Digital Infrastructure

Tetranex has developed the skills necessary to design, implement and maintain the digital infrastructure around your Industrial Control System (ICS). The network hardware integrated into the ICS is continually growing in complexity to meet the demands of performance, cyber security and the quest for the “Internet of Things” (IoT). This infrastructure now requires a high degree of IT skills as well as a heightened awareness of the unique demands and requirements related to ICS hardware and software.

Managed layer 2 and layer 3 network switches are becoming common place in the ICS network. In addition, advanced network management concepts like Network Address Translation (NAT) and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) are becoming more relevant in Operational Technology (OT). The Digital Infrastructure team has the training and expertise to design your network architecture, specify the proper hardware and execute the configuration of the network components to ensure that your OT network operates with highest availability, integrity and scalability. The implementation will include setting up network system security (integrity) and distinct operating levels through the proper use of routers, firewalls, DMZs and VLANs.

The systems infrastructure component of the digital team is responsible for ensuring all operating systems involved with the OT infrastructure are installed and configured in a manner that meets the requirements from an IT perspective while not undermining the demands of the ICS infrastructure. The design of your system infrastructure will make sure you have the right servers, configured with the right roles for your ICS software. The execution is scalable from single HMI implementations through to multi-tiered DCS implementations.

For typical IT infrastructure, server virtualization has become the de-facto deployment standard but in terms of OT platforms, server virtualization is still a burgeoning paradigm shift. Due to the numerous advantages, Tetranex recommends the use of virtual platforms for all of our greenfield installations and brownfield upgrades where appropriate. Tetranex is a Professional Solution Provider for VMWare, the industry leader in bare-metal virtualization.

A solid network security infrastructure (aka. cyber security) involves more than just a hardened network. A security infrastructure involves a life cycle around components and personnel that must be properly implemented and maintained to remain effective. The Tetranex Digital Infrastructure team has the skillset to assess, determine, define, implement and maintain the proper security structure for your ICS network.

Fortinet uses an architectural approach that unifies the security technologies deployed across the digital network, including multi-cloud, endpoints, email and web applications, and network access points, into a single security system designed as an integrated and collaborative security fabric.