Bob McIlvride, Director of Communications

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

Industrial IoT Myths – Busted!

November 5, 2015/by Bob McIlvride

The Industrial IoT is starting to accumulate a mythology, according to one observer, where IoT myths may arise from real concerns among industrial users.

Security for Industrial IoT

November 2, 2015/by Bob McIlvride

Remote data access is not new. However, several fundamental problems have arisen from a need to provide secure remote access to real-time systems on the Industrial IoT. Find out how Skkynet’s secure-by-design approach closes all firewalls and eliminates exposure to the Internet, IT networks, and plant networks–all with no VPN or additional hardware or software.

Industrial SaaS Whitepaper

October 30, 2015/by Bob McIlvride

We just posted a new whitepaper discussion on “What is a Good Approach to Industrial SaaS.”

What is a Good Approach to Industrial SaaS?

October 30, 2015/by Bob McIlvride

From time to time, new industrial automation technologies come along that provide cost savings, better performance, and ease of use—new links for the chain. One of the latest of these is software as a service (SaaS), that provides access to hosted software over a network, typically the Internet, and is closely related to the concepts of smart factories, cloud computing, and the Industrial IoT. SaaS can open opportunities for industrial automation, but to be truly useful, it should be secure, quick, and robust, as well as adaptable and convenient to use.