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Deploying a network management system takes a great deal of expertise and time. There's physical installation, power supplies, network connections, and then the even more difficult phases of configuration and databasing. It...
Morgana Siggins
October 3, 2019
Implementing an Effective Security Warehouse System with Surveillance and Alarm Capabilities
The humble warehouse plays an outside role in the operation of many companies. Literally, a house for cared-for commodities, warehouses contribute an important service to their industries. Warehouses give products and supplies a place to be when they're not in motion. So, warehouses are the buffer, the damper, and the sponge which soak up excess products when there are too many and release them when there...
Andrew Erickson
October 1, 2019
Remote Monitoring Real-World Applications
To provide a good reflection of the customized solution - in a simple and comprehensive way, that virtually anybody would be able to understand - we always include an application drawing with your proposal. The...
Morgana Siggins
September 27, 2019
The Top 3 Hospital Security Access Control Best Practices
In recent years,over 20 million pills went missing from hospitals across America . These are called "diversions" - otherwise known as skimming medications - and are more commonly known as "thefts."In the first half of 2018 alone, more than 18 million pills were diverted, valued at more than $164 million. Clearly, pill theft at hospitals is a costly epidemic (and not merely in dollars). We don't like to think about...
Andrew Erickson
September 26, 2019
SNMP MIB Browser
Are you new to the network management world? Do you have SNMP equipment deployed at your remote sites? Especially if you are just beginning to learn the principles of the SNMP protocol, effectively using a MIB browser...
Morgana Siggins
September 26, 2019
SNMP Community String
If your network is spread out across a wide area with many unmanned sites, you need SNMP monitoring. It's virtually impossible for you and your team to watch all of your gear without some form of automated monitoring. You need...
Morgana Siggins
September 26, 2019
Why Industrial Remote Monitoring is Critical to Prevent System Failure
As the saying goes: everything that can be monitored, should be monitored. Whether by human eyes or digital sensors, staying aware of the condition of industrial equipment is the only way to prevent costly accidents and downtime. For many large companies, factories, and municipalities in the oil and gas, power generation, and wastewater treatment industries, remote monitoring of important equipment is essential. The issue is this: all...
Andrew Erickson
September 24, 2019
What Is an RTU?
If you're in contact with the telecom and IT worlds, you must have heard of the acronym "RTU". But, what is an RTU exactly? Let's walk through the basics of this important remote monitoring technology. Problems that...
Morgana Siggins
September 20, 2019
Efficient Substation SCADA Design for Preventing Downtime in Utilities
In 1880, the town of Wabash, Indiana, became the first city to have electric lights. In 1882, the first central power station opened in Godalming, England. Later that year, Thomas Edison built the first electric station - Pearl Street Station - in New York. This all seems like a long time ago, but in the scope of human history, it wasn't. In a short time, though, our lives...
Andrew Erickson
September 19, 2019
How to Use SCADA Equipment for the Oil and Gas Industry
The oil and gas industry has a very large footprint. Across the three broad sectors - upstream, midstream, and downstream - that footprint includes many examples of remote sites hosting expensive, important assets. Assets from wellheads to pipelines to holding tanks are often more than two hours away from the nearest maintenance worker. This causes delayed responses, which can allow problems to worsen. SCADA equipment for oil and gas companies helps...
Andrew Erickson
September 17, 2019