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Articles and insights published by the Canadian Info Tech leadership team on LinkedIn — covering engineering, industrial technology, software, and innovation.
Every IT engineer who works on-site knows the frustration of tangled network cables, carpet bulges, and the mess of a temporary cabling setup. EXTNGO was developed by CIT to solve exactly that — a flat network cable on a compact, retractable reel that fits in any tool bag, runs invisibly under carpets, and deploys in seconds. This post introduces EXTNGO and the simple but real engineering problem it solves for IT professionals in the field.
In high-risk industrial environments, knowing exactly where every person is during an emergency can be the difference between a safe evacuation and a tragedy. This post explores how real-time personnel visibility platforms — like LivePOB — eliminate the delays and errors of traditional manual muster rolls, giving safety teams instant, accurate headcounts when seconds matter most.
Ring topology is widely marketed as a resilient, self-healing network architecture — but is it always as reliable as vendors claim? This post takes a critical look at the assumptions behind self-healing ring networks, the conditions under which they genuinely protect operations, and where they fall short in demanding industrial environments.
Smart technologies are no longer the future — they are the present. This article explores how the convergence of IoT, automation, and intelligent monitoring is transforming infrastructure across sectors from industrial facilities and smart cities to commercial buildings, and what that means for engineering firms and the clients they serve.
Connecting Operational Technology (OT) networks to Information Technology (IT) systems unlocks powerful real-time analytics and reporting — but it also introduces serious security risks if done incorrectly. This follow-up post covers the practical methods, architectures, and safeguards engineering teams should use to bridge the OT/IT divide without exposing critical systems.
Not every engineering challenge requires a complex or expensive solution. This post champions the value of pragmatic, first-principles thinking — using straightforward tools and clear reasoning to solve industrial problems efficiently, avoid over-engineering, and deliver outcomes that actually work in the field.
Industrial automation has come a long way — but most systems still require constant human intervention to handle exceptions, anomalies, and edge cases. This post argues that true operational autonomy is the missing layer: the ability for industrial systems to make intelligent, context-aware decisions without human prompting, and why closing that gap is the next frontier for industrial engineering.
Every smart device in your facility — from a sensor on the factory floor to an access control reader at the gate — is continuously generating data. This post examines how organisations can shift their mindset from simply deploying smart devices to actively harvesting and leveraging the data they produce, turning every connected device into a source of operational intelligence.
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