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Automation Insights
Building Your 2026 Digital Enablement Roadmap From Assessment to Action
By Robert A. Pollard | March 17, 2026
Read Time: 2 Minutes
When it comes to digital enablement in industrial manufacturing, explore how organizations can modernize operations by aligning IT and OT, strengthening the underlying network and cybersecurity foundation, and moving from vision to execution with a practical, repeatable roadmap. In our latest Automation Insights webinar, Wesco's Bob Pollard and RoviSys' Nathan Sender discuss strategy, baseline assessment, gap analysis, and stakeholder alignment needed to reduce risk and deliver measurable business outcomes.
After watching this informative presentation, you’ll be able to:
- Identify what “digital enablement” really means and how it ties to business outcomes
- Align IT and OT stakeholders and avoid tool-first missteps
- Baseline your current state and run a focused gap analysis
- Build a realistic roadmap and iterate (“wash, rinse, repeat”)
- State why network infrastructure and cybersecurity are the foundation for scaling
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert A. Pollard, Director - Wesco Managed Solutions
Robert A. Pollard, Jr. ("Bob") joined Wesco in 1998 and has served in various capacities associated with the industrial automation and controls group. Bob helped launch the Wesco Managed Solutions initiative back in 2015, and served as Senior Manager of Power, Energy, and Sustainability in 2024.