Technical articles for industrial IT and OT teams
74 articles on OEE, Modbus, OPC UA and MQTT, OT security, industrial data, edge computing and IT/OT project planning.
All topicsOEE & production 10Industrial protocols 19OT security 19Industrial data 15Edge & IIoT 13IT/OT projects 13
3 articles · data-management
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.
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.
PLC Program Backup Best Practices: Protecting the Code That Runs Your Plant
The only copy of a machine's logic should never live on a single laptop. A practical backup strategy for PLC programs of any age.
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