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Utilities
Utilities run isolated operational networks next to corporate IT. Silex automates, secures, and recovers both, and builds the infrastructure for operational analytics.
What Silex does
- Automation inside isolated networks
- Segmentation at the boundary
- Isolated recovery and tested restore
- Infrastructure for operational analytics
IT and operational technology
Two networks, one discipline.
Corporate IT and operational networks have different rules, but both need tested change, controlled access, and recovery that works. Silex applies the same method on each side of the boundary.
Business applications, identity, and data, connected to the internet and to cloud services.
The systems that run operations, on isolated networks that do not reach the internet.
Silex designs for the requirements your environment operates under, such as NERC CIP for bulk electric systems, and documents each design decision for your compliance team.
Focus areas
Where Silex works with utilities.
Automation for isolated environments
Silex designs automation that runs inside networks with no internet access. Every change runs through a tested job template and leaves a record.
Recovery for critical systems
Silex designs isolated recovery environments and tests them with your teams. Each test ends with an after-action review that improves the next one.
Infrastructure for operational analytics
Silex sizes and builds the compute, storage, and model serving that analytics workloads need. The design places each component where your security requirements allow.
How we engage
From assessment to a platform your team runs.
- 01
Assess
Silex inventories the systems, networks, and existing automation on both sides of the boundary, and agrees the scope with your IT, security, and operations teams.
- 02
Design
An architecture blueprint covers segmentation, automation paths, and recovery points, with each decision documented for your compliance team.
- 03
Build
Silex builds the automation and recovery environment as code and tests it in a lab before it touches operational systems.
- 04
Operate
Forward Deployed Engineers run the platform with your team, hold monthly service reviews, and schedule changes and tests in your windows.
- 05
Transfer
Structured knowledge transfer moves day-to-day operation to your team on your schedule.
Questions buyers ask
Questions
Can you automate systems that cannot reach the internet?
Yes. Ansible Automation Platform runs approved job templates inside the isolated network, and automation content comes in through a controlled path. Nothing in the isolated zone needs internet access to run a change.
How does recovery testing work without disrupting operations?
Tests restore systems into an isolated recovery environment, not into production. Silex schedules each test with your operations team, and each test ends with an after-action review.
Do you work with our operational technology team?
Yes. Silex designs the boundary, the automation, and the recovery environment with your IT, security, and operations teams together, and agrees change windows and approvals with each team.
Where should we start?
Most engagements start with an assessment of one area, such as the Automation Maturity Assessment or the Cyber Recovery Maturity Assessment, or with a hands-on workshop for your team.
Next step
Talk to an engineer.
Tell us about your networks and the systems you need to automate or recover, and we will recommend where to start.