ESIS Blog
IT vs OT: Getting Industrial Hardware Decisions Right
A utility company contracted an IT services company to specify and deploy industrial servers into high voltage substations across their network. The IT team specified a particular Intel server motherboard, a reasonable choice by enterprise IT standards. We quoted it, they ordered, and the rollout began. Eighteen months later, Intel discontinued the board.
Save 10% on Jacarta InterSeptor Pro-XP This Month
A server room environmental failure at 2am on a Saturday is only a disaster if nobody knows about it until Monday! The Jacarta InterSeptor Pro-XP environmental monitor helps make sure you know immediately, and this month it’s 10% off at ESIS.*
How to Handle Slow Hardware Approvals That Are Creating Risk
A manager at a heavy vehicle workshop approached us in March to quote for five industrial PC systems for installation onto mobile trolleys. The manager had already purchased two identical systems from us previously, and was happy with them. Yet four months later, the project still hasn’t proceeded.
The True Cost of Hardware Failure at Remote Sites
When an industrial PC fails in an urban factory, someone just walks across the floor and deals with it. When one fails at a remote substation, pumping station or mine site, hours from the nearest city, the recovery process can cost many times the value of the...
Free 3-Year Warranty on TBOX Fanless and Panel PCs in June
ESIS is offering a free three-year warranty on all CyberVisuell TBOX fanless PCs and panel PCs this month.* The offer gives you an extra year on the standard two years included with every unit. Why the extra year matters CyberVisuell's standard two-year warranty is...
Why ‘Industrial Grade’ Matters when Specifying PCs
The label 'industrial grade' gets used a lot, usually very loosely, and it can be easy to dismiss it merely as marketing. But understanding what it actually means, and what it doesn't, is essential for anyone specifying hardware that needs to work reliably in...
Our Free Set-Up Call Offer Ends Soon – Don’t Miss Out!
A quick reminder that our free 30-minute technical set-up call with every order over $1,000 expires on May 31.* Most industrial PC problems we see could have been avoided with the right technical guidance at the installation stage. The wrong power supply, poor...
Serial, PCI, ISA and Parallel: What’s Still Available in 2026?
The PC is rarely the most expensive part of a system, but it's often the part that fails first, and the legacy interfaces it depends on are what make replacement difficult - and costly. Recently, a construction provider called us after the industrial PC controlling...
Free 30-Minute Technical Set-Up Call with Orders Over $1,000
Most industrial PC problems we see could have been avoided at the installation stage. Think the wrong power supply, poor mounting that restricts airflow, firmware not updated before deployment and software incorrectly configured for the environment. These are not...