Industrial organizations are fundamentally changing how they operate and deliver value to customers. Industry 4.0 holds the promise of bringing in more software controls to improve product quality, reduce waste, enhance sustainability, boost worker safety and cybersecurity, and increase operational efficiencies to reduce costs. Digital transformation is the necessary first step that helps collect the operations data required for analytical operations and industrial switches are key to building such networks. Tune into this episode of Cisco Champion Radio to learn how highly capable industrial switches can help you evolve your operations by: -Providing reliable connectivity in the harshest industrial environments -Ensuring Smooth interruption free operations with high availability and resiliency -Making industrial networks scalable and flexible with intelligent network automation and performance assurance -Enhancing cybersecurity with policy based automated network segmentation -Promoting collaboration between IT and OT teams by using common and proven tools -Collecting process data right from the machine edge and transport it to cloud-based applications. Resources Check out Cisco Industrial Ethernet switching portfolio (https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/industrial-switches/index.html?ccid=cc003448&oid=powit024547) and choose the right switch for your use case or schedule a free no obligation consultation with one of our experts. Guests Albert Mitchell, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), Senior PCN Network Engineer BHP Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), Solutions Architect, 24/7 Networks Matt Haedo, (twitter.com/matthaedo), Enterprise Solution Architect, ITSavvy Moderator Amilee San Juan, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program