Why Cisco for Energy

See why Cisco has been a trusted technology advisor for 40 years in energy—including the key sectors of power and utilities, oil and gas, and mining.

What makes us different

With the unmatched breadth and performance of our portfolio paired with industry-leading security, Cisco is the right partner to help meet the challenges of today’s energy landscape. Only Cisco combines the power of the network with security, observability, and collaboration to connect and protect energy organizations in the AI-era.

Cisco provides resilient, high-bandwidth connectivity essential for power grids, offshore platforms, pipelines, remote mine sites, and distributed energy resources. Our solutions enable real-time data insights, foster secure and collaborative environments, and integrate IT and OT networks for unified operations. This real-time visibility helps optimize operations, ensures worker safety and service continuity, and accelerates digital transformation across the entire energy value chain, while also meeting evolving regulatory and sustainability goals.

Energy organizations turn to Cisco

Energy organizations across the different sectors turn to Cisco to enhance operational efficiency, improve safety, drive digital transformation, and optimize exploration and production. Together, we can modernize your grid infrastructure, enhance operational resilience, and secure critical services across your complex, remote, and distributed environments.

Harness the power of AI, combined with human expertise

The AI era is rapidly transforming the energy sector, challenging organizations to deploy new technology and optimize its use faster than ever before. Cisco can empower your organization to meet this challenge by reimagining data centers for AI workloads, providing the crucial AI-ready infrastructure and high-performance networking needed for data-intensive energy operations.

This foundation enables advanced AI capabilities that drive significant operational advancements across the industry. For example, AI is fundamentally changing:

Substation automation for power and utilities: Cisco's secure and resilient networking provides the real-time data backbone for sensors and control systems, enabling remote monitoring, predictive maintenance of equipment, and optimized power flow for enhanced grid stability and resilience.
Digital process and production for oil and gas: Our high-bandwidth connectivity and IoT integration support real-time production optimization, predictive maintenance of assets, and improved safety across remote rigs, pipelines, and processing plants.
Digital processes and production for mining: Cisco's robust networking in harsh environments, coupled with secure data transport, facilitates autonomous operations, real-time asset tracking, and enhanced worker safety and efficiency.

These AI-driven transformations convert raw data into actionable intelligence, leading to optimized resource management, enhanced safety, and improved efficiency and reliability across the entire energy value chain.

Future-proofed workplaces that work for everyone

As the needs of your business evolve, your facilities and workplaces need to as well. Cisco technologies can help you meet your energy needs of today, with the ability to adapt for what's to come next, whether it's an offshore platform, a refinery, or a corporate office.

Cisco enables seamless collaboration in energy connecting distributed teams and remote sites and central operations, connecting workers in challenging environments, and connecting and integrating operational technology (OT) with IT networks. Together, we can create truly digital energy operations, facilitating remote monitoring and control of critical assets, adaptable to evolving demands for greater automation, efficiency, resilience, and customer service in a dynamic global market.

Integrated security for digital resilience

Keep your energy organization securely up and running in the face of any disruption with Cisco security solutions that are embedded throughout the extended network, across the data center, remote site, and everywhere in between. We protect critical operational technology (OT), intellectual property, worker safety, valuable geological data, proprietary exploration and production data, customer data, and grid stability in energy environments.

Cisco's comprehensive security solutions protect critical infrastructure, SCADA, and ICS systems from cyber threats. They safeguard sensitive information and ensure operational continuity and the resilience of critical national infrastructure by securing every layer of the network, from the rugged edge and smart meter to the control center and the cloud, defending against evolving and sophisticated attacks targeting the energy sector.

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