Ignition 8.1 vs 8.3: 2026 Migration Guide Update
Ignition 8.3.9 (Aug 2026) fixes real 8.1-to-8.3 upgrade bugs: SMTP settings loss, alarm-journal filters, MQTT module bumps, and more. What to check before you upgrade.
Sparkplug B vs Plain MQTT Topics: Do You Actually Need Sparkplug? (2026)
Sparkplug B 3.0 vs plain MQTT topic design in 2026: a decision guide on when the extra schema, state, and tooling actually pay off.
MQTT Protocol: The Complete 2026 Technical Guide
MQTT 5.0 explained for 2026 — packet structure, QoS, retained messages, Unified Namespace, security, and migration patterns from MQTT 3.1.1.
Unified Namespace (UNS) for Industrial Data: 2026 State-of-the-Art Guide
Unified Namespace (UNS) for industrial data in 2026 — Sparkplug B 3.0, ISA-95 alignment, HiveMQ vs EMQX vs NanoMQ benchmarks, and a fully refreshed UNS reference architecture.
Sparkplug B 3.0 Edge of Network Architecture: Production Reference
Sparkplug B 3.0 edge of network architecture for production IIoT — topic namespaces, primary/secondary hosts, store-and-forward, MQTT 5 mapping, and 2026 deployment patterns.
Building an MQTT-to-Kafka Bridge with Kafka Connect: Production Tutorial
Step-by-step production tutorial for bridging MQTT to Kafka with the Lenses MQTT Source connector — schema mapping, QoS handling, Sparkplug B decoding, and HA topology.
Sparkplug B 3.0 Protocol: The Complete Technical Guide for Unified Namespace
Deep Sparkplug B 3.0 reference — topic structure, NBIRTH/DBIRTH/NDATA, sequence numbers, state machine, Eclipse Tahu, and UNS deployment patterns.