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Sustainable SCADA: 10 Steps for Water Districts Kent Melville Fri, 09/28/2018 - 13:46
There are countless challenges facing water districts and utilities today — economic issues, insufficient resources, and tighter regulation — but obsolete SCADA systems will continue to be chief among them. Fortunately, it’s easier than you think to let go of out-of-date systems; and it doesn’t have to happen dramatically or all at once. A few months ago I was able to co-host a webinar titled “10 Steps to Architecting a Sustainable SCADA System” with two leading water-district supervisors. In that presentation, we discussed clear, actionable directives any water district can take to build up a sustainable SCADA that will last for the long haul.
Ignition v7.9.8: Better Algorithm Access, Quicker Named Queries & More Kathy Applebaum Thu, 05/31/2018 - 16:30
Ignition v7.9.8 has arrived, and once again our ideas portal has been a great source of ideas for new product features. This time, we’ve improved algorithm access, query and cache performance, the Web Browser, the OPC Browser, and alarm names.
How to Avoid Alarm Management Overload with Consolidation and Escalation Arnell Ignacio Tue, 01/09/2018 - 09:30
Learn about two alarm management best practices that are especially helpful for getting your alarms under control: consolidation and escalation.