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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…
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? How long have we had Big Data Solutions? What is the life cycle of a Process Historian? Can Relational Databases be used as a process historian? What are the important factors when implementing a process historian? Can I use cloud-based technology for process control applications?
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? Often, process plants are not remotely monitored with SCADA or HMI software applications. Sometimes this is because it is believed that the telecommunication challenges related to the site are too great to be overcome but generally it relates to cost. This situation especially applies to unmanned plant e.g.…
Is a single source of truth possible for an enterprise information management system?
What is a Systems Integrator? The inputs include the outputs What does a System Integrator expect? What can customers do to be prepared to manage System Integrators effectively?
Historian systems have seen a rapid increase in use throughout various industries in the past decade or so. Data Historians improve how manufacturers, continuous process plant and utilities operate and manage their assets efficiently. Data Historian systems were built with the specific purpose of acquiring instrumentation data used in operational control, aiding in supervisory capacities,…