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Benson Hougland

Benson Hougland is vice president of marketing and product strategy at Opto 22. With 30 years of experience in information technology and industrial automation, Hougland drives product strategy for Opto 22 automation and control systems, which connect and secure the real world of OT with the systems and networks of IT and cloud. He speaks at trade shows and conferences, including IBM Think, ARC Forum and ISA. His 2014 TEDx Talk introduces non-technical people to the IoT.

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    Look for Cybersecurity Features in Edge Controllers, I/O

    Built-in security options help users build a more secure network for connected automation. This feature originally appeared in the AUTOMATION 2023: Cybersecurity & Connectivity ebook published in September.
    By: Benson Hougland
    25 October, 2023 | 8 minutes
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    System Integrator and End User Reduce Pump Management Time

    System integrator Farm Data Systems helps agricultural producer save time and produce better yield with automation and IoT technologies. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Systems Integration 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for November 2022.
    By: Benson Hougland
    21 December, 2022 | 7 minutes
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    Case Study: Launching a Nationwide Equipment Network

    ALTA Refrigeration achieves faster, easier product development and servicing with edge controllers and MQTT. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Control Systems 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for September 2022.
    By: Benson Hougland
    01 December, 2022 | 10 minutes
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    Essential Industrial Communications: Getting to the Edge

    Developments in automation have brought us from using Windows to proprietary SCADA and HMIs to edge computing and powerful software, promising new levels in industrial communications. The feature originally appeared in the Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report 2022.
    By: Benson Hougland
    04 November, 2022 | 2 minutes
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