Operational Technology Solutions

MetaFactor provides consulting, implementation, and support services for historian system implementations, cloud and analytical solutions in the area of operational technology integration. We specialize in OSIsoft PI and Asset Framework implementations, OSIsoft PI to Azure / AWS integrations, and Power BI implementations. We are a western-Canada based company and a Certified AVEVA PI System Integrator specializing in operational data integration services with experience in various industry sectors, including oil and gas, utilities and power, renewables, water and wastewater, and food and beverage.

MetaFactor can help with your operational data integration initiatives, including:

OT Implementations	Analytics and Integration	Consulting and Advisory
OSIsoft PI solution architecture design, implementation, and support Historian system migrations, implementations, and upgrades Field data capture and measurement solutions OT cybersecurity initiatives IoT and control system integrations Our team also provide a number of other services and can help with other historian systems as well. Managed support services are also available.	OSIsoft Asset Framework, analytics, hierarchy development and Visualization PI to Azure Integrations Power BI, Tableau, Grafana, Spotfire, Ignition On-Premise and Cloud Integration Design Calculation conversions Integration with Big Data frameworks Inmation Implementations IoT and MQTT-based integration Integration with open-source toolsets such as Python, Spark, Kafka, etc.	Architecture design System audits and assessments Data governance Market software assessments Roadmap development Cybersecurity assessments Migration plans Client-specific use case implementations Industry 4.0 and unified namespace advisory

Key Technical Proficiencies

With a depth of knowledge and years of experience, including a pool of resources certified with platforms like OSIsoft PI, Microsoft Azure, and AWS, we can help you navigate your historian to cloud integration needs. Additionally, we can guide you through open-source offerings, cloud databases and historians, integration toolsets, and field data capture systems. Learn more about our services and offerings to see how we can help you.

We are also an AVEVA Certified System Integrator for PI Systems, which illustrates the depth of technical expertise on our team related to the AVEVA PI suite of tools and applications. Beyond product configuration expertise and architectural best practices, our team can help extend system functionality through custom applications, plugins, and custom PI Vision symbols as well. MetaFactor also provides consulting, implementation and support services for AVEVA System Platform.

Calgary OSIsoft PI Experts and Calgary OSIsoft AF Experts

Organizations have many sources of data, whether they are from the field, plant, or from a business system. Data is more valuable when it is integrated across your fleet with added context. Our team can assist you in your data aggregation and consolidation initiatives. We will help you aggregate data from all of your OT and IT data sources and unify that in a centralized data repository that can be used by all business and operational users. Your data repository can be setup to exchange contextual and raw information with a cloud data lake and analytics environment, and in turn bring the rich calculation result sets back for users to consume. A unified data source will provide users access to enriched and comprehensive data sets. The system will be supported by process graphics, reporting, standardized KPIs, with underlying system security. We can help you manage the foundation through effective data governance.

Core Service Offerings

Consulting and Advisory

This includes activities such as technology evaluation, system assessments, strategic planning and visioning, architecture design, governance model development, and numerous others. We offer an agnostic perspective, backed by the latest best practices.

Technical Implementation

We can help manage and execute projects in both a technical and non-technical capacity. Example project implementations include historian installations, upgrades, and migrations, implementation of asset models, data integration initiatives, visualization development, custom application development, and several others.

Application Support

We provide managed support and staff augmentation services for your OT data infrastructure. We provide flexible support packages including business hours support, 24x7 support, or weekend support. With our expansive pool of technical resources, you can rest with the comfort of knowing that you are in capable hands.

Change Management and Training

Our consultants can help implement a change management plan to projects and initiatives. Additionally, we provide technical training services for a variety of operational data software and frameworks. We provide training for system users as well as system administrators. Contact us today to learn more.

Our Key Differentiators

Agnostic Approach

We consider each client's needs individually and recommend the best solution for the client's requirements. There is no affinity or bias to a specific product or software platform.

Integration Accelerators

We have a number of tools and utilities to expedite operational data integration and management initiatives. We also have a set of defined processes and standards for many common activities.

Deep Expertise

We have a cross-functional team of business and technical specialists. Our technical specialists are certified in OSIsoft PI, Azure, AWS, and have skills with many other platforms. We have lots of experience in connecting to OT systems using industrial protocols as well.