Not another Industrial (software) Blog

I remember some discussion in my recent  IT classes about the "network effect", an idea that academia uses to describe a good...

The public Ignition 7.6 beta was just released. It adds a bit of complexity and brings a whole lot of capability. The main feature set is a...

This 5 minute case study video illustrates how Sierra Nevada Brewing Company ended up using Ignition as their MES and ERP platform. ...

Inductive Automation 48 second teaser video of the many industries that Ignition SCADA software is used. Appliances, automotive, buildi...

I was poking around the Ignition Module Marketplace and noticed the "SECS/GEM" driver module for their OPC-UA server. Curiosity...

Inductive Automation released the Module Marketplace at the ARC Forum in 2013 and in this webinar . Gary Mintchell called it, "a p...

This postcast is almost 2 years old now, but still relevant. Gary Mintchell discusses: Linux, Mobile, SQL Databases, MES and OEE, and other...

I've been preaching about the lacking state of computer security in SCADA for years; that networks will not stay isolated, proprietary...

Interesting instructional video. The first guest speaker shows how to construct a query that uses functions to list the alarms that have gon...

Inductive Automation just just released this white paper on Cloud Computing and SCADA and hosted an informative webinar on the topic. I wa...

There is a lot of ongoing publicity revolving around the recent attacks on water district SCADA systems. These cases were trivial to carry o...

Inductive Automation was awarded as one of 10 annual Duke's Choice Awards from Oracle for Ignition as an innovative use of Java technol...

Ignition 7.3 represents a major version increase for the Vision module and may significant changes for the others. If you've never beta ...

An independent researcher from Reverse Mode disclosed a vulnerability in Ignition from Inductive Automation. Fixes are implemented in versi...

Eric Byers of Tofino Security (they do SCADA security research and have a security appliance) discusses the concept of relying on air-gappin...

This Control Global article, The Ultimate HMI , provides interesting tips about HMI screen creation. I especially like the comments and exam...

An informative 3 minute video of the Ignition concept from Inductive Automation, rethinking SCADA for modern manufacturing .

I've refrained from blogging about Stuxnet for the simple reason that I'm no expert on it. You can learn more than I know about Stux...

Mobile is hot in manufacturing! The web sites of the major SCADA vendors, industry blogs, and consumer feedback indicates a strong interest ...

Steve Hechtman, the President of Inductive Automation, has been busy updating his blog, Computing Without Boundaries . It's a fantastic,...

The Retroincabulator video makes me laugh every time I see it. Tim managed to get an interview with actor Mike Kraft about it. Sweet! Rev...

I had the opportunity to attend VMWare's Fast Track course last December. It was a good class. The info came fast and furious! After ne...

Web based SCADA article by Eduard van Loenen of Yokogawa’s Global SCADA Center in The Netherlands. Kudos to Dan for pointing it out. He br...

Interesting insight on the role of SQL and databases with PLCs and industrial automation. Hosted at Automation.com ,  Reliable Plant , Foo...

I was impressed with the Ignition by Inductive Automation product release webinar . The Inductive Automation team did a first class job int...

Security , not your first concern as an industrial integrator or plant manager. Availability ranks numero uno. Got it! Your company loses $...

From an official Inductive Automation email.... Say goodbye to rationing clients, patchwork control systems and project development constrai...

Over the holidays I had the opportunity to visit my good friends, Colby and Carl, who are lead developers at Inductive Automation. They gave...

I just ran into this article dated May of last year. Simone Massaro of Iconics describes the direction that they went with OPC UA developmen...

I stumbled across this article that, quite honestly, at first pissed me off. After a little reflection, I can only laugh. It reminds me of s...