Impact: HighSoftware-defined Manufacturing and IT-OT Convergence2026-07-03· Indian Pharma Post / Cisco / Rockwell Automation
Cisco and Rockwell Automation launch software-defined manufacturing framework in India
Cisco and Rockwell Automation have expanded their Indian manufacturing collaboration with a full-stack software-defined manufacturing architecture and a Gurugram demonstration facility for validating secure IT–OT, automation and AI-ready deployments.
The Dataleo angle
The affected decision is how manufacturers move from isolated factory pilots to repeatable plant architecture. Value requires the reference design to preserve deterministic control, cybersecurity and operational ownership across IT and OT. The failure mode is standardising connectivity while production logic, process constraints and accountability remain plant-specific.