Evolution of control of industrial devices on the example of load banks (resistors) used for testing, among others, power generators

The current requirements for all electrical and power equipment focus not only on full reliability, precision of work and quality of workmanship, but also on the possibility of integration with the Investors' IT systems or simplicity of control. More and more industrial machines allow greater possibilities than "pressing the on/off button" and reading error codes. What if an industrial machine from the march connected to the Investor's IT system, allowed control from a remote control, laptop or smartphone, and its built-in system recalculated all significant factors?