White Papers

White Paper: The Rise of Web-Based and RDS Session-Based HMI
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Easy installation and low maintenance are two major benefits that manufactures can gain by deploying Remote Desktop Services and Web Based SCADA/HMI on the plant floors.

White Paper: 2024 Industrial AI Survey
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Factories using AI-powered digital twin solutions are three times more confident about meeting their 2024 targets than those that do not use AI-powered digital twin solutions.

White Paper: IIoT System Implementation and Certification Based on ISA/IEC 62443 Standards
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This report explores the use of the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards for industrial automation and control systems (IACS) that include cloud-based functionality (i.e., industrial internet of things (IIoT)).

White Paper: The True Costs of Downtime 2024
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The Siemens report highlights industry-specific costs of unplanned downtime, with automotive and heavy industry sectors experiencing higher costs compared to oil and gas.

White Paper: Control Using First-Principles Models
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This article by ISA Fellow Russ Rhinehart explains first-principles models.

White Paper: Wireless Deployment Challenges in Construction - A 5G Strategy
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This whitepaper explores deploying wireless communication networks within construction projects and introduces a comparison approach to assess deployment difficulty at each project phase.

White Paper: Building Industrial IoT Systems in 2024
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The survey data provides insights into the trends in technology, processes and politics of IIoT implementation.

White Paper: 10 Areas Manufacturers Might See an Impact from AI
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John Davis, CTO at Global Shop Solutions, discusses 10 areas Artificial Intelligence (AI) could make an impact for manufacturers.

2023 Industrial Automation Professional Salary Survey
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Automation.com, a subsidiary of International Society of Automation (ISA), surveyed automation professionals from around the world about their 2022 gross salaries.

White Paper: Zscaler ThreatLabz 2023 Enterprise IoT and OT Threat Report
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As IoT devices become more common in industrial and enterprise settings, the risk from IoT-specific malware is increasing dramatically. Cybersecurity leader Zscaler has released a research report that tracks these risks and highlights trends in the IoT malware landscape.