The document outlines a panel discussion led by Inductive Automation's Chief Strategy Officer, focusing on the essential role of control system integrators in the face of evolving technological and logistical challenges in industrial automation. Key topics include the significance of IIoT and MQTT, data management, cloud solutions, mobile technology, and security as future priorities for integrators, based on feedback from a survey of 9,000 integrators. The panelists share insights on the necessity of bridging legacy systems with new technologies to meet current business demands.

2. Moderator
Don Pearson
Chief Strategy Officer
Inductive Automation

3. Today’s Agenda
1. Introduction to Ignition
2. Introduction to the Panelists
3. Why Integrators Are Essential Today
4. Current Technological Challenges
5. Current Logistical Challenges
6. Future Technological Trends
7. Q&A

4. About Inductive Automation
• Founded in 2003
• HMI, SCADA & IIoT software used in 100+ countries
• Supported by 1,400+ integrators
• Used in virtually every industry
• 61% average annual growth rate over past 6 years
Learn more at: inductiveautomation.com/about

5. Used by Major Companies Worldwide

6. Web-Based
Deployment
Unlimited
Licensing
Security
& Stability
Real-Time Control
& Monitoring
Rapid Development
& Deployment
Easy
Expandability
6 Reasons Why Ignition is Unique

7. Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Panelists
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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)

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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?

14. Survey: Technological Challenges
Survey Question: What are the current challenges of the industrial
controls industry?
Answer:

15. Panel Discussion: Technological Challenges
Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.

16. Survey: Logistical Challenges
Survey Question: What are the current logistical challenges of
the industrial controls industry?
Answer:

17. Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Logistical Challenges
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.

18. What Integrators Say the Future Holds

19. Future Technological Trends
Survey Question: Which technologies and skills are imperative for the
future?
Answer:

20. 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

21. Survey: IIoT & MQTT
• Message Queuing Transport Telemetry (MQTT) is emerging as a standard
transfer protocol for IIoT
MQTT

22. Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Panel Discussion: IIoT & MQTT
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.

23. 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

24. Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Data Management & SQL
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.

25. 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

26. Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Virtualization & Cloud Solutions
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.

27. 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

28. Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Mobile Devices
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.

29. 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)

30. Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Security
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.

31. Learn More

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• 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

35. Jim Meisler x227
Vannessa Garcia x231
Vivian Mudge x253
Account Executives
Ramin Rofagha x251
Shane Miller x218
Myron Hoertling x224
Maria Chinappi x264
Dan Domerofski x273
Lester Ares x214
Melanie Hottman
Director of Sales, Inductive
Automation
1.800.266.7798 x247
Questions & Comments
Panelists:
kyle.chase@kymerasystems.com
DBrown@BrownEngineers.net
JCHarrison@Roeslein.com
plarochelle@neomatrixinc.com