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How to make sense of big data: RTUs and process control applications

Deploying remote telemetry units (RTUs) on industrial assets is an important element of capturing, interpreting and using big data from an industrial process. In this article, Jean Burton, technical sales support manager at Ovarro, supplier of remote monitoring technologies, looks at how RTUs play a key role in accessing big data, helping improve situational awareness, […]

How asset tracking solutions determine what your customers do with your heavy equipment

If you are in the heavy equipment rental business or rent out your heavy equipment for extra cash, chances are you are not only concerned with maximizing profit but also concerned about where and how your customers are using your equipment. This is a legitimate concern and a good reason to implement asset tracking solutions […]

Mitigating risk: Basic measures to prevent DDoS attacks in 2021

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are getting more and more vicious each day, hurting business targets both financially and reputationally. These attacks work by overloading a web server with requests and causing hours, even days, of downtime and inevitable frustration. As technology evolves, says Seth Robinson, CompTIA senior director, technology analysis, so do DDoS tactics. Therefore, they are […]

Buildings can be key to a sustainable future – but first, business models need to change

The World Economic Forum was right to say in a post this month that buildings could be the key to building a sustainable society post-pandemic. The built world is, after all, responsible for 40% of all global energy consumption and 33% of greenhouse gas emissions. But, says Tom Harmsworth, managing director UK at WeMaintain, this demands a […]