SCADA limitations
Proprietary components in PLC-based systems may be costly and complex to
implement and integrate with modern SCADA systems
Using web browsers to control remote sites increases
cybersecurity risks
May require extensive employee training
SCADA systems may increase unemployment rates for specific job roles
SCADA monitoring with PRTG
ICSs like SCADA systems, PLCS, and RTUs are operational technologies (OTs). OTs are
hardware and software elements of a computer system whose
function it is to detect or
cause changes in events and physical devices. The term is used to distinguish
automation equipment and processes in industrial systems from traditional IT software
and
hardware like servers, routers, programs, and data.
One of the challenges of monitoring modern industrial systems is the convergence of IT
and OT.
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor allows organizations to gain a unified view of
both IT and OT aspects of industrial systems. To pull OT metrics from remote devices and
merge them with an
existing monitoring solution, PRTG supports Node-RED, OPC UA,
smart edge gateways, MQTT, and Modbus. Here are some
examples of how PRTG can
help organizations pull OT data into their current IT monitoring solution.
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