documentation. It supports organisations in aligning IT and OT teams, exposing industrial data securely to higher-level systems, and addressing cybersecurity considerations in industrial control and SCADA contexts. Hardpath Consulting also designs and manages virtualisation solutions based on XCP-ng for consolidating OT workloads and building resilient infrastructure. In addition, it offers utilities such as a shutdown tool for Siemens WinCC Runtime Professional and a web-based Siemens product comparison tool that assist engineers and procurement teams in managing and selecting industrial automation equipment.