Collector lifecycle | Factry Historian Training Video | Historian Basics

This training video covers the lifecycle of a data collector in Factry Historian — the component responsible for ingesting time-series data from industrial sources like PLCs, sensors, or MQTT brokers. It explains how collectors are configured, started, monitored, and eventually updated or retired as plant needs evolve.The tutorial also touches on versioning, error handling, and how collectors behave in high-availability or redundant setups. You’ll learn how to manage collector containers in production and how to troubleshoot common connection or data flow issues.This video is especially useful for system integrators and technical teams maintaining large-scale data infrastructures.