The client required a centralized approach to securely access, monitor, and manage OT assets across geographically distributed facilities while supporting cybersecurity, compliance, uptime, and rapid-response requirements. Key challenges included:
Distributed OT Asset Environment
A diverse range of OT systems operated across multiple facilities with differing technologies and support needs, requiring consistent oversight across sites.
Secure OT Access
Centralized support required secure, controlled access to OT assets without exposing critical systems to enterprise or external networks.
Compliance and Governance
The operating model required consistent cybersecurity controls, documented access practices, and standardized reporting.
System Availability and Rapid Response
Secure remote access enabled faster issue assessment, reducing travel and response time while supporting uptime and continuity.
Champion designed and implemented a centralized OT management and secure-access framework to provide consistent visibility, controlled access, and lifecycle support across geographically distributed facilities.
Centralized OT Management Architecture
A centralized architecture connected management services with site-based OT environments while maintaining IT/OT separation and consistent visibility.
Secure Remote-Access Framework
An OT-specific framework provided authenticated, role-based access through segmented zones with centralized logging and rapid response.
24UP® Solutions: Extending OT Visibility and Support Across Every Site
Centralized monitoring, maintenance, cybersecurity coordination, backup validation, compliance reporting, and lifecycle support across distributed OT assets.
Our versatile suite of solutions combines our OT expertise and enterprise-level IT know-how to answer challenges from talent scarcity to cyber threats and beyond.
OT Asset Visibility
Centralized inventory and contextual visibility into asset health, lifecycle status, ownership, and cybersecurity posture.
Network & System Monitoring
Continuous monitoring of infrastructure, communications, and system conditions to identify issues and support proactive response.
Champion established a centralized framework for securely accessing, monitoring, and managing OT assets across geographically distributed facilities. Key results included:
Centralized OT Visibility
A unified view of asset inventory, system health, network performance, lifecycle status, and cybersecurity posture improved across sites.
Secure and Controlled Access
Authenticated, role-based, and traceable access enabled authorized personnel to securely manage and support distributed OT systems.
Faster, Cost-Effective Response
Secure remote connectivity reduced response time and travel requirements while enabling specialized support across a wide geographic area.
Improved Uptime and Reliability
Proactive monitoring, maintenance coordination, and issue response helped sustain the availability and performance of critical OT systems.
Stronger Compliance Readiness
Standardized access controls, activity traceability, asset visibility, and reporting supported cybersecurity governance and compliance requirements.
Improved Recovery Readiness
Routine backup verification and recovery validation strengthened restoration preparedness and operational continuity.
The Champion Advantage
Unified Support Model
A single partner provides architecture, secure access, monitoring, maintenance coordination, and ongoing lifecycle support.
OT-Specific Architecture
Designed around the availability, cybersecurity, safety, and performance requirements of industrial environments.
Proactive Lifecycle Management
Continuous monitoring, recovery validation, vulnerability coordination, and lifecycle planning support compliance, reliability, and uptime.