Challenge

A regional public power authority needed to modernize its technology environment to participate in real-time energy markets. Historically operating with an air-gapped security posture, the organization required a secure data center environment that could enable external connectivity while maintaining the integrity and protection of critical grid operations.

Solution

NWN helped design and deploy a secure hyperconverged infrastructure environment to support market connectivity requirements. The architecture created a controlled, expandable foundation for real-time energy trading while maintaining a strong security posture.

Outcomes

• Established a secure foundation for real-time market connectivity.
• Supported application and service transition planning ahead of go-live.
• Delivered adoption and management training support alongside Cisco.
• Created a repeatable architecture that could be expanded to a new control center environment.