PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB: Smart Database Configuration

PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB: Smart Database Configuration

Somewhere in Denmark, a project manager tasked with Digitalisation in a utility company gets a phone call. The call comes from IT. We all know what that means: trouble. The project manager takes a deep breath and throws himself into the lion’s cage. PM: Yes? IT: Are...
Alarm Analysis: How Reports Prevent Downtime

Alarm Analysis: How Reports Prevent Downtime

  In the old times, stories were how humans shared information with one another. Today, data is, supposedly, how we share information with one another… but is that accurate? As everyone obsesses over data, the question brews: is your data telling you a story or...
The Logbook: Get What you Want, Not Just What You Can

The Logbook: Get What you Want, Not Just What You Can

“Hmmm, that would be so much more efficient. Can we have it?”, asks the wide-eyed hopeful manager.  “I don’t think so, there’s no option for it.”, the tech guy answers, disappointed.  Too often, managers and engineers in the industrial environment settle for what they...