The Annual ARC Industry Forum celebrated its 25th year and for the first time hosted the forum online. "Accelerating Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID World" was held in February 2021. "We have held this forum in Orlando, Florida, for the past 24 years. We are excited to bring this one right to you wherever you are," said Andy Chatha, president of ARC Advisory Group. ARC plans to host all future forums in hybrid form, he says. The forum boasted 2,500 attendees, 400 companies, 200 speakers and panelists, and 75 corporate and media sponsors. Many of ARC Forum's impressive lineup of speakers championed the phrase "IT-OT fusion" as they described the ongoing process of uniting information technology and operational technology into a single force operating for the good of the business. Individual speakers shared how they are using new technologies and processes to transform their business and manufacturing operations in the digitalization age, which has been accelerated by the pandemic.
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