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Hitachi Energy Overview

“Our collaboration with SECO has played a key role in advancing our digital strategy. Clea has proven to be a robust platform that meets our requirements for scalable deployment and secure fleet management of connected devices, supporting the accelerated rollout of our digitalization solutions”Marco Sanguineti, VP, Global Product Group Technology Manager Automation and Communication at Hitachi Energy

01. The Challenge

Managing a global fleet of energy assets required a unified IoT foundation capable of bridging fragmented systems, legacy infrastructure, and new deployments.

Hitachi Energy needed to:

chevron_rightIntegrate edge devices, cloud systems, and proprietary applications into a single architecture
chevron_rightEnsure secure, real-time data exchange across cloud, on-prem, and air-gapped environments
chevron_rightSupport device lifecycle management at scale, including onboarding, configuration, and updates
chevron_rightBuild a platform flexible enough to enable new digital services and a joint go-to-market strategy

All while maintaining high security standards and compliance requirements.

02. The Solution

By adopting the CLEA framework, SECO and Hitachi Energy co-developed a fully integrated, hardware-agnostic IoT platform designed for industrial-scale operations.

The solution combined:

checkCloud-integrated IoT platform with real-time telemetry and API-based integration
checkEdge system customization, leveraging Hitachi’s PASOP OS and CLEA components
checkSecure device onboarding and lifecycle management, including FDO-based provisioning and certificate automation
checkContainerized edge workloads, enabling deployment of applications directly on devices
checkFleet-wide operations, such as OTA updates, configuration management, and campaign orchestration
checkOn-prem and air-gapped deployment capabilities, ensuring flexibility across regulated environments

checkOTA Updates
checkFleet Management & Device Provisioning
checkSecure Communication & RBAC
checkEdge AI & Container Orchestration

03. The Results

The collaboration delivered a scalable and future-proof IoT foundation for Hitachi Energy.

checkUnified platform to manage current and future connected devices globally
checkSeamless integration between edge, cloud, and proprietary systems
checkSecure operations aligned with IEC 62443-4-2 SL2 readiness
checkSupport for 10,000+ connected devices and millions of data points per hour
checkHigh-performance architecture with <200 ms query response time and real-time telemetry processing
checkAccelerated time-to-market for new digital services and applications

Outcome: A fully operational IoT platform enabling Hitachi Energy to scale digital solutions, optimize operations, and build new value-added services on top of a unified infrastructure.

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