Short answer: AIS supports utilities, cooperatives and energy organizations with managed IT, security, connectivity and infrastructure work, including distributed sites where uptime and the physical environment both matter.
For Utilities and Energy
The infrastructure behind the infrastructure
Utilities run on networks that were never designed for what is being asked of them now. Field crews need connectivity in places that never had it. Substations and treatment facilities are being brought onto the corporate network. Regulatory scrutiny of operational technology keeps rising. And most of it has to happen without interrupting service to a single customer.
What we deliver
Multi-facility network and Wi-Fi modernization
Site surveys, cabling verification, access point design and deployment across generation, distribution, treatment and administrative facilities, including outdoor and industrial environments.
Infrastructure assessment and documentation
Most utility environments have grown by accretion over decades. We inventory what exists, test and label it, and hand back documentation your team can actually use.
Cybersecurity and Managed Cybersecurity
Continuous monitoring, detection and response across your environment, with the segmentation discipline that operational technology requires.
Managed services
24/7/365 service desk, monitoring and endpoint management across distributed and often unstaffed sites.
Intelligent automation and data analytics
Automating the reporting and compliance work that currently consumes staff time, and building the analytics layer that turns operational data into planning decisions.
Proof
“AIS gave us a clear, repeatable blueprint we can roll out to every facility we operate.”
Facilities Technology Manager, Regional Energy and Utilities Company
Why utilities work with AIS
We are used to environments where downtime is not an abstraction. We plan for cutover, we sequence around operations, and we document as we go so the next phase does not start from scratch. We also stay past go-live, because a network nobody owns after deployment becomes the same problem you started with.
Forward Thinking Innovation Driving Efficiency
Tell us what you are working through
We will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit, and what we would do about it if we are.
Start a conversationFrequently asked questions
What kind of utilities work does AIS do?
Managed IT and security, network and wireless infrastructure, structured cabling, and support across distributed sites and facilities.
Do you support remote facilities without local IT staff?
Yes. Multi-site and remote facility coverage is standard, including locations where nobody technical is on site.
How do you approach security for this sector?
Around-the-clock detection and response layered onto managed services, with attention to regulatory and insurance requirements.
Do you work with member-owned cooperatives?
Yes, including organizations where a technology budget has to be defended to a board as clearly as it is spent.
Can you help build a technology roadmap?
Yes, through vCIO and strategic advisory, which is commonly bundled into the managed relationship rather than sold separately.