--- title: Paessler Blog - All about IT, Monitoring, and PRTG | OT | Operational Technology (2) description: OT | Operational Technology | You're an IT geek, sys-admin, or just interested in Monitoring topics? Read this blog! (2) --- [![Paessler - The Network Monitoring Experts](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/logos/paessler/paessler-logo-color.svg)](https://www.paessler.com/) [Blog Home](https://blog.paessler.com) \> Operational Technology (2) # Posts about Operational Technology (2) [![understanding mqtt architecture](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/2020/visuals/header/Blogheader_MQTT.jpg)](https://blog.paessler.com/understanding-mqtt-architecture) ## [MQTT Architecture Explained: Guide for Industrial IoT Networks](https://blog.paessler.com/understanding-mqtt-architecture) ![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/Dr_Andreas_Schiffler.jpg) By [Dr. Andreas Schiffler](https://blog.paessler.com/author/andreas-schiffler) Sep 6, 2023 • 11 minute read [![alarms from network components in your supervisory and control system](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/Paessler%20PRTG%20OPC%20UA%20Server.jpg)](https://blog.paessler.com/alarms-from-network-components-in-your-supervisory-and-control-system) ## [Get alarms from network components in your supervisory and control system](https://blog.paessler.com/alarms-from-network-components-in-your-supervisory-and-control-system) ![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/people/blog-authors/SBehrens.jpg) By [Shaun Behrens](https://blog.paessler.com/author/shaun-behrens) May 22, 2023 • 5 minute read [![announcing paessler prtg opc ua server](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/RZ_Blogheader_OPC-UA-Server-012.jpg)](https://blog.paessler.com/announcing-paessler-prtg-opc-ua-server) ## 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