Skye Controls & Design in Spencerport, New York, is using Skkynet software to implement secure, real-time, bidirectional industrial internet of things (IIoT) systems for many industrial and commercial applications in companies across north-eastern US. Universities, manufacturing plants, supermarkets and even a zoo that require remote monitoring and supervisory control of mission-critical systems in real time, have replaced poorly functioning virtual private network (VPN) based systems with Skkynet software running on embedded devices, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and the Microsoft Azure cloud.
It all started when Rick Lisowski, president of Skye Controls, was contacted by a zoo in a nearby city. Management needed to monitor and control the water systems in a newly opened amphibian and reptile center.
“They had a VPN-based internet of things (IoT) system in place,” said Lisowski. “But there were three problems: it wasn’t secure, the data flow was one-way, and it didn’t work. They were using a Modbus converter connected to a VPN router that was supposed to send data to their own cloud service, where they hoped to access the data. But neither of the components worked properly and married together, they were worse. The zoo management staff never actually got any data.”
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It all started when Rick Lisowski, president of Skye Controls, was contacted by a zoo in a nearby city. Management needed to monitor and control the water systems in a newly opened amphibian and reptile center.
“They had a VPN-based internet of things (IoT) system in place,” said Lisowski. “But there were three problems: it wasn’t secure, the data flow was one-way, and it didn’t work. They were using a Modbus converter connected to a VPN router that was supposed to send data to their own cloud service, where they hoped to access the data. But neither of the components worked properly and married together, they were worse. The zoo management staff never actually got any data.”
Continue reading: https://www.technologyrecord.com/Article/secure-and-simple-industrial-internet-of-things-128271
