Since the introduction of Modbus in the late 1970s, network protocols for critical infrastructure and industrial automation have continually evolved. It’s only been in the past few years, though, that we’ve seen things go from slow evolution to seismic shift.

As the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) continues to explode – the IIoT market is on track to add $14.2 trillion to the global economy by the start of the next decade – automation engineers and integrators aren’t just wondering how to keep up. They’re also wanting to know, “What’s new in network protocols and how will those changes impact our organization?”

As the developer of MSA FieldServer, we not only monitor what’s happening with industrial network protocols like BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, EtherNet/IP, and others, we create protocol gateway and communication products.

Specifically, our products are designed to help engineers and technicians leverage emerging trends so they can achieve their cloud-based and SCADA industrial automation objectives as quickly and easily as possible.

But before we talk about those trends, let’s talk about a common thread among them: security. Read the full blog article to learn more.

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