IT/OT Integration
Enterprise IT, utility protocols, and grid physics — one team that speaks all three.
Utility IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) are converging. DERs (Distributed Energy Resources), advanced metering, and substation automation demand constant, secure exchange with the devices controlling the live grid. In other words, air-gapped OT is a myth. NERC CIP scope keeps expanding, and FERC Order 887 pushes internal network monitoring inside OT. Few teams speak enterprise IT, utility protocols, and grid physics: that gap is where projects stall and audits fail.
Offerings
OES architects, secures, tests, and commissions the systems around a live grid: substation to enterprise, across SCADA, DERMS, DNP3, and IEC 61850. Built for utility operations, not generic IT playbooks.
Segmented, defense-in-depth designs for the IT/OT boundary (firewall and DMZ zoning per IEC 62443), secure remote access, and CIP-015-ready monitoring that sees OT without exposing it.
Field-tested integration of grid devices from substation to grid edge (e.g., DNP3, IEC 61850, Modbus, and MQTT gateways), linking them to SCADA, DERMS, and enterprise systems.
Tailored lab and digital-twin environments validate network, communications, and cybersecurity designs before they touch a live substation or control center. Then we commission end-to-end.
We work alongside utility IT and OT staff — training, roadmaps, and program support, so internal teams retain capability and audit readiness long after the project closes.
IT consultancies don't know grid physics; OT specialists don't know enterprise networks. OES does both: 150+ utility engagements designing, implementing, and supporting the networks between field devices and business systems, led by the authors of OpenFMB. Standards leadership and hands-on commissioning, not one or the other.