integrator evolution: discussing current challenges & future trends in industrial controls
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Moderator
Don PearsonChief Strategy OfficerInductive Automation
Today’s Agenda
1. Introduction to Ignition2. Introduction to the Panelists3. Why Integrators Are Essential Today4. Current Technological Challenges5. Current Logistical Challenges6. Future Technological Trends7. Q&A
About Inductive Automation
• Founded in 2003• HMI, SCADA & IIoT software used in 100+ countries• Supported by 1,400+ integrators• Used in virtually every industry• 40% average annual growth rate over past 6 years
Learn more at: inductiveautomation.com/about
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6 Reasons Why Ignition is Unique
Kyle ChaseKymera Systems
Panelists
Dee BrownBrown Engineers, LLC
JC HarrisonRoeslein &Associates, Inc.
Pete LarochelleNeoMatrix, Inc.
Why Integrators Are Essential Today
Technology is changing:
Control system integrators
are more essential than ever as industrial organizations try to navigate through a world transformed by disruptive technologies
Why Integrators Are Essential Today
The tech gap is widening:
• Many industrial organizations are still using legacy systems
• Need to integrate new technologies with legacy systems
Why Integrators Are Essential Today
Organizations are experiencing:
• Greater demand for data in every facet of business
• Convergence between operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT)
Why Integrators Are Essential Today
Integrators are:
• Needed to navigate the OT & IT convergence
• Linchpins in industrial organizations’ efforts to keep up with tech trends
Control System Integrator Survey
Integrator survey:
• Sent to a pool of 9,000 integrators
• Conducted to better understand integrators’ current challenges
• Share, inform, and equip integrators to handle the changing technological demands of the future
Control System Integrator Survey
We wanted to know:
• What are the current challenges of the industrial controls industry?
• How are current technologies affecting integrators and their projects?
• Which technologies and skills are imperative for the future?
• What does the future hold for integrators and the industrial automation industry?
Survey: Technological Challenges
Survey Question: What are the current challenges of the industrial controls industry?
Answer:
Panel Discussion: Technological Challenges
Kyle ChaseKymera Systems
Dee BrownBrown Engineers, LLC
JC HarrisonRoeslein &Associates, Inc.
Pete LarochelleNeoMatrix, Inc.
Survey: Logistical Challenges
Survey Question: What are the current logistical challenges ofthe industrial controls industry?
Answer:
Kyle ChaseKymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Logistical Challenges
Dee BrownBrown Engineers, LLC
JC HarrisonRoeslein &Associates, Inc.
Pete LarochelleNeoMatrix, Inc.
What Integrators Say the Future Holds
Future Technological Trends
Survey Question: Which technologies and skills are imperative for the future?
Answer:
Survey: IIoT & MQTT
• 43% said IIoT and MQTT are the most important technologies for the future
• The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a network of intelligent machines and devices that collect and share massive amounts of data
Survey: IIoT & MQTT
• Message Queuing Transport Telemetry (MQTT) is emerging as a standard transfer protocol for IIoT
MQTT
Kyle ChaseKymera Systems
Panel Discussion: IIoT & MQTT
Dee BrownBrown Engineers, LLC
JC HarrisonRoeslein &Associates, Inc.
Pete LarochelleNeoMatrix, Inc.
Survey: Data Management & SQL
• 16% said data management and SQL technology will be most important for the future
• SQL database advantages:
- Incredibly cost-effective - Already used by IT and enterprise software platforms - Free integrators from restrictive process historians
Kyle ChaseKymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Data Management & SQL
Dee BrownBrown Engineers, LLC
JC HarrisonRoeslein &Associates, Inc.
Pete LarochelleNeoMatrix, Inc.
Survey: Virtualization & Cloud Solutions
• 16% said Virtualization and Cloud computing are important technologies for the future
• Virtualization allows you to create virtual machines without being tied to a physical location
• Virtualization makes Cloud computing possible• Cloud computing provides a range of services over
the Internet
Kyle ChaseKymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Virtualization & Cloud Solutions
Dee BrownBrown Engineers, LLC
JC HarrisonRoeslein &Associates, Inc.
Pete LarochelleNeoMatrix, Inc.
Survey: Mobile Devices
• 14% found that mobile devices are very important for the future
• The Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile technology are set to bring people and devices closer together
• Enterprise-level software already enables users to view and analyze data using smartphones and tablets
Kyle ChaseKymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Mobile Devices
Dee BrownBrown Engineers, LLC
JC HarrisonRoeslein &Associates, Inc.
Pete LarochelleNeoMatrix, Inc.
Survey: Security
• 11% said security is important for integrators in the future
• Security is a big priority now that data from industrial systems is needed
• IT currently employs security strategies such as client authentication & auditing. In addition, high-security technologies such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) are used for web encryption.
• New technologies such as MQTT use security protocols such as Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Kyle ChaseKymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Security
Dee BrownBrown Engineers, LLC
JC HarrisonRoeslein &Associates, Inc.
Pete LarochelleNeoMatrix, Inc.
Learn More
Join Our Integrator Program
• Gain a partner with strong roots in the integration business
• No upfront costs or obligations to join
• Get great benefits right when you sign up, and earn more as you progress through the program
• Visit inductiveautomation.com/integrators to learn more
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