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In light of depressed oil and gas prices, the only other bright spot besides downstream in oil & gas resides in the midstream segment. That being said, pipeline operators and related stakeholders certainly can benefit from solutions that leverage the power of IIoT to bring about operational enhancements, cost reductions, and/or improved employee productivity and collaboration.
In response to that need, Schneider Electric today announced the new BLISS (baseline integrated SCADA system) solution. BLISS combines Schneider Electric’s Enterprise OASyS SCADA — and its advanced application with IT infrastructure — with compute and networking provided by Cisco to deliver a IoT-enabled holistic pipeline management platform for new pipelines or upgrades to systems. A key aim is to provide operators with real-time visibility into the structural integrity of the pipeline to enable maintenance to be planned or immediate repairs to be effected.
While a top SCADA solution is a critical piece of pipeline management and control, operators also must have significant IT infrastructure to run on, including significant server operation, networking and IT security. Developing this infrastructure can be costly and time intensive, possibly requiring several partners even before beginning the process of integrating SCADA software to run the pipeline.
Pipeline operators now have a one-stop partner for implementing new converged pipeline management and control solutions. Cisco and Schneider Electric bring their combined expertise in industrial IT hardware and software to provide a seamlessly integrated pipeline management design to deliver maximum reliability, scalability and security with a single cohesive system optimized for control room requirements. It integrates the SCADA service with modern fit-for-purpose IT infrastructure, including compute, network and data traffic embedded management, collaboration and IoT cybersecurity.
The ability to implement IT infrastructure and a SCADA platform together allows for much more efficient rollout, with simplified physical and virtual networks, better scalability and flexibility, and less design and testing time. The integrated design of BLISS also offers several operational benefits, including stronger, more integrated cybersecurity from control room to the field, and faster, more reliable data and command processing.
In addition to the integrated SCADA solution, Cisco and Schneider Electric also will be rolling out an integrated networking and telecommunications service for pipelines that operators can utilize. When Schneider Electric automation solutions that integrate process, energy, and security are combined with BLISS, the results are an end-to-end seamless solution for the pipeline.
ARC believes that the convergence of OT and IT will play an increasingly important role in all industries, but the potential benefits throughout the oil & gas value chain are significant and must be considered.
In response to that need, Schneider Electric today announced the new BLISS (baseline integrated SCADA system) solution. BLISS combines Schneider Electric’s Enterprise OASyS SCADA — and its advanced application with IT infrastructure — with compute and networking provided by Cisco to deliver a IoT-enabled holistic pipeline management platform for new pipelines or upgrades to systems. A key aim is to provide operators with real-time visibility into the structural integrity of the pipeline to enable maintenance to be planned or immediate repairs to be effected.
While a top SCADA solution is a critical piece of pipeline management and control, operators also must have significant IT infrastructure to run on, including significant server operation, networking and IT security. Developing this infrastructure can be costly and time intensive, possibly requiring several partners even before beginning the process of integrating SCADA software to run the pipeline.
Pipeline operators now have a one-stop partner for implementing new converged pipeline management and control solutions. Cisco and Schneider Electric bring their combined expertise in industrial IT hardware and software to provide a seamlessly integrated pipeline management design to deliver maximum reliability, scalability and security with a single cohesive system optimized for control room requirements. It integrates the SCADA service with modern fit-for-purpose IT infrastructure, including compute, network and data traffic embedded management, collaboration and IoT cybersecurity.
The ability to implement IT infrastructure and a SCADA platform together allows for much more efficient rollout, with simplified physical and virtual networks, better scalability and flexibility, and less design and testing time. The integrated design of BLISS also offers several operational benefits, including stronger, more integrated cybersecurity from control room to the field, and faster, more reliable data and command processing.
In addition to the integrated SCADA solution, Cisco and Schneider Electric also will be rolling out an integrated networking and telecommunications service for pipelines that operators can utilize. When Schneider Electric automation solutions that integrate process, energy, and security are combined with BLISS, the results are an end-to-end seamless solution for the pipeline.
ARC believes that the convergence of OT and IT will play an increasingly important role in all industries, but the potential benefits throughout the oil & gas value chain are significant and must be considered.