Rhetoric IoT, or IIoT for the purists living in the industrial automation space, is seen by many to be a rebadge or a new shiny coat of paint for things we have been doing for years. That is true in part, particularly for those who have been “smart” about managing devices. We now call these…
In 2007 the Australian Government introduced the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS), providing the first mandated national reporting guidelines for Australian companies. The instrument for compliance is the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007. Digitisation is a positive step forward, but only the start Data often offers more than a singular benefit…
Parasyn have been providing engineering, management and lifecycle technology related services to Anglo for over 10 years. Though some of these activities have related to IT Infrastructure, networks, security and design, the overall umbrella for the work is an OT Managed Services arrangement. During this time, Parasyn has programmed and successfully delivered more than…
There is nothing simple about managing industrial automation software systems. Why do we need to update our SCADA or Industrial Automation software? How often do we need to upgrade our Industrial Automation software? Why are staging environments important? How many staging environments do I need? What is configuration management and why is it important?…
From time to time we are asked, “what is the best reporting system for my operational system?” This is how we go about answering that question.
How will we survive without Industrial Automation Process Historians?
SCADA Systems are perfect… right?
There are two primary concepts of redundancy when considering process and automation systems.
There’s an old saying about data… “put rubbish in, get rubbish out”
Why are unmanned process plants often un-monitored?