Automation Plus is a full-service system integration and manufacturing intelligence solutions provider. A client asked for their help migrating a legacy control system running the purification process for a life-saving drug to a more modern solution while continuing to work with Rockwell applications. And, digitising a factory while managing risk requires a solution that works well with the application(s) of choice while offering benefits such as simplicity and continuous availability.
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Ensure business critical applications are always working
Stratus offers quick and easy failure prevention with ftServer. Conventional technologies like clustering and virtualisation-based HA do not prevent downtime but rely on recovering from hardware or software failures. And this recovery time can vary, from minutes to hours. Only ftServer prevents the downtime of your critical business applications, ensuring continuous availability, even when your underlying hardware components fail.
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Digital optimisation or digital transformation?
Digital transformation is the buzzword on everyone’s mind lately. But like so many trends that emerge, including Cloud and Edge computing, the definition isn’t always clear. Companies may think they are making strides toward digital transformation, but what’s really happening is digital optimisation. Optimisation is more internal and improves operational efficiencies, while transformation is more strategic and focused on creating a new digital business model.
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Minimise your production downtime
Routeco can help you to minimise your production downtime with Stratus Technology. Keep your critical manufacturing processes running 24/7 365 days a year. Speak to your local Routeco branch for more information.
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Deploying the edge for real-time analytics
Though the relative newness of edge computing requires users to navigate evolving definitions for the technology, its ease of deployment and immediate benefits can be obtained if you focus on answering the right questions.
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A step by step guide to an IIoT project
Jason Andersen, VP of business line management for Stratus Technologies, shares the key success factors for achieving next-generation automation capabilities in legacy environments.
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How to give your industrial platform a real edge
According to a recent Gartner report, “By 2022, more than 50% of IIoT analytics will be performed at the edge, up from less than 10% today.” With this growth comes the need for easier ways to ensure the availability of applications that run critical operations at the edge and collect and process data. I caught up with Jason Andersen, Vice President, Business Line Management at Stratus Technologies, just after the company released the first product from its edge computing strategy in the UK.
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The top IIoT challenges facing operations
John Fryer, Senior Director of Industry Solutions, Stratus Technologies looks at the IIoT challenges OT professionals must face.
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