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]]> https://raesemann.com/no-title/feed/ 0 2226 Beyond Spreadsheets: The Key to Unlocking Digital Transformation https://raesemann.com/beyond-spreadsheets-the-key-to-unlocking-digital-transformation/ https://raesemann.com/beyond-spreadsheets-the-key-to-unlocking-digital-transformation/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:33:19 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=2174 I recently posted some thoughts on Digital Transformation on LinkedIn and wanted to explore my thoughts more thoroughly. https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:7254222427814006784https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:7254219659883737088 For much of the industrial world, Digital Transformation is some poor person sitting in a control room at the end of a shift manually updating a spreadsheet and emailing it to everyone. Most Digital Transformation efforts…

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]]> https://raesemann.com/beyond-spreadsheets-the-key-to-unlocking-digital-transformation/feed/ 1 2174 IIoT is the Natural Progression of your PI Environment https://raesemann.com/iiot-is-the-natural-progression-of-your-pi-environment/ https://raesemann.com/iiot-is-the-natural-progression-of-your-pi-environment/#respond Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:44:12 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=1960 For those of us working in the PI world for the past couple of decades, we were Industry 3.5. We were the ones who broke up the silos and made process data available across the enterprise. We bridged the divide between the Information Technology world (IT) and the Operational Technology World (OT). By installing interfaces…

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]]> https://raesemann.com/iiot-is-the-natural-progression-of-your-pi-environment/feed/ 0 1960 Why You Should Have a PI System Access License https://raesemann.com/why-you-should-have-a-pi-system-access-server-license/ https://raesemann.com/why-you-should-have-a-pi-system-access-server-license/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:16:31 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=1910 Traditional PI Clients   We all know the traditional PI client applications of Processbook, DataLink, and the newer PI Vision. These applications allow users access to PI data for visualization and analysis. While you can program inside these client applications, they do not provide general purpose programmatic access to PI. Integrating PI data with other…

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]]> https://raesemann.com/why-you-should-have-a-pi-system-access-server-license/feed/ 0 1910 What Asset Framework Needs – A Web-Based PI System Explorer https://raesemann.com/what-asset-framework-needs-a-web-based-pi-system-explorer/ https://raesemann.com/what-asset-framework-needs-a-web-based-pi-system-explorer/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:33:52 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=1901 My previous post about .NET 5 leads me to another suggestion. The Asset Framework needs a modern web-based client. As anyone who uses the fat-client PI System Explorer knows, keeping everyone up to date can be challenging. The PI System Explorer, or PSE for short, is a powerful editor with a lot of smarts built…

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]]> https://raesemann.com/what-asset-framework-needs-a-web-based-pi-system-explorer/feed/ 1 1901 What the Asset Framework Needs – .NET 5 https://raesemann.com/what-assset-framework-needs-dot-net-5/ https://raesemann.com/what-assset-framework-needs-dot-net-5/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 01:40:15 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=1893 The Asset Framework uses the Windows Communication Foundation, WCF, for communication with clients. WCF was an excellent choice when OSIsoft initially developed AF as it facilitated integrated Windows authentication, encryption, and other features that made building a modern API easier. The AF SDK is a .Net assembly for developing applications for AF. The AF SDK…

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]]> https://raesemann.com/what-assset-framework-needs-dot-net-5/feed/ 0 1893 Taking on a new role as co-chair of the Linux Foundation LFEdge Fledge Project Technical Steering Committee https://raesemann.com/taking-on-a-new-role-as-co-chair-of-the-linux-foundation-lfedge-fledge-project-technical-steering-committee/ https://raesemann.com/taking-on-a-new-role-as-co-chair-of-the-linux-foundation-lfedge-fledge-project-technical-steering-committee/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:50:47 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=1880 I joined the Linux Foundation's LF Edge project called Fledge in 2021 as a voting member of the Technical Steering Committee. Last month, I became a co-chair of this committee. While the Linux Foundation, Open Source, and Industrial IoT are new to me, I bring my 25+ years of experience with IT/OT integration to the…

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]]> https://raesemann.com/taking-on-a-new-role-as-co-chair-of-the-linux-foundation-lfedge-fledge-project-technical-steering-committee/feed/ 0 1880 What the Asset Framework Needs – Timezone support https://raesemann.com/what-the-asset-framework-needs-timezone-support/ https://raesemann.com/what-the-asset-framework-needs-timezone-support/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:25:28 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=1865 Aveva's (acquired OSIsoft) Asset Framework features attributes to specify the location of an asset. Adding a built-in timezone attribute is a missing component that would help several use cases. Many AF Servers contain elements located in different timezones. This would allow: Analysis calculations to be triggered from the element's local time. This is useful when…

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]]> https://raesemann.com/what-the-asset-framework-needs-timezone-support/feed/ 1 1865 FLEDGE IIoT Quick Start – Get up and running in less than an hour https://raesemann.com/fledge-iiot-quick-start/ https://raesemann.com/fledge-iiot-quick-start/#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:28:25 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=1738 So you want to be an IIoT Geek. Jumping into this emerging field can be a little intimidating, especially if you don't have a background in Linux. In this demonstration, we will use Docker to quickly stand up a FLEDGE IIoT Framework node along with the FLEDGE GUI to configure it and have a Kafka…

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]]> https://raesemann.com/fledge-iiot-quick-start/feed/ 0 1738 FLEDGE IIoT Docker Image to Help Get You Started https://raesemann.com/fledge-iiot-dockerhub-image/ https://raesemann.com/fledge-iiot-dockerhub-image/#respond Sat, 30 Jan 2021 01:48:45 +0000 https://raesemann.com/?p=1662 I just posted the latest Fledge IIoT Development image to Dockerhub. This is a great way to get your feet wet with FLEDGE. https://hub.docker.com/r/robraesemann/fledge You will also find the FLEDGE GUI useful for managing your FLEDGE instance https://hub.docker.com/r/robraesemann/fledge-gui FLEDGE is the premier Industrial IoT platform with south plugins to collect data from most industrial control…

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