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Why Right Now Is the Best Time To Switch From Ignition 8.1 to 8.3 Dante Augello Wed, 05/20/2026 - 09:00
If you're still running Ignition 8.1, Ignition 8.3.6* has delivered some of the most significant performance improvements in the platform's history, making a compelling case that now is the best time to make the switch to 8.3.
10 Enterprise SCADA Tips to Secure, Standardize & Scale Systems Jennifer Faylor Fri, 05/01/2026 - 09:00
Get essential enterprise SCADA tips to build systems that excel in the 3 S’s: security, standardization, and scalability.
Ignition 8.3.5: GDS Support, File-Based Secret Provider, Large-Scale System Improvements & More Jennifer Faylor Tue, 04/21/2026 - 08:24
Ignition 8.3.5 delivers OPC UA support for using a Global Discovery Server, a new file-based Secret Provider type, and major improvements for large-scale systems (including an OverridesOnly tag parameter and 4X increased throughput for managed tag providers).
Ignition 8.3.4: Historian Improvement, Event Streams Tag-Level Wildcards, DNP3 Driver Diagnostics Jennifer Faylor Wed, 03/04/2026 - 12:00
The Olympics may be over, but the release train is delivering new Ignition features to help you create gold-medal-worthy control solutions.
Ignition 8.3.3: New Tag Event Script, X.509 OPC UA Authentication Option, Remote Secret Provider Jennifer Faylor Tue, 01/20/2026 - 15:20
If you’ve got any leftover New Year’s bubbly, it’s time to pop it — the first Ignition release train of the year has arrived and its boxcars are bursting with exciting new features!
Insights From Inductive Automation’s Top Content of 2025 David Dudley Tue, 12/23/2025 - 09:00
Before stepping into 2026, let’s briefly review the content pieces that resonated most deeply with the Ignition community this year.