John Boyd

Managing CIP connections

Properly managing your control system CIP connections can help avoid confusion and other complications within a process automation project.

Choosing to virtualize your control systems

As we review our current facility control systems status we contemplate whether virtualizing part of or all of our control server/workstation environment is possible.

What is FactoryTalk?

This platform turns up in many places, and can do many things, but there aren’t many that really understand it. Here is a quick guide to explain the basics.

Should you be an early adopter of Microsoft Server 2012 for today’s control systems?

You might get ahead of your control system software suppliers, but you can probably install the most up-to-date operating systems now and get the maximum lifespan.