Welcome to the kickoff post of our Data Storage Deep Dive blog series! In this series, we will explore the crucial role of data storage solutions and Historians in industrial automation. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be looking into how solutions delivered by Software Toolbox can be utilized with Historians, helping you make the most of your industrial data.
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Data Storage Deep Dive: Your Intro to Unlocking Historical Data
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By Ryan Royse on Sep 12, 2024 2:00:00 PM
Top 7 Dream Report Features to Be Excited About in V5.0 R20-1
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By Kevin Rutherford on Apr 9, 2020 2:00:00 PM
If you haven't used Dream Report previously, Dream Report is a real-time report generator and dashboard solution that is quickly and easily configurable for data collection, archival of data and alarms and also analysis.
In this post, we'll go through 7 key features of the V5.0 R20-1 release of Dream Report and how those features benefit existing and new Dream Report users.
Top 5 Dream Report Features to Be Excited About in V5.0 R19-3
4 min read
By Kevin Rutherford on Nov 21, 2019 2:00:00 PM
If you've used Dream Report, you know it is a real-time report generator and dashboard solution and how quickly and easily configurable it is for data collection, archival of data and alarms and also analysis.
In this post, we'll go through five key features of the V5.0 R19-3 release of Dream Report and how those features benefit existing and new Dream Report users.
Top 4 Dream Report Features to Be Excited About in the V5.0 R2 Release
3 min read
By Kevin Rutherford on Sep 19, 2019 2:00:00 PM
As you are probably aware, Dream Report is a real-time report generator and dashboard solution that is quickly and easily configurable through an easy-to-use interface with flexible options relating to not only collection and archival of data and alarms but also for analysis.
In this post, we'll go through four key features of the V5.0 R2 release of Dream Report and how they benefit existing and new Dream Report users.
Easy-to-Use Interactive Reports and Dashboards Helps Minimize Downtime
4 min read
By Kevin Rutherford on Aug 22, 2019 2:00:00 PM
In the industrial automation industry, more and more companies are looking for ways to increase profitability through minimizing downtime and the lost productivity associated with it.
In this blog post, we discuss how actively monitoring and tracking downtime occurrences can empower you to reduce or even eliminate such productivity-killing situations.
Top 3 Dream Report Features to Be Excited About in the V5.0 Release
3 min read
By Kevin Rutherford on May 23, 2019 2:00:00 PM
You may or may not be familiar with Dream Report - a real-time report generator that is quickly and easily configurable via a very easy-to-use interface with a ton of flexibility relating to not only collection and archiving of data and alarms but also for analysis and options for report generation.
In this post, I'll review three of the top features released in the recent V5.0 release of Dream Report and how they benefit you, either as an new or existing Dream Report user.
Automated KPI Reporting Helps Maximize Your Productivity
3 min read
By Kevin Rutherford on Oct 25, 2018 2:00:00 PM
In the industrial automation industry, more and more companies are looking for progressively better tools to enable their employees to gain insights and improve their business decisions.
In this blog post, we discuss how KPIs and how they’re generated can empower your employees to make smart business decisions to improve your company’s performance results.
Top 5 Dream Report Features to Be Excited About in the Current Release
4 min read
By Kevin Rutherford on Aug 2, 2018 2:00:00 PM
In case you aren't familiar with the Dream Report reporting solution from Ocean Data Systems, Dream Report is a real-time report generator that is quickly and easily configurable via a very easy-to-use interface with a ton of flexibility relating to not only collection and archiving of data and alarms but also for analysis and options for report generation.
In this post, I'm going to go through five of the key features released in 2018 for Dream Report and how they benefit you, either as an existing Dream Report user or as a process industry professional looking at reporting solutions.
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