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5 posts in “architecture”
SCADA Redundancy and Failover: Designing for Availability, Not Magic
Redundant SCADA systems fail in interesting ways. What the standard topologies are and how to test the one you buy.
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MES vs ERP vs SCADA: Understanding the Manufacturing Software Stack
The three-letter acronyms blur together, but each layer answers a different question. A clear map of where data originates and flows.
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Historian vs Data Lake: Where Should Industrial Data Actually Live?
Historians are optimized for fast time-series; data lakes for flexible analytics. The two are complementary - if you design the boundary.
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Edge vs Cloud for Industrial Data: A Decision Framework, Not a Religion
Cloud is not always the answer, and edge is not automatically safer. A practical framework for where processing should live.
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The Purdue Model Explained: Designing IT/OT Network Zones That Actually Work
The Purdue reference model is the backbone of industrial network design. Here is how to map your plant to levels and where the DMZ belongs.
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