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SCADA
Visualize, monitor, and control systems from single sites to the enterprise with a high-performance, scalable automation software platform. Built for deployment flexibility and mission-critical reliability, GENESIS provides supervisory control and data acquisition for industrial, manufacturing, and building applications.
The Challenge: Legacy Systems Limit Operational Excellence
Organizations face mounting pressure to modernize aging SCADA infrastructure while maintaining continuous operations. Building custom SCADA systems in-house is costly, slow, and risky—requiring years of development, ongoing maintenance, and steep integration challenges. Legacy platforms struggle to scale across distributed operations, lack modern security capabilities, and cannot adapt to evolving operational needs. When systems cannot connect, visualize, or scale effectively, organizations lose visibility and operational efficiency.
Common Challenges
- Costly and time-consuming in-house development efforts
- Fragmented systems requiring multiple tools for visualization and analysis
- Limited scalability from single sites to enterprise deployments
- Inadequate security frameworks for modern threat environments
- Inability to connect diverse devices and protocols seamlessly
Resulting Business Impact
- Years of development time with uncertain outcomes
- Ongoing maintenance burden and upgrade challenges
- Reduced operational visibility and decision-making capability
- Increased security vulnerabilities and compliance risks
- Higher total cost of ownership from disconnected systems
Modern SCADA platforms must securely deliver universal connectivity, powerful visualization, and scalability while reducing engineering effort and accelerating time to value.
The Solution: SCADA with GENESIS
GENESIS is a world-class automation platform that eliminates the burden of custom development through proven, ready-to-deploy capabilities. Built on a modular architecture and designed for security, GENESIS provides universal connectivity, data modeling, advanced visualization, integrated alarming, and a built-in historian out of the box—reducing engineering effort, accelerating deployment, and delivering measurable value from day one.
With GENESIS, existing data sources such as devices, industrial control systems, building management systems, databases and enterprise IT systems are accessed through configuration using standard interfaces and protocols. GENESIS unifies data collection and supervisory control across equipment, systems, and facilities through flexible modeling of real-time and historical data, alarms, and metadata. Displays and dashboards created in GENESIS can be developed once and securely accessed across operator workstations, web browsers, and mobile devices.
Click on the image above to see the chilled water system dashboard in greater detail.
Real-World Results
Cucamonga Valley Water District
Water & Wastewater
Cucamonga Valley Water District leverages GENESIS to develop a highly scalable control system that operators trust. The platform provides seamless integration of new applications into existing infrastructure while maintaining reliability across distributed water operations.
Result highlights:
- Highly scalable system supporting growth
- Seamless integration of new applications
- Operator confidence through reliable performance
- Enhanced control system capabilities
"The GENESIS product suite has allowed us to develop a system that our operators have confidence in. It is highly scalable and provides seamless integration of new applications into our existing control system."
Randy Stewart
Automation and Controls Supervisor, Cucamonga Valley Water District
Blue Lagoon
Hospitality & Tourism
Blue Lagoon implemented GENESIS SCADA to gain comprehensive visibility across all sites while improving operator confidence and system navigation.
Result highlights:
- Complete visibility into all operational sites
- Improved operator confidence and navigation
- System ready for future expansion
- Enhanced technical system management
"Our new GENESIS SCADA system is an immense facelift. We have great visibility into all our sites. Plus, since it is much easier to navigate, our operators have gained new confidence running our technical systems."
Amundinus Orn Ofjord
Director of Facilities, Blue Lagoon
Operational Outcomes and Business Benefits
Rapid Time to Value
Eliminate years of custom development with a proven platform delivering connectivity, visualization, alarming, and historian capabilities out of the box.
Universal Connectivity
Connect to existing assets and systems seamlessly to OPC UA, Modbus, BACnet, web services, databases, and IoT protocols with native drivers and certified partnerships.
Mission-Critical Reliability
Built-in redundancy and failover capabilities ensure high availability for 24/7/365 operations across distributed architectures.
Secure by Design
IEC 62443-4-1 certified development practices, SAML 2.0 authentication, and tamper-resistant audit logging protect critical systems.
SCADA Platform Capabilities
Advanced Visualization and Control
Build scalable 2D and 3D visualizations in GENESIS. Create stunning dashboards and control screens that run in desktop or HTML5 web modes. Leverage Smart Tiles for KPI displays and extensive Geo-SCADA capabilities for widely dispersed assets.
Centralized Configuration and Management
The Workbench in GENESIS provides a unified environment to configure and manage entire projects—reducing development time and application design costs. Wizard-driven tools streamline deployment, while cloning capabilities accelerate system expansion and simplify maintenance.
Integrated Alarming and Historian
ISA 18.2-compliant alarm server processes real-time alarms with flexible configuration and notification. Built-in process historian optimizes time-series data collection, storage, and retrieval—enabling operational insights, advanced analytics, and regulatory compliance.
Flexible Architecture and Scalability
Modular design supports deployments from single-node systems to large, multi-server installations distributed across enterprise networks. Service distribution across segmented networks supports on-premises, hybrid, or cloud architectures with secure integration through firewalls and DMZs.
Built for Security, Standards, and Long-Term Success
GENESIS is developed under independently certified quality management systems (ISO 9001) and secure software development lifecycle processes (IEC 62443 Part 4-1). A dedicated Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) ensures timely vulnerability remediation and transparent communication.
Platform security and compliance:
- Secure-by-default installation with granular security features and encrypted communications
- Modern authentication protocols including SAML 2.0, OIDC, and multi-factor authentication
- Tamper-resistant audit logging for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance in regulated industries
- IEC 62443-4-1 Security Development Lifecycle Assurance (SDLA) certification
The platform's modular architecture enables organizations to align with OT/IT convergence strategies while maintaining security and performance. Node-based licensing simplifies planning and growth, with truly unlimited client connections eliminating expansion costs. GENESIS systems typically remain in place for a decade or more, making supplier stability and lifecycle support critical—backed by comprehensive technical resources including 24/7 global support, software updates, and instructor-led training.
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