What is SCADA

[SMG]

What is SCADA. In which field does it is used and for what is it applied for. Need a more elaborate explanation on this term. What I know that it is some kind of system monitoring technology which is probably engaged with data protection of a enterprise. That means it is a some king of Data protection and management tool. If yes then what are the features and how to apply the same on a network system.

[Spyrus]

SCADA was first used in 1960. The full form of SCADA is Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. It is a type of computer system which is used for collecting and analyzing the real time data. It is used on a very large platform. The technology is usually used in industries like telecommunication, energy, Oil and gas refining, transportation and water and waste control. Such system collects data and whenever if there is a leak then it sends the data to the central site and alerts the main station about the data leak.

[Snake08]

SCADA is a type of a system which gathers the data from multiple sensors located a industry or plant or any remote locations and send those entire collected information to the central computer. After that the main computer manages and control the data. You can say it is a type of data management service used on a very wide platform. It is applied to ensure the safety of data. SCADA is widely used. It consist of a range of hardware's like signal transmitter & receiver, controller, network, HMI, etc. Here everything is managed by a centralized source.

[Big Fish]

The main motive to apply SCADA is to gather a data from various location and sent them to a centralized sever for analyzing and controlling. It is used by big companies and enterprises. To apply SCADA you have to buy a range of software and hardware tools. The system gathers and circulate the system information. It is relatively essential tool for industries located world wide to get a centralized location for their data storage.