About This Webinar
In this 55-minute webcast, join John Harrington, Chief Product Officer at HighByte, and guest speaker Jonathan Lang, Research Director at IDC, for a discussion on the evolving Industrial DataOps market in the AI era. Jonathan will share his perspectives gathered from in-depth studies and industry interviews, explain how Industrial DataOps emerged as a category, and outline the core capabilities manufacturers need to build scalable, AI-ready data architectures.

Together, they will discuss why data engineering and data management should be treated as critical business infrastructure. Attendees will take away strategies for defining and calculating ROI and securing budget through measurable outcomes.

This session is designed for manufacturing, IT, and digital transformation leaders looking to better align data strategy with business outcomes.
Agenda
  • The current Industrial DataOps landscape and how the market has evolved
  • Five key capabilities required to support modern industrial data initiatives
  • Common challenges manufacturers face when justifying digital infrastructure investments
  • How stronger collaboration between OT, IT, and business stakeholders accelerates outcomes
  • Methodologies for defining and calculating ROI
Presenters
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    John Harrington
    Chief Product Officer
    John Harrington is the Chief Product Officer of HighByte, focused on defining the company’s business and product strategy. His areas of responsibility include product management, customer success, partner success, and go-to-market strategy. John is passionate about delivering technology that improves productivity and safety in manufacturing and industrial environments. John received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Business Administration from Babson College.
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    Jonathan Lang
    Research Director
    Jonathan Lang is Research Director for IDC Industry Operations Insights, responsible for the IT/OT Convergence Strategies practice. Mr. Lang’s research focuses on digital transformation strategies in environments where operations technologies are deployed, including Manufacturing, Utilities, Oil & Gas, and Healthcare Provider settings. As IT capabilities redefine and extend the core value drivers of operations technologies, Mr. Lang’s research examines strategies, roadmaps, and governance models to drive this convergence and manage the new data and processes it requires.