An industrial control system configured to control an industrial automation component, wherein the industrial control system is configured to: receive data associated with at least one other industrial automation component in an industrial automation system, wherein the at least one other industrial automation component is controlled by a respective at least one other industrial control system, and wherein the data comprises at least one of system configurations for the at least one other industrial automation component, maintenance schedules for the at least one other industrial automation component, system design modifications for the at least one other industrial automation component and user preferences for the at least one other industrial automation component; contextualize the data with respect to the industrial automation system; recognize a relationship between the industrial automation component and the at least one other industrial automation component based on the contextualized data, wherein the relationship includes information that indicates how an operation of the industrial automation component affects at least one operation of the at least one other industrial automation component; store the relationship between the industrial automation component and the at least one other industrial automation component in a memory; determine whether the contextualized data is in an acceptable range; when the contextualized data is not in the acceptable range, send one or more commands to the at least one other industrial automation component to adjust the at least one operation of the at least one other industrial automation component based on the relationship to ensure that the contextualized data falls within the acceptable range, wherein the industrial control system is configured to control the at least one operation of the at least one other industrial automation component in spite of one or more conflicting operational commands generated by the respective at least one other industrial control system; and adjust one or more operations of the industrial control system. receive data associated with at least one other industrial automation component in an industrial automation system, wherein the at least one other industrial automation component is controlled by a respective at least one other industrial control system, and wherein the data comprises at least one of system configurations for the at least one other industrial automation component, maintenance schedules for the at least one other industrial automation component, system design modifications for the at least one other industrial automation component and user preferences for the at least one other industrial automation component; contextualize the data with respect to the industrial automation system; recognize a relationship between the industrial automation component and the at least one other industrial automation component based on the contextualized data, wherein the relationship includes information that indicates how an operation of the industrial automation component affects at least one operation of the at least one other industrial automation component; store the relationship between the industrial automation component and the at least one other industrial automation component in a memory; determine whether the contextualized data is in an acceptable range; when the contextualized data is not in the acceptable range, send one or more commands to the at least one other industrial automation component to adjust the at least one operation of the at least one other industrial automation component based on the relationship to ensure that the contextualized data falls within the acceptable range, wherein the industrial control system is configured to control the at least one operation of the at least one other industrial automation component in spite of one or more conflicting operational commands generated by the respective at least one other industrial control system; and adjust one or more operations of the industrial control system.