Articles
My articles on industrial IoT, OT networks, energy and digitalisation. Originally published in the OrigSmart knowledge base.
Edge or cloud? In industry, that’s the wrong question
Edge and cloud are not rivals. The real question in industrial architecture is where each decision needs to be made.
OT knowledge series · Part 4 · 8 minA dashboard is not digitalisation
A good-looking chart does not change how a company operates. Digitalisation begins when data turns into traceable action and measurable results.
OT knowledge series · Part 3 · 8 minWhat happens between the sensor and the business system?
Clients usually see the sensor and the dashboard. The real difficulty – and the real value – of the project, however, lies in the invisible data path between the two.
OT knowledge series · Part 9 · 8 minCyber Resilience Act: embedded software security is also the manufacturer’s responsibility
Under the EU Cyber Resilience Act, the cybersecurity of a connected product does not end on the day development is completed or the product is sold. Manufacturers must manage the entire lifecycle.
OT knowledge series · Part 2 · 8 minWhy should IT and OT networks be separated?
An office laptop and an industrial inverter can both be given an IP address, yet they do not carry the same risk. OT security begins when we stop thinking in terms of one large local network.
OT and industrial digitalisation · 11 minWhat is an OT network, and why is it becoming central to industrial digitalisation?
Operational technology does more than process data: it monitors and controls the physical world. Connecting IT and OT is therefore both a business opportunity and an engineering responsibility.
IoT basics · 8 minIoT: from device to business process
A sensor alone is not an IoT solution. The value is created when the reliable measurement becomes an interpretable event, a responsible task and a verifiable result.
Industrial digitalisation · 9 minIIoT and SCADA: not necessarily either-or
SCADA and industrial IoT are not two competing solutions for the same task. In a well-designed architecture, stable local control and wider data usage can reinforce each other.
Energy · 8 minutesThe business value of energy monitoring
The consumption curve alone is not savings. Business value is created when the data becomes a deviation, a decision, an action and a verified result.
Operation · 9 minutesPredictive maintenance: what makes it more than an alarm?
Status data is not a forecast in itself. Predictive maintenance works when there is an interpreted risk from the signal, a planable intervention and a measured result.
Electromobility · 8 minEV charging: from connection to billable service
A charger connected to the network not only transfers energy. It must connect identification, status tracking, measurement data, remote operations and accountable transaction into a reliable process.