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As we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United States, we want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to all of our customers, partners, and colleagues around the world. No matter where you are located, we truly appreciate your trust, your collaboration, and your continued support throughout the year. Your feedback, innovation, and […]

The Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) software market reached $65.7 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow to $117.67 billion by 2029, underscoring the rapid global shift toward real-time performance monitoring and data-driven manufacturing. At its core, OEE is a foundational metric that measures how effectively equipment operates relative to its full potential. It is

We are thrilled to see another wave of insightful questions from our users, system integrators, and partners. Keep them coming! Every question gives us a chance to explore new ways ADISRA SmartView is helping you design, deploy, and maintain smarter, more connected industrial applications. In this latest installment of our “Your Questions Answered” series, we

Analytics have become the engine behind smarter automation, predictive insights, and continuous optimization as smart sensors, IIoT devices, and AI/ML continue to redefine the industrial landscape. From mixing and blending to packaging and distribution, industrial analytics enables food processors to see more, understand faster, and act smarter. Industrial analytics refers to the technologies and processes

Manufacturers and industrial operations are facing a frightening crossroads regarding automation obsolescence. Their once-mighty systems are aging, and like haunted machinery lurking in the shadows, they must decide the best path forward. Many face the chilling dilemma of how to handle their ancient control systems, those relics that have become obsolete due to disappearing support,

by Connor Gadbois & Marcia Gadbois The scariest stories are not whispered around campfires this Halloween; they unfold in server rooms and control networks. OT (operational technology) cybersecurity breaches have become the modern horror tales of Industry 4.0, where invisible intruders creep through legacy systems, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. But fear not,

Recent reports from McKinsey and Flexera highlight just how rapidly the world is shifting toward a cloud-first future, and the implications for industrial automation are profound. According to McKinsey’s “Riding the Hyperscaler Wave: The Investment Opportunity in Cloud Ecosystems,” the market for cloud infrastructure could reach $3.4 trillion by 2040, with public cloud consumption alone

Back by popular demand, the sixth edition of our ADISRA SmartView Q&A Blog has arrived. Over the past year, these technical deep dives have been well-read posts, inspired entirely by your questions. With every edition, new and thought-provoking topics pour in from developers, engineers, and integrators eager to push ADISRA SmartView to its limits. We

The convergence of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) has been at the center of industrial transformation for over two decades. Since the unveiling of Industry 4.0 in 2011, the vision of connecting enterprise systems with plant-floor operations has promised smarter factories, optimized supply chains, and reduced downtime. This conversation has expanded over the

Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. After this date, no further technical assistance, feature updates, or free security updates will be provided. Ideally, organizations should migrate to Windows 11 to reduce the risk of exposure to critical vulnerabilities. According to Statcounter GlobalStats, as of August 25, 2025, Windows 11

A major automotive vendor once told me that unplanned downtime can cost anywhere from $15,000 to $50,000 per minute, up to $3 million per hour. Numbers like that underscore the critical importance of minimizing disruptions in industrial operations. For software providers, it highlights the responsibility to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions that help customers avoid costly