Customers repeatedly turn to us when they have applications that cannot go down, because that would result in loss of life and property
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Customers repeatedly turn to us when they have applications that cannot go down, because that would result in loss of life and property
two philosophies, he believes, positions the company among the first to achieve genuine convergence of IT and OT, wired and wireless, edge and cloud computing. Ashish identifies physical AI as the next major shift for Belden, with AI agents moving out of the data center and onto the factory floor – acting as a‘ copilot’ for less experienced workers, as skilled staff retire. Alongside this, the drive toward simplicity continues, with customers increasingly searching for solutions that work straight out of the box, rather than demanding specialist expertise. As Belden heads toward its 125th anniversary, Ashish sums up the company’ s direction with a phrase that captures both its heritage and its ambition. The goal, he says, is marrying“ horizontal simplification”- the ease-of-use ethos RUCKUS brings from the enterprise IT world- with the“ vertical complexity” Belden has always delivered for its most demanding industrial customers.“ That’ s where the world is heading,” Ashish closes.“ And that’ s where we need to move with it.” ■
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