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Proficloud – Secure Profinet data transfer across regional and international borders

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Written by Tony Deane, CST Technical Manager

With the explosion of the Internet of Things in normal everyday life, for example intelligent home heating systems, security cameras and smart metering, it allows us to live and function at a much higher pace. It is no surprise that Industry is also using the internet to become more efficient at collecting and displaying automation / production data. The analysis of this data allows quick decisions to be made leading to improved efficiency and therefore profitability.

This does not have to be a complicated or expensive.

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How to avoid the cost of machine downtime

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Written by Andy Maskell, Product Manager- Safety, I/O & Networks

Supporting your customers and their production can be a costly, complicated and time consuming task.  Sending engineers on site is expensive and inefficient.

The mGuard Secure Cloud solves these problems with an easy, cost effective and reliable solution for OEMs and Machine builders, allowing them to communicate directly with machines anywhere in the world, in a secure way.mGuard secure VPN

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How do I get started with remote access?

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Written by Andy Maskell, Product Manager – I/O & Networks.

More and more people are managing machines and plants remotely due to time and the costs involved of being on site every time there is a potential problem. This is particularly crucial during the commissioning phase of a new installation where time is money!

I discuss this subject on a regular basis with customers who want a simple and easy to manage way of implementing remote access. They have enough to think about without adding to the workload or cost of a project. Remote access is not a new thing, but up to now it has been either limited in functionality or complex to configure.

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