Machine control migration goals and risks

KEYWORDS: machine control migration, cybersecurity Legacy systems tend to suffer from various challenges like obsolete components, failing to meet modern safety standards, cybersecurity risks, skills gap and hence poor contributions towards a company's business needs. Not upgrading a legacy system can lead to many risks including: * Critical components being obsolete * Failing to meet modern safety codes * Cybersecurity risks * Growing legacy software skills gap * Ending support on legacy control systems * Data silos due to legacy communication protocols * Remote monitoring not possible. After the control system upgrade, look at the big picture look and ask whether or not the associated mechanical and electrical components can sustain the efficient operation of the machine until the system upgrade. 2.Are we closing an organization's skills gap by upgrading the machine controls?