What Strengths Must Distributed I/O Platforms Have to Enable Oil and Gas Automation?

The rise of Industrial IoT in oil and gas operations is bringing rapid change to the ways the industry manages information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). Distributed input/output (I/O) systems for oil and gas use cases highlight the IT-OT convergence as they become a key piece of the puzzle for automation in Industrial IoT-enabled oil and gas operations.  Schneider Electric's Grant Van Hemert explains why secure industrial I/O platforms using the OPC Unified Architecture (UA) protocol deliver the essential strengths oil and gas operations need from cybersecure distributed I/O solutions. In this Ask the Expert feature, you'll learn:

• Why distributed I/O solutions are needed for today's most advanced oil and gas industry use cases, as well as the core features and capabilities those systems should bring to the table.
• How next-generation distributed I/O platforms are designed with the oil and gas industry's operational future in mind, including with cybersecurity advantages delivered through the use of OPC UA.
• The advantages of Schneider Electric's Modicon Edge I/O NTS, which uses OPC UA technology and Trusted Platform Technology to create layers of inherent cybersecurity.

Read the feature today to learn what features define a distributed I/O platform build for the future of oil and gas industrial automation.