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Operating a Successful SCADA System for Utilities

Utilities, even when they are private, are designed for the public. The public relies on utilities for electricity, for water, for communications--in short, for everything that we use as a society. That's a lot of pressure. Utilities have to be on the ball, every day, every hour, and every minute, or else the public suffers - and so does...

Key-Features of a Battery Voltage Monitoring Device

To maximize your network's reliability and to facilitate maintenance planning, you have monitor your critical battery power. Learn what you should look for in a battery monitoring device.

Implementing Advanced Remote Monitoring of Equipment

The basic purpose of remote monitoring of equipment is to provide companies the ability to know what their expensive, revenue-generating assets are doing at all times. Remote terminal units (RTUs) and other remote monitoring devices are installed near equipment and assets at remote sites. There, RTUs track equipment conditions, environmental conditions, and even site security. When warning indicators are detected, they alert employees, who can prepare...

Generator Monitoring Best Practices

In a power outage, your generators will keep your network up and running. But, how do you know that your generators will work exactly as you need them to, when you need them the most? Learn the generator monitoring best practices.

Capitalizing on Intelligent Remote Terminal Unit Offerings for Asset Protection

Imagine a corporation that takes all its revenue and decides to turn it into cash. Back at the office, they store the cash in a utility closet at the far end of the facility, where no one ever really is. There's a leaky pipe in the closet and a window that doesn't quite close. And, oh yeah, the lock doesn't work. Obviously, that's unimaginable. Everyone knows...

Weather-Proof Your Telecom Network

While your daily functions are based on networks and commercial power, they become even more crucial during a storm. It's vital to know how to keep them online or at least reduce the time they're offline. Learn how to weather-proof your telecom network.

How Remote Monitoring Simplifies Telecom Site Management

Remote site management in the telecom industry is complex. To be successful, managers must keep their communications equipment continuously operating. Any network downtime can be an extremely costly failure. At the same time, constantly staffing each site is cost-prohibitive. Sites are typically located far from one another, which creates a significant lag in personnel response times. Without workers onsite to prevent, diagnose, or repair problems, minor...

The Benefits of Wireless Infrastructure Remote Monitoring and Management

There's an old philosophical question about trees falling in the forest with no one around. Does it make a sound? Well, any engineer will tell you: yes, and no. It produces sound waves. But if nothing can pick them up, it doesn't matter. In order for the "sound" to happen, there needs to be a connection between the sound producer and the receiver. It's pretty much...

Identify and Solve SNMP Problems

Using the SNMP protocol to monitor your network can be a powerful tool for increasing your network reliability. And you don't need to be an SNMP expert to monitor your network effectively. Learn how to troubleshoot SNMP problems.

How is SCADA Used for Water Systems?

Water systems take a lot of work to manage. Large and complex by nature, they are difficult to monitor continuously. Nevertheless, water systems are expected to function, on budget, at all times. Keeping the many filtration tanks, pumps, and pipes that make up a water system in operation requires active management and continual maintenance. Gaps in monitoring equipment activity can result in leaks that spring and...