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

Skkynet Partners with Renesas in Verified Software Add-on (VSA) Program

by Bob McIlvride

Skkynet’s SkkyHub™ expands capabilities of Renesas Synergy™ Platform by providing secure, end-to-end IoT connectivity. Mississauga, Ontario, October 13, 2015 – Skkynet Cloud Systems, Inc. (“Skkynet” or “the Company”) (OTCQB:SKKY), a global leader in real-time cloud information systems, has become a partner in the Renesas Synergy Verified Software Add-on (VSA) Program, enabling real-time connectivity between Renesas […]

Skkynet Teams with Red Lion Controls to Expand Secure IIoT Services

by Bob McIlvride

Virtually any device can be securely linked using Skkynet’s SkkyHub service and Red Lion’s IndustrialPro routers and Data Station Plus modular controllers. Mississauga, Ontario, September 29, 2015 – Skkynet Cloud Systems, Inc. (“Skkynet” or “the Company”) (OTCQB:SKKY), a global leader in real-time cloud information systems, announces a new collaboration with Red Lion Controls that provides […]

Connecting Enterprises Need Secure-by-Design

by Bob McIlvride

A recent Frost & Sullivan report underscores the need for secure-by-design over secure-by-default when connecting enterprise IT to the shop floor.

Can I Store and Forward My Process Data?

by Bob McIlvride

It seems reasonable to ask if it is possible to store and forward OPC data. Nobody wants to lose their data if there is a network problem or the connection gets broken. A deeper understanding of OPC helps clarify what is necessary, and what is possible.

Security: Connected Car vs Connected Plant

by Bob McIlvride

Control systems for cars and industrial plants are essentially the same, and thus both face the same security challenges when connecting to the Internet.

Secure Remote Monitoring and Supervisory Control

by Bob McIlvride

New technologies such as Software as a Service, the Internet of Things and cloud computing for industrial process temperature bring new challenges, but there are solutions. Interest in using cloud computing — also known as Software as a Service (SaaS) — to provide remote access to industrial systems continues to rise. Vendors and company personnel […]