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Digital Transformation Critical to Growth and Competitiveness:86%believe digital industrial transformation is important to the competitiveness of their companies,with the majority(76%)rating the ability to provide higher quality services as the foremost outcome of digital industrial transformation.

•Connectivity and Industrial Apps Most Critical for IIoT:IT and Operations Decision Makers(IT/OTDMs)overwhelmingly cited connectivity(63%)and industrial applications(58%)as the primary technologies required for digital transformation.

•IIoT Platform,Apps and Analytics Priority Investments:Respondents view an IIoT-ready platform(22%),Industrial Applications(14%)and Big Data Analytics(14%)as the most important technologies to invest in.

•Cost Matters:Most respondents cited investment costs(42%)as the leading barrier to digital transformation,followed by system security(32%)and data privacy(32%)concerns.

•Digital Transformation Will Require Organizational Change:54%of IT/OTDMs believe their organizations need to transform to enable digital transformation.

o 66%believe data analysts will need to be integrated into all departments/units

o 61%believe IT functions will need to become part of the central operating function of their company

o 55%believe their companies are responsible for ensuring the workforce is ready for the IIoT

•数字化转型对增长和竞争力至关重要：86％的人认为，数字化工业转型对公司的竞争力至关重要，其中大多数（76％）认为提供更优质服务的能力是数字化工业转型的首要成果。

•工业物联网最重要的是连接能力和工业应用：IT和运营决策者（IT/OTDM）绝大多数将连接能力（63％）和工业应用（58％）作为数字化转换所需的主要技术。

•工业物联网平台、应用程序和分析是投资优先项：受访者将工业物联网就绪平台（22％）、工业应用程序（14％）和大数据分析（14％）视为投资的最重要技术。

•成本问题：大多数受访者将投资成本（42％）视为数字化转型的主要障碍，其次是系统安全（32％）和数据隐私（32％）。

•数字化转型将需要组织变革：54％的IT和运营决策者认为他们的组织需要转型才能实现数字化转型。

o 66％的人认为数据分析师需要融入所有部门/单位

o 61％的人认为，IT职能需要成为公司中央运作功能的一部分

o 55％的人认为他们的公司有责任确保员工为工业物联网做好准