The IT challenges of industrial SMEs
Industry-tailored solutions
Your workshop in 2026 — we have seen many
The average factory network still mixes Siemens or Schneider PLCs on rock-solid Windows XP/7, Wonderware or PcVue supervision connected to the same VLAN as office IT, in-house CMMS on a Windows 2008 R2 server, locally hosted SAGE or CEGID ERP, and several operator PCs shared on a single account with the password stuck on the screen. When ransomware hits, it encrypts accounting files, production recipes and process parameters indiscriminately. Daily downtime cost runs from €5,000 to €50,000.
Since October 2024, NIS2 classifies most industrial "manufacturing" SMEs as important entities: requirement for a documented cyber arrangement, incident notification within 24 hours, financial sanctions in case of breach. For automotive, aerospace or defence subcontractors, clients now require audit evidence (TISAX, ISO 27001, specific attestations). Industrial cyber is no longer something to do "when we have time".
"DYB rebuilt our entire system infrastructure. Servers no longer crash on Friday evening. For the first time in 5 years."
Marc Chambon, CEO of Lyrelec, inherited an infrastructure built by accretion: mismatched servers, incomplete backups, no visibility into the estate. Friday evening outages had become a routine the whole team had learned to dread. DYB rebuilt the infra on Proxmox virtualisation, segmented networks, set up immutable backups and 24/7 monitoring. Fridays have become quiet again.
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