Industrial systems integrator, Boulting Technology, has announced a new alliance with NETbuilder, a provider of software and IT consulting services. The alliance will enable Boulting to provide UK clients across manufacturing, process and other industries with a full suite of end-to-end digitalisation services.
Boulting Technology, which has partnerships with leading industrial vendors including Siemens, Rockwell, ABB and Mitsubishi, has enjoyed a working relationship with NETbuilder for 15 years. NETbuilder's partnerships include Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Adobe, VMware, Veeam and other leading vendors. The evolution to a formal alliance is a natural progression for the two companies, which work towards the same goal of secure, integrated digitalisation in industrial environments across a variety of sectors.
The alliance will offer customers a seamless solution by marrying information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), which are traditionally managed separately. With investments in Industry 4.0 capabilities expected to reach 5 per cent of annual revenue by 2020, the management of IT/OT convergence will be imperative to ensure quality and secure data storage and usage.
Ian Oliver, Boulting Technology
Ian Oliver, managing director of Boulting Technology commented that "our partnership with NETbuilder allows us to enhance our current offering and evolve to meet market needs. The new services that we will provide will greatly benefit customers looking to implement digitalisation techniques, taking advantage of the IIoT to improve efficiency and profitability."
"Industrial networks have traditionally been isolated," added Dan Gregg, director of NETbuilder. "This collaboration with Boulting Technology will allow us to help bring clients up to date with cloud and digital technologies.
