Case study

DevOps, OT and IT Ops for the critical infrastructure

Ensuring SCADA systems operate securely even in high-risk environments by adhering to the highest security standards and fostering close collaboration between engineering teams and other departments, utilizing a wide range of advanced technologies.

Brief description of the company

Nordex is a global company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and installation of wind turbines. Characterized by its commitment to renewable energy, Nordex is known for providing high-performance wind energy solutions that contribute to sustainable power generation. The company is recognized for its innovation in wind turbine technology, delivering reliable and efficient systems tailored for onshore wind farms. Nordex operates internationally, with a strong focus on quality, environmental responsibility, and enhancing the global transition to clean energy. Its collaboration with customers and stakeholders to optimize wind power projects further distinguishes the company in the renewable energy sector.

The challenge

Ensuring seamless integration and secure operations between OT and IT systems in a highly regulated critical infrastructure environment.

The autodeployment system must be designed to meet the specific operational and security needs of the wind farm. This includes defining deployment strategies, creating automation scripts, and integrating them into a CI/CD pipeline. The design should support modularity, scalability, and easy maintenance.

The challenge

Ensuring seamless integration and secure operations between OT and IT systems in a highly regulated critical infrastructure environment.

The autodeployment system must be designed to meet the specific operational and security needs of the wind farm. This includes defining deployment strategies, creating automation scripts, and integrating them into a CI/CD pipeline. The design should support modularity, scalability, and easy maintenance.

The solution

Deploying tailored DevOps methodologies to unify processes, enhance monitoring capabilities, and maintain compliance while optimizing system performance.

  • Design and Development: Define the deployment requirements, create automation scripts, and integrate them.

  • Configuration Management: Set up infrastructure as code (IaC) to automate the provisioning and configuration of wind farm systems, including turbines, SCADA systems, and network components.

  • Security Integration: Implement robust security measures, such as automated vulnerability scanning and compliance checks, to protect the wind farm from cyber threats.

  • Commissioning: Deploy the automation tools in a controlled environment, gradually rolling out the system across the wind farm while closely monitoring performance.

  • Testing and Validation: Conduct extensive testing, including functional, performance, and security tests, to ensure the system operates reliably under real-world conditions.

  • Monitoring and Optimization: Implement continuous monitoring tools to track system performance and make iterative improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability.

The solution

Deploying tailored DevOps methodologies to unify processes, enhance monitoring capabilities, and maintain compliance while optimizing system performance.

  • Design and Development: Define the deployment requirements, create automation scripts, and integrate them.

  • Configuration Management: Set up infrastructure as code (IaC) to automate the provisioning and configuration of wind farm systems, including turbines, SCADA systems, and network components.

  • Security Integration: Implement robust security measures, such as automated vulnerability scanning and compliance checks, to protect the wind farm from cyber threats.

  • Commissioning: Deploy the automation tools in a controlled environment, gradually rolling out the system across the wind farm while closely monitoring performance.

  • Testing and Validation: Conduct extensive testing, including functional, performance, and security tests, to ensure the system operates reliably under real-world conditions.

  • Monitoring and Optimization: Implement continuous monitoring tools to track system performance and make iterative improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability.

Facts at
a Glance

While cooperation over 100 successfully deployed independent wind farms around the world. With more than 1000 turbines.

Docker, Spring boot, MongoDB, InfluxDB, oVirt, Proxmox.

Facts at
a Glance

While cooperation over 100 successfully deployed independent wind farms around the world. With more than 1000 turbines.

Docker, Spring boot, MongoDB, InfluxDB, oVirt, Proxmox.

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