OSIsoft believes people with data will transform their world. The PI System data infrastructure sets free the data that's locked in systems. Turning data to information, the PI System connects people to information across the value chain to deliver operational intelligence that leads to actionable and transformative decisions. What makes the PI System unique is its ability to collect enormous amounts of high-fidelity, time-series data from any source - consistently, reliably and accurately. Then share that data in intuitive ways with people and tools that can make a difference.

For over 35 years, OSIsoft has been the industrial standard in collecting, aggregating and storing large scale structured and semi-structured data. “Big data” can be defined by its volume, velocity and variety. OSIsoft provides a data infrastructure called the PI System. Think of it as a way to efficiently structure data from many endpoints and output operational intelligence.  

The PI System is designed to scale both upward and outward.  This means our customers are rarely limited by the volume of data or the rate at which they collect it. With our standard interfaces that support major vendors’ systems and industry-wide protocols, the PI System can connect to almost any operational source. Smart grids, ISOs and micro-grids are examples of customers who use the PI System to orchestrate trillions of data streams associated with balancing power generation and transmission with demand sources.

 OSIsoft has a strong reputation as the industry leader in the handing massive amounts of streaming data, which is stored in a highly optimized data store called the PI Data Archive. This technology accurately captures the information fidelity and delivers it to applications and users several orders of magnitude (100-1000X) more efficiently than conventional data store technologies. This allows customers to keep data on-line for years or decades. Data filtering and compression techniques further reduce network and system resources and bandwidth. These combined system technologies allow OSIsoft customers to scale the enterprise systems to handle some of the world largest data challenges. - Using data to create situational awareness and predictive information across multiple unit operations, asset types and integrating information across ecosystems that define enterprise value chains.

Enter the era of IoT and innovation. Ironically OSIsoft has been doing “IoT’ for the last 35 years.  We address the growing needs for smart infrastructure to close information gaps, increase the resolution of sensor-based information and create data-driven communication across traditional organizational, security and geographic boundaries.