In a world rocked by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the mobile revolution, Digital Transformation, and COVID-19, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) remains an essential technology system for manufacturers. However, a SCADA system that was “good enough” 10 or 15 years ago will not be adequate in today’s environment. Before adopting or upgrading to a new SCADA system, you must be certain that it offers the power and flexibility your organization needs to adapt to these unfolding changes.

2. About Inductive Automation
About Inductive Automation
• Founded in 2003
• Leader in HMI, SCADA, MES & IIoT software
• Used by 56% of Fortune 100 companies
• Over 2,700 integrators have joined our
Integrator Program
• Based in California, with international
distributors around the world
Learn more at: inductiveautomation.com/about

3. Presenters
Kevin McClusky
Co-Director of Sales Engineering
Inductive Automation
Don Pearson
Chief Strategy Officer
Inductive Automation

4. Guest Panelist
Jeremiah Hannley
Chief Technology Officer
Streamline Control

5. Today’s Agenda
• Why SCADA Matters
• Modern SCADA Must-Haves
• Project Presentation from Streamline Control
• Q&A

6. Supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA) systems are the “backbone” of many
modern industries, including:
• Energy
• Food and beverage
• Manufacturing
• Oil and gas
• Power
• Recycling
• Transportation
• Water and wastewater
• And many more
Why SCADA Matters

7. SCADA systems enable industrial
organizations to:
• Control industrial processes
• Notify operators about problems in the
system that could cause downtime
• Monitor, gather, and process data
• Interact with devices through HMI
software
• Record events
Why SCADA Matters

8. In today’s era of IIoT / Digital Transformation /
Industry 4.0, manufacturers use more data in
their day-to-day processes than ever.
Data needs to be shared across the
organization, so the SCADA system shouldn’t
be siloed off.
A SCADA system based on 90’s technology is
insufficient in today’s world.
Before you get a new SCADA system, be
certain it is powerful and flexible enough to
adapt to these unfolding changes.
Why SCADA Matters

9. What to look for in a SCADA system today:
● IIoT-ready
● Bridges the OT-IT gap
● Based on open standards
● Works with multiple operating systems
● Web-deployable on-premises or the cloud
● Made for mobile as well as desktop
● Remote monitoring & process control
● Edge-of-network capabilities
● Scalability
● Modern cybersecurity
● Unlimited licensing
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

10. IIoT-ready
● Why it’s important:
○ Access way more data, way faster
than before with IIoT
○ Great improvements in:
■ Connectivity
■ Efficiency
■ Scalability
■ Time savings & cost savings
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

11. IIoT-ready
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Does it work with IIoT standards like
MQTT and Sparkplug?
○ Can it connect intelligent devices
to infrastructure?
○ Can it connect to the cloud?
○ Can it handle large-scale
data collection?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

12. Bridges the OT-IT gap
● Why it’s important:
○ OT-IT alignment leads to major benefits like:
■ Lower cost
■ Lower risk
■ Standardization
■ Better decision-making
○ To successfully implement IIoT, OT and IT
need to identify technologies that both sides
can work with.
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

13. Bridges the OT-IT gap
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Can it connect to any PLC?
○ Can it connect to databases?
○ Can it connect to ERP systems?
○ Can it make data accessible to all
levels of an organization?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

14. Based on open standards
● Why it’s important:
○ Open standards promote
interoperability, which makes
integration, scalability, and collaboration
easier
○ Open standards are vendor-neutral.
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

15. Based on open standards
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Does it support on open technology standards
such as SQL, Python, MQTT or OPC UA,
SOAP, REST, HTML5, and CSS?
○ Or is it built on closed proprietary technology?
○ Will it lock you into having to use certain
vendors?
○ How difficult will it be to maintain or expand
the system?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

16. Works with multiple operating systems
● Why it’s important:
○ Long-term cost savings
○ More options for building your system
○ Prevents vendor lock
○ Fewer support headaches
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

17. Works with multiple operating systems
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Can it work with many or all major
operating systems or only one?
○ If it works with only one vendor’s OS
and that vendor stops supporting the
version you’re using, how will that
affect your operations?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

18. Web-deployable on-premises or in the cloud
● Why it’s important:
○ The cloud often offers greater cost efficiency for
storage and computing compared to on-prem.
○ Cloud platforms offer higher-level capabilities like
advanced analytics, business intelligence, and
machine learning.
○ Get the best of both worlds with a hybrid cloud/on-
prem architecture
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

19. Web-deployable on-premises or in the cloud
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Can it be accessed from a local network?
What about a mobile device?
○ Is it possible to run full-featured in a web
browser, or does it only offer a limited web
browser or mobile experience?
○ How long does deployment usually take?
○ Can it be easily deployed in the cloud?
○ Does it provide a way to quickly put OT data
into cloud services like AWS & Azure?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

20. Made for mobile as well as desktop
● Why it’s important:
○ Huge proliferation of mobile devices in the last
15 years
○ Younger members of your workforce are
accustomed to using mobile devices.
○ Mobile solutions make more data visible and
accessible to more people, helping them make
better decisions and respond to problems
more quickly.
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

21. Made for mobile as well as desktop
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Does it work equally well on mobile as on
desktop and plant-floor screens?
○ Does it offer a first-class solution for building
mobile industrial applications?
○ Do the screens look good on any size of device?
○ How advanced is the mobile component, is it
built “mobile-first” from the ground up or is it
tacked on?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

22. Remote monitoring & process control
● Why it’s important:
○ Remote monitoring lets you check on processes and
access information quickly without physically being there
○ Remote process control lets you take action based on
what you learn through monitoring.
○ Reduce the number of personnel onsite, and the need for
travel
○ Lower operational costs
○ Improve worker safety
○ Quicker response times
○ COVID-19 accelerated the move toward remote
operations
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

23. Remote monitoring & process control
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Can you easily set up remote connections to anything
inside your enterprise?
○ Can you increase your number of tags and connections
without going over-budget?
○ Does it enable you to easily build web applications for
mobile devices and desktops?
○ Can you easily bring in data from field and edge
devices?
○ Can you easily add capabilities like reporting, alarming,
and enterprise administration?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

24. Edge-of-network capabilities
● Why it’s important:
○ One of the fastest-growing areas of industrial
automation
○ Edge-computing adoption is accelerating alongside
IoT adoption
○ Process more data and push polling closer to the
source
○ Cover more territory
○ Reduce latency
○ Improve security
○ Get real-time data more reliably
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

25. Edge-of-network capabilities
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Does it let you extend data collection, visualization,
and system management to the edge?
○ Can you add functionality such as local HMIs, and
intelligence, data synchronization, and publication of
field-device data at the edge?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

26. Scalability
● Why it’s important:
○ A future-proof SCADA system gives you the
ability to grow.
○ SCADA should allow your organization to
build any kind of architecture it needs: a
simple data logger, a big SCADA network
over a wide geographic area, or something in
between.
○ The more scalable your system is, the more
future-proof it is, because you’ll better
positioned to adapt when conditions change.
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

27. Scalability
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ How challenging will it be to scale it out?
○ How many kinds of architecture can you
build with it?
○ Can it be deployed effectively at one
site, at multiple sites, and the Cloud?
○ Can you add redundancy?
○ Can you manage data and projects
from a central location?
Modern SCADA Must Haves

28. Modern Cybersecurity
● Why it’s important:
○ Attacks on industrial targets are increasing, in
various forms (phishing, malware, ransomware,
data breaches, etc.).
○ Recent attacks on the Colonial Pipeline, the
water-treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, and
the JBS beef plants show what can happen to
industrial organizations and their customers.
○ While no software is 100% secure, software with
modern security features is an important part of
the solution.
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

29. Modern Cybersecurity
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Does it support widely used encryption protocols
like SSL & TLS?
○ Does it support federated identity providers?
○ Does it support 2-factor or multi-factor authentication?
○ Does it have a model for user permissions?
○ Does it follow the Purdue Model?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

30. Unlimited Licensing
● Why it’s important:
○ Traditional SCADA licensing costs force you to pay
for every client and tag you use.
○ It’s difficult-to-impossible to add lots of sensors and
devices under traditional licensing.
○ This feature is the key to making all of the other
features possible!
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

31. Unlimited Licensing
● Questions to ask about the SCADA system:
○ Is it licensed by clients and tags, or by servers?
○ What will it cost to add more clients, tags, or
connections?
○ Will scalability be affordable under the licensing
model?
○ How will the licensing affect or limit the system’s
performance?
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

32. One SCADA platform has everything you need for
today’s changing world.
IIoT-ready
Bridges the OT-IT gap
Based on open standards
Works with multiple operating systems
Web-deployable on-premises or the cloud
Made for mobile as well as desktop
Remote monitoring & process control
Edge-of-network capabilities
Scalability
Modern cybersecurity
Unlimited licensing
Modern SCADA Must-Haves

33. Project objective: Replace a legacy
midstream oil pipeline SCADA system with a
high-performance SCADA system that
leveraged an IIoT architecture.
Solution includes:
● Ignition Edge
● MQTT brokers
● Redundant Ignition SCADA
environment
● Corporate instance of Ignition running
Perspective
● Operational dashboards for data
analysis and other corporate functions
Project Presentation from Streamline Control

36. Discover More Ignition SCADA Projects
In the Discover Gallery at the 2021 Ignition Community Conference

37. Join us for the 2021 Ignition Community Conference,
A free, virtual event on Sept. 21 & 22!
● Keynote
● Developer Panel
● Discover Gallery
● Build-A-Thon
● Community Sessions
● Interactive video chat platform
● Register for free at: http://bit.ly/icc-2021