OPC Workshops in Sydney, October 2016

The Industrial Internet of Things era is rapidly expanding where and how automation data is being used and the range of people who need access to it within and beyond the enterprise. Such changes are blurring the line between traditional IT and OT roles as well as making it a key skill requirement for professionals in these fields to have a practical understanding of OPC — including how to design OPC architectures and implement them, troubleshoot and effectively protect OPC infrastructure based on sound cybersecurity principles.

Matrikon OPC will be holding two practical workshops in Sydney in October, focusing on OPC fundamentals and cybersecurity. They will be held at Cliftons Sydney, 60 Margaret Street, between 24 and 26 October 2016.

Practical OPC Training — OPC Classic Fundamentals & Real-World Architectures, Sydney, 24–25 October 2016

Professional Development Hours: 14

This well-rounded course provides attendees with core OPC knowledge to be able to apply OPC in their day-to-day data connectivity challenges. Course topics include:

• Understanding how OPC works behind the scenes
• Solving common system connectivity issues using field-tested OPC technology
• Reducing integration time by learning to install, configure and test OPC
• Learning about various OPC applications used for data management tasks (example: redundancy, data mapping, store-and-forward and DMZ)
• Implementing data access across various corporate layers
• Quickly troubleshooting and diagnose Windows security problems

Practical OPC Training — Industrial Cyber Security for OPC, Sydney, 26 October 2016

Professional Development Hours: 7

Upon completion of this practical workshop, participants will have the following knowledge and skills:

• Know about Industrial Cyber Security (ICS) threats, vulnerabilities and risks
• Understand best practices for secure industrial network architecture
• Know how to design secure OPC architectures for control systems using OPC Classic and OPC UA
• Know how to work with advanced tools to assess threats
• Understand Windows operating system security
• Troubleshooting and mitigating security issues

The Industrial Cyber Security for OPC Workshop is geared towards process control engineers, technologists, technicians and managers responsible for the commissioning and day-to-day operation of automation and process control systems. It also contains information relevant to security audits, managers and administrators responsible for the design of process control architectures, selection of technologies and software, and the purchase of both hardware and software for these systems.

Based on over 10 years of effective OPC training experience and the latest updates to OPC best practices, Matrikon is now offering revised and updated OPC courses that provide concise, practical information that students can try right in the classroom to best retain what they learn and confirm they understand it.

Register online today and get a 20% discount. Seating is limited.