OSI Software PI

What it does

OSI Software PI System (now AVEVA PI System following acquisition by AVEVA) is the industrial data infrastructure platform used by energy, utilities, manufacturing, and process industries to collect, store, and analyze time-series operational data from sensors, controllers, and field devices. PI stores decades of real-time operational data from thousands of tags (sensor data points) and makes it available to operations, engineering, and business teams for analysis, visualization, and decision-making. AI capabilities added through the AVEVA platform include AI-powered anomaly detection, predictive asset performance models, and integration with data science tools for advanced analytics on operational data.

Strengths

• Utilities, oil and gas operators, refineries, chemical plants, and large manufacturers use PI System as the central operational data repository - storing decades of sensor data that feeds engineering analysis, regulatory reporting, and AI-powered operational intelligence.
• OSI Software PI System (now AVEVA PI System following acquisition by AVEVA) is the industrial data infrastructure platform used by energy, utilities, manufacturing, and process industries to collect, store, and analyze time-series operational data from sensors, controllers, and field devices.
• PI stores decades of real-time operational data from thousands of tags (sensor data points) and makes it available to operations, engineering, and business teams for analysis, visualization, and decision-making.

Watch-outs

• Acquisition integration creates uncertainty: The AVEVA acquisition of OSI Software and subsequent acquisition by Schneider Electric has created product roadmap uncertainty for long-term PI System customers — organizations should clarify the long-term product strategy before committing to new deployments.
• High implementation and administration cost: Deploying and maintaining a PI System across a large industrial site requires dedicated PI System administrators with specialized expertise — the platform is powerful but operationally demanding.
• Legacy architecture in a cloud-native world: PI System was architected for on-premise deployment in the pre-cloud era — organizations seeking cloud-native operational data infrastructure may find more modern alternatives better suited to their architecture.

Pricing

{{aveva}} PI System pricing is based on the number of data tags (sensor points) and connected servers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Enterprise implementations with tens of thousands of tags run into six figures annually. Implementation services and ongoing support are additional.