Emerging TechnologiesIndustrial Internet of Things
Connecting equipment is the easy part of an industrial sensing programme, and the part that usually gets funded; making the resulting data change a decision is the part that determines whether it was worth doing. This course covers both. Delegates work through sensing and measurement selection, the connectivity options available on an industrial site and the trade offs between range, power and bandwidth, and edge against central processing. Data architecture and the platform choices behind it are covered. Security receives full attention, since these devices sit on operational networks and are rarely patched. Power and installation practicalities follow. The course closes on building a business case and on the pilots that never scale.
Course objectives
- Select sensing and measurement appropriate to the question being asked
- Compare connectivity options on range, power, bandwidth and cost
- Decide what is processed at the edge and what is sent onward
- Design the data architecture and platform behind a deployment
- Secure devices that sit on operational networks and are rarely patched
- Handle power, mounting and installation realities
- Build a business case and avoid a pilot that never scales
Who should attend
- Engineering and maintenance staff deploying sensors
- Instrumentation and control engineers
- IT and operational technology staff
- Operations managers evaluating monitoring investment
- Project engineers specifying connected equipment
Course outline
- 01Connecting equipment against changing a decision
- 02Sensing and measurement selection
- 03Connectivity options and trade offs
- 04Edge against central processing
- 05Data architecture and platforms
- 06Security on operational networks
- 07Power, mounting and installation
- 08Business case and scaling beyond the pilot
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 to 23 October 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 2 to 6 November 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 November to 4 December 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 8 January 2027 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |