In this webinar, a panel of experienced control system integrators will discuss the biggest challenges and technology trends in their field, as identified in a recent survey conducted by Inductive Automation, and will also discuss potential solutions.
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
• 40% average annual growth rate over past 6 years
Learn more at: inductiveautomation.com/about
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?
15. Panel Discussion: Technological Challenges
Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.
17. Kyle Chase
Kymera Systems
Panel Discussion: Logistical Challenges
Dee Brown
Brown Engineers,
LLC
JC Harrison
Roeslein &
Associates, Inc.
Pete Larochelle
NeoMatrix, Inc.
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.
33. Join Our Integrator Program
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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
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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