The document discusses accelerating digital transformation through lessons learned from industrial internet of things (IIoT) deployments. It notes that digital manufacturing provides opportunities for exponential equipment uptime improvements and satisfies increasingly internet-savvy customers. The document recommends starting digital transformations with a strong foundation by separating enterprise and factory networks, supporting manufacturing processes with IT systems, adopting non-proprietary platforms, and improving security and data virtualization to enable advanced automation and supply chain connectivity.