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Functional safety and IEC 61508: the parent standard — why, how, and the pitfalls
Functional safety guarantees that a safety function achieves AND maintains a demonstrable level of risk reduction. An introduction to IEC 61508: SIL, the safety lifecycle, random and systematic failures, HFT/SFF architectural constraints, PFD/PFH metrics, the stakes, the real difficulties, mistakes to avoid and good practice.
AIAI in industry: stakes, challenges and real pitfalls — beyond the hype
Why the majority of industrial AI PoCs never reach production. The 6 structural challenges (data, brownfield, models, MLOps, cybersecurity, ROI), the applicable EU AI Act timeline, ISO/IEC 42001, and what public failures (GE Predix, IBM Watson Health) teach us.
OT CybersecurityExchanging data between 2 PLCs on different IP ranges — the OT-compliant approach
Real-world case with 2 S7-1500F CPUs, SCALANCE SC, PN/PN Coupler and an industrial DMZ. How to link 2 sensitive infrastructures while respecting Purdue, IEC 62443 and NIS2.
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Functional safety and IEC 61508: the parent standard — why, how, and the pitfalls
Functional safety guarantees that a safety function achieves AND maintains a demonstrable level of risk reduction. An introduction to IEC 61508: SIL, the safety lifecycle, random and systematic failures, HFT/SFF architectural constraints, PFD/PFH metrics, the stakes, the real difficulties, mistakes to avoid and good practice.
AI in industry: stakes, challenges and real pitfalls — beyond the hype
Why the majority of industrial AI PoCs never reach production. The 6 structural challenges (data, brownfield, models, MLOps, cybersecurity, ROI), the applicable EU AI Act timeline, ISO/IEC 42001, and what public failures (GE Predix, IBM Watson Health) teach us.
Exchanging data between 2 PLCs on different IP ranges — the OT-compliant approach
Real-world case with 2 S7-1500F CPUs, SCALANCE SC, PN/PN Coupler and an industrial DMZ. How to link 2 sensitive infrastructures while respecting Purdue, IEC 62443 and NIS2.