Overview
While SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) technology has been around for quite a while, today's SCADA systems are easier to integrate and provide improved capabilities and functionalities. More than ever before, today’s owner-operators use SCADA technology to help improve operations and link operations to business processes to improve business performance management and maximize return on existing capital investments in systems and assets.
However, data requirements are expanding, placing strains on the traditional SCADA architecture and technology. New technology advances promise not only to alleviate the strain but to change the way data is gathered.
SCADA: King of Data
When it comes to data in industries such oil & gas, water & wastewater, and electrical transmission & distribution, SCADA is king. It is responsible for nearly all dataflow from the field and into the enterprise. This has been the case for over half a century. SCADA has largely replaced manual data collection and remotely manned operation centers. SCADA applications reach over hundreds of miles to pull in data from far-flung assets. This has also helped reduce risk by reducing the number of employees needed in the field. SCADA applications have expanded as the need for data grows. Often, in the past, this expansion has been limited both by the network’s capabilities and operational costs.
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