Tag Archives: factory floor

The Things IT Would Never Do

In many of these articles, I’ve discussed the differences between IT and OT. They both [...]

What’s ‘Open’ on the Factory Floor is Not What’s ‘Open’ to IT

Moving is supposed to be the third most stressful event, outranked only by death and [...]

Microsoft, Azure and IIOT

Microsoft is making an impressive play for business in Industrial Automation. They’ve tried this several [...]

Still a Thrill: OPC UA Device Discovery

A long while back, I when I started working on industrial connectivity, I had hair. [...]

All Hail, ASCII, King of Data

I fell in love with ASCII 40 odd years ago and I’m still in love [...]

Industrial Ethernet Security

I admit it. All this security talk makes my head spin. I didn’t go to [...]

Grid Security

I’m worried. No, not about my weight. I’m doing as well at that as I [...]

Future of the Factory Floor

I’m hearing a lot of talk about IT protocols and the factory floor. This stems [...]

OPC UA in Europe

OPC UA continues to explode in Europe and Germany in particular. For those of you [...]