse the boundary
separating OT and IT. Typically, deterministic, industrial OT networks
are not coupled tightly with enterprise IT networks. This results in
gaps in data and device visibility, application assurance, availability,
and security. Bridging that divide requires deep expertise in both
worlds and knowledge of the respective operational and security
requirements. In the IT world, cybersecurity and trustworthy data are
top priorities, whereas in the OT world, plant availability and
manufacturing output targets are most important.
Siemens and Aruba bridge this divide based on their deep and
complementary expertise in OT and IT. By providing integrated networks
with tested interoperability and documented in validated reference
designs, the two companies help to ensure that integrated OT/IT systems
can be installed rapidly with ease, operated more securely, and
supported more efficiently.
Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Management Board at Siemens AG, said: “The
cooperation between Siemens and Aruba is an important step to complement
our industrial networks offering, which is one of the pillars of the
Digital Enterprise, with the additional IT offering from Aruba.
Customers will benefit from futureproof, integrated communication
networks ensuring availability and security.”
Keerti Melkote, President and Co-Founder at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard
Enterprise company, said: “Working together for nearly three years,
Siemens and Aruba have addressed the OT/IT divide through technology
integration, backed by validated reference designs. The resulting
solutions are ideal for a variety of industrial applications, and are
backed by both Siemens’ and Aruba’s support teams.”
The solutions include wired and wireless networking products and related
software that can be implemented via several channels including the
companies’ extensive partner networks with direct access to their
engineering and support experts. Aruba and Siemens can address customer
requirements spanning pre-sales consulting and engineering, professional
services (including project management, commissioning, factory
acceptance testing, and design engineering), managed operations and
maintenance services, and after-sales support.
The solutions help ensure network security that spans both the IT and OT
worlds; for example, Aruba’s 360 Secure Fabric for IT networks can be
combined with Siemens’ "Defense in Depth" OT security concept. Since
customers’ security needs vary, especially in older legacy deployments,
Aruba and Siemens will also tailor security solutions to address
specific customer requirements.
Heineken, one of the biggest brewing companies in the world, relies on
an integrated OT/IT solution from Aruba and Siemens for its Heineken
Nederland Supply Brewery's-Hertogenbosch. “To run efficiently and stave
off cybersecurity threats we need uniform visibility and security across
our OT and IT,” said Henk van den Scheun, Manager Engineering. “Working
with Siemens and Aruba we have achieved our objective with a solution
that went in very smoothly and has been highly reliable ever since.”
You can find this press release at www.siemens.com/press/PR2018110025COEN
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse
that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality,
reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company is
active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification,
automation and digitalization. One of the largest producers of
energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading
supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions
and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive
and software solutions for industry. With its publicly listed subsidiary
Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a leading provider of
medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic
resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as
well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2018, which ended on September 30, 2018,
Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of
€6.1 billion. At the end of September 2018, the company had around
379,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the
Internet at www.siemens.com.
About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is a leading provider of
next-generation networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes
worldwide. The company delivers IT solutions that empower organizations
to serve the latest generation of mobile-savvy users who rely on
cloud-based business apps for every aspect of their work and personal
lives.
To learn more, visit Aruba at
http://www.arubanetworks.com
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For Siemens AG
Trade Press
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david.petry@siemens.com
or
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or
For Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Pavel Radda, +1-408-419-0294
pavel.radda@hpe.com
or
Kathleen Keith, +1-707-529-4507
kathleen.keith@hpe.com