With traditional SCADA, CMS or BAS, your data is "locked" in a control room where it is accessible only by engineers trained to operate the proprietary systems.

Released from the confines of the control room, your valuable data at iSCADA is delivered via the Internet directly to their rightful places - desktops of decision makers, conference rooms, offices of control engineers, even site offices of maintenance contractors.

Being an end-to-end Internet-based system, assets managed by iSCADA can be spread across the globe. It offers the most efficient and economical means to acquire data from anywhere.

The iSCADA architecture has many advantages:-

(1) Cost of data transmission
iSCADA's end-to-end IP based architecture offers a distinct advantage over other telemetry and point-to-point data acquisition solutions. Since all communications between devices, server and users are Internet based, this translates into the lowest cost compared to all other systems. Devices can be placed anywhere in the world, and users can seamlessly communicate with their devices from any Internet connection.

(2) Consolidated information 
Since all data is stored in a central database on the Internet, users have global access to consolidated data from any number of remote sites, irrespective of their geographical location. In contrast, stand alone telemetry or point-to-point systems store their data locally. In the event that these systems are "web-enabled", users have to make separate connections to each site.

(3) Vendor-independent  Integration
Being a generic, vendor-independent solution, iSCADA is uniquely positioned to manage your large asset base comprising equipment from multiple vendors. Our data loggers, server backend and GUI are specifically designed to integrate data from any asset. Coupled with the power to consolidate data across multiple locations, iSCADA is a highly effective asset management or data acquisition solution.

(4) Hosted Data Acquisition
Our managed services model takes the complexities out of owning, maintaining and managing a data acquisition infrastructure. With iSCADA, you pay for data delivered to your desktop, instead of investing in costly data acquisition systems.

(5) Universally accepted User Interface
Web-based solutions like iSCADA have a universally accepted, familiar and user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI). This takes the complexities out of sophisticated engineering solutions, and places information in the hands of managers and other decision makers. It also flattens the learning curve for engineers and management.

iSCADA is designed for use by anyone, not just control engineers. Data is delivered through the universal user interface - the web browser - and information is organized in a familiar file folder system. No in-depth computer expertise is required.

The value of any information increases with the number of people using it. Your iSCADA system administrator may create unlimited number of user accounts to access the system. These may include top management, subsidiary heads, engineering department, finance department, maintenance contractors and field technicians.

Answers to critical questions may be obtained by anyone in the organization from a single login to the iSCADA system.

Top management: What is the overall Availability Index of all assets across the enterprise for this year?
Middle management: Is the newly appointed contractor performing better than the previous one?
Engineering: Does the system trip more frequently in winter or in summer?
Technician/contractor: What is the most recent alarm, and where is it coming from?

Get these answers immediately instead of waiting for departmental reports.