Category Archives: RTA’s Blog

The Future of MQTT?

I have an interesting history with MQTT. In the very early days, I disliked it [...]

The Control Engineer’s Guide to Amazon AWS – Part 2

The AWS IoT Architecture In part 1, I described AWS history and the creation of [...]

In the OPC UA vs. MQTT Battle, Manufacturers Lose

Those of us with more gray in our hair and a more leisurely gait have [...]

Meet MQTT, The Industrial Protocol That Takes Your Data To The Cloud

MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is a mechanism for moving data around the factory floor [...]

A Very Unusual Birthday

I write this on July 4, three weeks after my birthday. As birthdays go, this [...]

The Control Engineer’s Guide to Amazon AWS – Part 1

It’s not news that Amazon AWS is a growing presence on factory floors across the [...]

Questions You Must Ask Before Investing in Factory Connectivity (Part 2 of 2)

I had a pretty wild night during my first semester of college. It was homecoming [...]

Questions You Must Ask Before Investing in Factory Connectivity (Part 1)

If you’ve stumbled upon this article hoping to find all the nitty-gritty solutions for your [...]

Achieving Digitalization Without Losing Data

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too I am always befuddled by folks who go [...]

Industrial and Building Automation: Making This Marriage Work

I have a love/hate relationship with my technology. On one hand, I love that my [...]