In the January issue, find out our readers' favorite automation resources and suppliers in "Who Had the Nicest Ice in This Years' Readers' Choice Awards?" plus, follow along with Jim Montague as he describes the ex

The benefits of cloud storage are unquestionable in commercial and personal applications, but does it make sense on the plant floor? In this issue of Industrial Networking, Senior Technical Editor Dan Hebert explores how third-party storage is being developed for manufacturing, and whether the controls and safeguards are convincing enough to tie the plant to cloud-based services. Also in the Q2 issue: Understand how the "black channel" acts as a hidden safety network; hear a perspective on why industry needs more thinking brains; and learn how to get your industrial network right.

The May issue of Control addresses the question, is industrial control security a safety issue. Also included, the real reason variable-frequency drives (VFDs) are such a hard sell to many process engineers--it may not be what you think--and Hall of Fame member Greg Shinsky takes on the question of Lamba tuning in control loops. Also, don't miss McMillan and Weiner's interview with Hans Baumann, where they ask Baumann about his most notable innovations in control valves.

Control's March issue is all about road maps. Our cover story "The Control Room of the Future - Smarter Reality" shows readers how to navigate through all the glitz and shiny new tools and applications to get to the best, most practical and functional 21st-century control room for their needs. Then we explore the latest navigational report from those on the search for the asset management Holy Grail of integrated production and maintenance, plus a close-up of how GlaxoSmithKline moved along the path via smart, documenting calibrators. Also, this month's Control Talk, featuring Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner, is entitled, "Going with the Flow." Read it now.

The October issue of Control begins with a view of real-world security in process automation, discussing how real companies are addressing the complex issue of securing their operations. It goes on to explore a systematic way to herd all those variable “cats” and achieve plant-wide control, how Iggesund Paperboard uses data-logging and supervisory control software modules to simulate and control pulp and paper production and predicatively control pH levels, and how the FAA uses ultrasonic flowmeters to regulate the cooling of vital high-powered computers.

Control's September cover tells how automation can cut costs through the lifecycle of a plant asset. Also read how desert-country water districts conserve this increasingly scarce resource, plus more on optimization, VFDs, Fukushima's implications, buses for final control elements, and smart I/O.

In the June cover story we profile companies that have taken "going green" well beyond improving production efficiency and into cutting-edge sustainability programs. We also show you the results of our 2011 salary survey and analyze the reasons why you should consider Intrinsic Safety applications for your facilities. All this, plus out experts take on control valves that also measure flow, and Control Talk's McMillan and Weiner look at more inventive PID applications.

The September issue of Control is packed with features. We cover the breakout of simulation from the realm of design; configuration and training and into optimization, model-predictive control and other plant-floor functions. We also explore the use of wireless gauge monitoring at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power station optimizing asset management procedures and why your CFO loves VFDs. And process control expert Bela Liptak takes on designing a control system to manage the global economy.