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What is the difference between SCADA, a historian and a BI tool?
SCADA monitors and controls the plant in real time, a historian such as the PI System or Canary stores that time-series data for years, and a BI tool such as Power BI joins it with ERP and finance data for business reporting. Most multi-site operations need all three layers.
Should we automate with AI, RPA or a direct integration?
Use a direct integration when both systems have an API, RPA when you must drive a stable screen that has no API, and AI when the input is a document, email or free text. Many processes combine all three, with AI reading and an integration entering the result.
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