IT & OT Strategy Contact

Services

Technology decisions for live operations

We develop the strategy, requirements and architecture your teams and delivery partners can work from. Where agreed, we also provide independent design review during delivery.

Systems modernisation and resilience

How do we upgrade a critical system while keeping operations running?

We assess what you can retain, what needs to change and how your sites should operate and recover if a system or connection fails.

What you receive An assessment of what to retain, upgrade or replace, a target architecture and a phased transition plan covering dependencies, testing, switchover and recovery requirements.

Industrial data and insight

Why do our sites report different downtime figures?

We start with the decision your team needs to make, then work out which data to connect and what makes it reliable enough to use.

What you receive A design for connecting the right data, agreed performance measures and data-quality requirements, plus a plan for validating one priority use case before wider rollout.

Technology selection and investment planning

Which platform should we choose, and where should we invest first?

We compare options against how your sites operate, what you already own and what each option will cost to support.

What you receive An independent assessment and recommendation based on operational fit, risk and whole-life cost, with a prioritised investment roadmap where needed.

Secure connectivity and access

How can people and systems connect to our sites with the right controls?

We define how operational systems should connect to other sites, business systems and remote support teams, including external suppliers.

What you receive A risk-based design showing permitted connections, approval responsibilities, monitoring requirements and how access can be restricted or disconnected.

Illustrative approach

From site operations to trusted reporting

Start with a question. Why do two sites report different downtime figures?

Local control

  1. Equipment and controllers

    Machine signals and local control

  2. Site operations

    Operator visibility and essential functions stay local where required

Reporting data

  1. Collect the right data

    Machine events and selected status signals

  2. Add context at the site

    Buffer readings. Match assets, shifts and stop definitions.

  3. Share and analyse

    Combine with production records and compare downtime across sites

Local control and reporting have separate paths. Loss of central reporting need not interrupt essential site functions.

Where it can run

On premises

Reuse an existing site historian or a central platform where it fits.

Hybrid

Keep collection and critical functions local. Share selected data for cross-site reporting.

AWS example

AWS IoT SiteWise can collect and model industrial asset data.

Azure example

Azure IoT Operations can prepare site data for analysis in Microsoft Fabric.

Choose where each function runs based on operational requirements, connectivity, what you already own and whole-life cost.

Independent Technology Options Review

Bring one technology decision or supplier proposal. We review the agreed information and provide a short written recommendation covering the options, cost and risk trade-offs, and next steps. We confirm the scope, turnaround and fixed fee before work begins.

  1. Bring one decisionChoose a platform, compare viable options or challenge a supplier proposal.
  2. Receive a written recommendationSee the operational fit, cost and risk trade-offs, and a practical next step.
Discuss an options review