Transform your Data into Information, and your
Information into Decisions.

Data historian solutions such as PI are only as powerful as your ability to efficiently collect and store information from your mission critical systems, extract and perform accurate analyses, and put the results into the hands of the key decision makers as quickly as possible.  Emerging and progressive innovations in data historian technologies continue to push the envelope of data distribution.

Structure is an OSIsoft partner and is experienced with all aspects of the PI platform, including the PI server, interfaces, applications, development, and administration.  We are both technical system experts and functional specialists in the energy and utility industry, using those capabilities to deliver tangible solutions to your business.

Our PI and data historian system experts can help you:

• Integrate PI with your operations and front, mid, and back office business systems to historize and archive data.
• Leverage PI and PI Analysis Framework (AF) as an enterprise application platform for connecting Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services and messages, relational databases.
• Upgrade your existing PI architecture to utilize high availability, interface redundancy, and the application of critical updates to all PI modules.
• Develop customized applications and interfaces to fit your unique requirements using the PI development platform.

Specific areas that Structure can help you include:

Enterprise Integration
Structure has integrated PI with many different types of systems, including:

• EMS, GMS, Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and other systems supporting SCADA protocols such as OPC, ICCP, DNP3, and ModBus.
• SOA related technologies such as Enterprise Service Bus, web services, JMS messaging services, and XML.
• Enterprise databases and portal applications including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft SharePoint.

PI Configuration and Development

• Installation and configuration of high-availability PI servers and collectives, PI interfaces, and PI client applications.
• Configuration of PI data points (tags), PI and PI Advanced Calculation Engine (ACE) calculations, and PI status and performance counters.
• Creation of displays and reports using PI ProcessBook, PI DataLink, and PI Web Parts with Microsoft SharePoint.

PI Training
Delivery of standard or customized PI training using OSIsoft training materials and one-on-one staff mentoring for users, administrators and support personnel in your organization.

PI Architecture & Planning
Structure understands how PI fits into the corporate IT landscape and can help you develop an enterprise level PI deployment strategy.