Published on 05/29/2017 | Technology
In a competitive global economy, it’s crucial to make the most of every asset your company has. That means getting the most value from your budget and the most utility from your tools; why buy a single blade when you can get a Swiss Army knife? This idea extends to your company’s software.
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software is used by companies and other organiza- tions around the world to monitor, gather and process data, and to control automated processes. SCADA software plays a critical role in a wide variety of industries that impact our everyday lives, such as manufacturing, utilities, water, oil and gas, health- care, mass transit, and more. (For a fuller explanation of SCADA, please see the sidebar.)
Although SCADA software is widely used, it has many drawbacks and limitations. Some of the biggest of these are that SCADA software is hard to customize, it doesn’t “play well” with other software and other systems, it is very expensive to implement and often makes expansion cost-prohibitive, and it doesn’t let you easily access real-time data.
Fortunately, a growing number of companies are discovering an automation software solution that in- creases their competitive advantage by doing more than just SCADA.
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