The State of CI/CD for OT Systems
OT deployment is stuck in the past. Here’s the evidence, the platform reality and a practical path forward.
Integration and deployment remain the most manual, error-prone and expensive phases of any SCADA or PLC project. A decade of research in IT shows clearly that automating these pipelines means deploying more frequently, failing less often and recovering faster.
The OT industry is beginning to respond, but readiness varies wildly and most teams don’t know where to start.
This whitepaper examines the evidence, maps CI/CD support across the major OT platforms (Ignition 8.3, TIA Portal, AVEVA …) and lays out concrete first steps for SCADA & PLC teams ready to modernize.
What’s inside
- Why OT deployment is still largely manual and what it’s costing you
- What a decade of IT research (DORA) tells us about automated pipelines
- A platform-by-platform CI/CD readiness comparison (Ignition, TIA Portal, Studio 5000 and more)
- The case for starting with safety, not speed
- Practical first steps any team can take today
Download the whitepaper
About the author
Written by Philip De Keulenaer, Chief Technology Officer at Agidens.
Philip leads technology strategy at Agidens, with a focus on bridging the gap between modern software engineering practices and the realities of industrial OT environments.
