# [[SCADA vs DCS]]
The roles of SCADA and DCS are essentially the same - collect information about automated processes to make decisions about how to control those processes.
## References
- [What are the Differences between DCS and SCADA?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3YVpgs9RY4)
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- Links: [[Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition|SCADA]] [[Distributed Control Systems|DCS]]
- Created at: [[2021-04-04]]