How you May Choose The Best SCADA System?

Choosing the right SCADA systems software can be a daunting task for you when you see that the market is filled with so many SCADA products from various software developers. If you are already confused, here are some simple ways to take you out of the confusion. Definitely you will get quotes and proposals from various companies who would come to you with their SCADA system applications. And you will have to play the role of the smart consumer. And this is how you do it.

Find out the profile of the developer company

The profile of the developing company plays a huge role. If you find out that the developer has quite a good grip on the market, a lot of applications for many industries and labs etc, and have a big business footprint, then you may go with them or at least shortlist their product. The developer must have a nice spread of business, and if there is a history of recent past merger of the developer with some software company, this can be a nice part of their profile too.

Find out the after sales support prospects

Buying the SCADA systems software is not the end of the story; rather it is where the story begins, as your journey as the consumer begins. Every day or often, you may come up with queries, small problems, glitches etc while running the software, obtaining reports, connecting with the TCP/IP server etc. In all such cases you will need extreme level of support from the sales team. Thus, after sales software support is a much important thing. And the internet is always stuffed with great reviews to tell you which software team gives the best support.

Do you know how the user interface is going to be?

The user interface plays a very vital role in selection of the software. Suppose you have selected one of the best software applications in the market. But what is next? You need someone to run it, monitor it, change settings, fetch data and graphs, and work with the reports. All these functions can be done easily on a software that has a simple to use and simple to understand user interface. Hence the HMI or user interface is one of the prime requirements of SCADA systems software, and you must understand this.

Get a demo

A demo is the best way to know how good the application suits your business, plant or lab. If you want a demo from the developers or marketing concern they won’t deny normally. That is the best way you get a glimpse of the software. Sometimes the software is given free to you, while support etc and installation are charged. Whatever the clauses are you must get a demo before starting the use of the software fully.

These tips will help you get through the selection process of your SCADA system so that you may monitor and analyze data of your plant, production house, laboratory or research center easily with the automated application.

Hey myself Archer Finch. Even though I took extra care about my systems, but still it was more prone to hacking. With the introduction of the SCADA systems, my system is now very much safe from all sorts of threats, as most of the SCADA system are connected to web based portals or products.

Pioneer in the industry of automation, flexible manufacturing systems, Cncs and so on, has presented his views here about Scada Free.