Our Control System Engineer, Sang, was in Sacramento for the Ignition Community Conference, joining the global Ignition community to see what’s next for the platform.
Ignition is at the core of what we deliver for some of our mining, resources, utilities and energy clients, so being in the room matters.
The keynote presentations gave a preview of Ignition 2027, and a few things stood out for us:
Reliability: Redundant OPC UA client support and improved gateway redundancy, which are critical for the high-availability sites our clients operate.
Data infrastructure: Plug-and-play Timescale DB Enterprise integration, opening up more flexible, scalable historian architectures.
Cybersecurity: CRA compliance, reinforcing Ignition’s position in security-conscious OT environments.
AI in the control system: Ignition Catalyst, including an AI assistant for development and the ability to build agents whose capabilities are limited to the tools you explicitly allow. This is a sensible, controlled approach for operational technology.
Usability: New chart styles, Power Chart improvements and better touchscreen support.
Investing in our people to stay at the forefront of the technology means our clients get advice grounded in where the platform is heading, not just where it is today.
Thanks, Sang, for representing Pivotal.