A legacy production line in a factory is not easily "abstractable".
A legacy production line in a factory is not easily “abstractable”. Putting an IT server on the shop floor won’t cut it.
To provide business value, I would suggest starting with the installation of sensors having independent connectivity. This way, we can quickly begin to gather operational data and transfer it to the backend system. That initial visibility provides a significant outcome of its own.
Independent sensors work in the read-only mode.