Skkynet News & Articles
Moving Process Data Across Segmented Networks
- by Xavier Mesrobian
- May 1, 2023
- Feature
Meet NIST SP 800-82 guidelines and the NIS 2 Directive with a system that incorporates demilitarized zones. This feature originally appeared in AUTOMATION 2023 Volume 2: Connectivity & Cybersecurity.
Case Study: Digital Transformation of Power Plants for Greater Efficiency
- January 17, 2023
- Case Study
The TEPCO SYSTEMS Corporation (TEPSYS) recently implemented DataHub technology supplied by Skkynet partner BellChild Co. Ltd. to upgrade data collection, storage and visualization for a customer operating a hydroelectric power plant in central Japan.
On-Premise IIoT for OPC UA
- December 17, 2018
- Feature
By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet The IIoT is all about connecting data sources, integrating their data, using it to power analytics, and possibly doing supervisory control on selected equipment or systems. There's no reason that can't be done on-premise.
Skkynet Cloud Systems helps Siemens enhance digitalization and remote monitoring for Argentinian pow
- December 6, 2018
- Case Study
Tricco was tasked with developing a secure and reliable way to collect data from control systems running at power plants located hundreds of kilometers from the Siemens office. The first phase was to be a pilot—to connect his WinCC OA SCADA system to a Siemens T3000 DCS running at a power plant located about 100 kilometers from Buenos Aires.
Skkynet Cloud Systems helps Siemens enhance digitalization and remote monitoring for Argentinian pow
- December 6, 2018
- Case Study
Tricco was tasked with developing a secure and reliable way to collect data from control systems running at power plants located hundreds of kilometers from the Siemens office. The first phase was to be a pilot—to connect his WinCC OA SCADA system to a Siemens T3000 DCS running at a power plant located about 100 kilometers from Buenos Aires.
Need to Speed Up OPC UA Development? Use a Framework
- June 21, 2018
- Feature
By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet Cloud Systems SDKs tend to be collections of reference implementations, wrappers, helper classes, and sample applications aimed at giving you a head-start for building your UA app. Developers with experience in OPC UA find these tools indispensable. The problem is, in the end, they still need to build it.
The Kaspersky Report: It's Not Really About OPC UA
- May 21, 2018
- Feature
By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet Cloud Systems Kaspersky Labs used common exploit-discovery techniques to identify 17 critical security flaws in the OPC UA software they were testing. There is no reason to doubt their methodology, but we all need to be careful about the conclusions that we reach.
Pairing OPC UA with a Good IIoT Protocol
- March 19, 2018
- News
By Bob McIlvride, Director, Communications, Skkynet Cloud Systems In the rapidly-evolving space of Industrial IoT (IIoT), we are seeing some growth in understanding about what makes a good IIoT protocol. For IIoT to work well, the tools you employ must suit the unique requirements.
Skkynet Cloud Systems announces OSP 2017―OPC UA Sandpit event
- September 18, 2017
- News
This international event, held in Osaka, Japan, on September 14, 2017, will showcase ten OPC UA products from leading industrial automation companies.