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About Bob McIlvride

Bob McIlvride is the Director of Communications at Skkynet, as well as Communications Manager at Cogent Real-Time Systems, and is responsible for writing and editing technical documentation and marketing communications, as well as keeping in touch with sales partners and customers. He has a Master’s degree in Professional Writing, and 25 years experience writing and publishing in the natural gas and process control industries. He has lived on three continents, speaks three languages, and considers the whole world as his home.

Entries by Bob McIlvride

US Gas Pipeline Ransomware Shutdown – A Ready Solution

by Bob McIlvride

An entire US gas pipeline was shut down for two days–needlessly. Skkynet provides a ready solution: Secure access to isolated production data.

Digital Twins Thrive on Data Integration

by Bob McIlvride

Digital twins gain value from secure, real-time data integration to keep their physical and virtual counterparts tightly synchronized.

Industrial IoT in 2020 and Beyond

by Bob McIlvride

The 2020 forecast is for continued growth of Industrial IoT and digital transformation, which will increase demand for secure, real-time data communication.

Skkynet Travels to India

by Bob McIlvride

On a recent trip to India, Skkynet sales team collaborated with Masibus Automation to build relationships and get to know some of their key customers.

Secure IoT Gateway Architecture

by Bob McIlvride

An enhanced, secure-by-design OPC UA to MQTT gateway can pass data through a DMZ or IT department, keeping all inbound firewall ports on the plant closed.

Think Big, Start Small, Scale Up

by Bob McIlvride

How to scale up a pilot or prototype is a major challenge facing engineers and executives who implement Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0.