Connect, Secure, Analyze, Automate — With Evidence
Internet of Things (IoT) connects assets, environments, and products so your business can see, decide, and act in real time.
SolveForce delivers IoT as a complete system: reliable rails (private 5G/CBRS, Wi-Fi, DIA/5G/satellite, SD-WAN), rugged edge compute, device identity & lifecycle, Zero-Trust security, data & AI pipelines, and evidence in SIEM/SOAR—so every reading, rule, and change is measurable and auditable.
Foundations you can jump to:
- Access & RF → /private-5g • /cbrs • Networks → /sd-wan • /connectivity
- Edge & DC → /edge-data-centers • /networks-and-data-centers
- Security → /cybersecurity • /ztna • /sase • /nac • /waf
- Data & AI → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases • /solveforce-ai
- Evidence & Ops → /siem-soar • Continuity → /backup-immutability • /draas
- Governance → /grc • Sector overlays → /hipaa • /pci-dss • /nist
🎯 Outcomes (why this IoT stack)
- Visibility & action in minutes — onboard devices, stream telemetry, trigger workflows with approvals.
- Low-latency decisions — edge analytics/AI cut round trips and keep sites operating during WAN brownouts.
- Security by default — device identity, micro-segmentation, per-app access, encrypted paths, and DLP.
- Cost that behaves — right radio + right backhaul + edge filtering = lower egress and storage.
- Proof on demand — logs, configs, firmware attestations, and drills stored as artifacts in /siem-soar.
🧭 Reference Architecture (language-first, outcome-driven)
Rails (RF & Underlay)
Private 5G/CBRS for mobility & determinism, Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 for dense clients, DIA + LTE/5G underlays, satellite tertiary for remote sites.
→ /private-5g • /cbrs • /connectivity
Fabric (Site/Core)
Campus EVPN/VXLAN, QoS lanes, Anycast edge, OOB management; SD-WAN policy binds edges to hubs/cloud and steers brownouts.
→ /networks-and-data-centers • /sd-wan
Edge Compute & Messaging
Ruggedized edge data centers, message brokers (MQTT, AMQP), protocol gateways (OPC UA/Modbus/DNP3/ONVIF), time-series DBs & caches.
→ /edge-data-centers
Cloud & Data Fabric
Landing zones with Private Endpoints, ELT/CDC to warehouse/lake, governed metrics; vector DB for knowledge & device docs.
→ /cloud • /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
Security (Zero Trust)
Device certificates & attestation, NAC 802.1X profiling, ZTNA for portals & admin, SASE for SaaS; WAF/Bot for APIs; keys in HSM, secrets in vault.
→ /nac • /ztna • /sase • /waf • /key-management • /secrets-management
Observability & Evidence
Telemetry/logs/config diffs → SIEM/SOAR; playbooks isolate devices, rotate creds, roll back firmware, reroute traffic; immutable backups + DR runbooks.
→ /siem-soar • /backup-immutability • /draas
🧱 Capabilities (what we deliver & run)
1) Device Identity & Lifecycle
- X.509 device identities, factory PKI or on-first-use enrollment, hardware attestation where supported.
- SCIM-like metadata for assets; fleet policies; staged firmware with A/B & rollback; SBOM capture for compliance.
2) Protocol Gateway & Messaging
- OPC UA/Modbus/DNP3 to MQTT/AMQP; topic design with tenancy & label-based ACLs; idempotent handlers & DLQs; replay tooling.
3) Edge Analytics & AI
- Rules engines, stream processing, and compact ML (anomaly, thresholds, tiny vision); optional edge GPU for vision/QC; guarded RAG for operator assist (cite or refuse). → /solveforce-ai
4) Data Conditioning & ELT
- Time-align, filter, compress; batch windows for cheap backhaul; CDC/ELT to lake/warehouse with data contracts, lineage & DQ gates. → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse
5) Security Controls That Stick
- Micro-segmentation for device types; per-flow allowlists; ZTNA for vendors; NAC posture; WAF/Bot for IoT APIs; DLP for payloads that can carry PII/PHI. → /microsegmentation • /dlp
6) Runbooks & DR
- Golden configs, hot-swap templates, inventory & spares; Object-Lock backups for configs & edge stores; DR drills with artifacts.
🔒 IoT Zero-Trust (IEC 62443 / NIST 800-82 aligned)
- Identify: device census, signed identities, SBOMs, risk scores.
- Protect: NAC/EAP-TLS, VRF/VLAN segmentation, key custody (HSM), vault secrets, TLS everywhere.
- Detect: SIEM correlation, OT/IoT NDR for protocol DPI, anomaly signals from brokers & edges.
- Respond: SOAR playbooks (quarantine, rotate keys, rollback firmware, block topics, rate-limit).
- Recover: immutable backups, clean-point catalogs, timed restore procedures.
→ Deep dives: /nac • /siem-soar • /backup-immutability
🧰 Blueprints by Sector
- Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 — Private 5G + Wi-Fi, OPC UA→MQTT, vision QC, predictive maintenance, digital work instructions.
→ /industry-4-0-in-automation - Energy & Utilities — Substation cell/zone, PRP/HSR, PTP timing, licensed microwave + private 5G, SCADA DPI, NERC CIP/TSA overlays.
→ /energy-and-utilities - Healthcare / Med-Device — PHI-aware telemetry; clinic caches; HIPAA retention; BAAs; vendor ZTNA; device servicing evidence.
→ /hipaa • /healthcare-data-centers - Logistics / Ports / Aviation — Yard RTLS, gate OCR, apron safety; SD-WAN edges; CCaaS ops integration; EHS evidence packs.
→ /logistics • /maritime-aviation - Retail / CPG — Smart shelves, fridge telemetry, PoS & IoT segmentation, loss prevention vision, PCI overlays.
→ /retail • /pci-dss - Smart Cities / Public Sector — Traffic/lighting/meters, NG911 tie-ins, CJIS enclaves, records/retention.
→ /smart-cities • /government - Agriculture — Field sensors & drones, private 5G orchards, yield models, cold-chain proofs.
→ /agriculture
📐 SLO Guardrails (targets you can tune)
| Domain | KPI / SLO (p95 unless noted) | Baseline Target |
|---|---|---|
| Attach & Roam | Private 5G/Wi-Fi attach / roam handoff | ≤ 1–3 s / ≤ 50–150 ms |
| Telemetry | Edge → broker → cloud freshness | ≤ 1–60 s |
| Edge analytics | Decision latency | ≤ 10–20 ms (vision/control) |
| SD-WAN resilience | Brownout steer | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Security | Device cert rotation SLA | = 100% on schedule |
| Segmentation | Blocked lateral attempts (unauth) | = 100% |
| Backups | Immutable coverage (configs/stores) | = 100% |
| DR | RTO / RPO (critical edge apps) | ≤ 5–60 min / ≤ 0–15 min |
| Evidence | Logs/artifacts to SIEM | ≤ 60–120 s |
Breaches trigger SOAR actions (quarantine device, rotate keys, throttle topics, roll back firmware, reroute backhaul) with artifacts. → /siem-soar
✅ Acceptance Tests & Artifacts (we keep the receipts)
- RF & Network — attach/roam timing, throughput/jitter/loss, RFC 2544/Y.1564, OTDR/light levels, SD-WAN failover proofs.
- Security — NAC profiles, ZTNA admits, cert enrollment/rotation logs, WAF/Bot events, vault/KMS rotations.
- Data — topic ACL tests, idempotency/DLQ replay, CDC parity checks, lineage coverage & DQ pass rates.
- Edge — container health, policy controller denials (expected), resource ceilings, A/B firmware rollback.
- DR — Object-Lock settings; restore screenshots/checksums; failover timings.
All artifacts stream to /siem-soar for QBRs/audits.
🔒 Compliance Overlays (sector-ready)
- IEC 62443 / NIST 800-82 (OT/ICS), NIST 800-53/171 / CMMC (public sector), HIPAA (PHI labels & retention), PCI DSS (CDE at edge), GDPR/CCPA (privacy & residency), SOC 2 / ISO 27001 (continuous evidence).
→ /nist • /hipaa • /pci-dss • /grc
🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (no-surprise rollout)
1) Use-cases & SLOs — telemetry, control loops, vision, location, alerts; compliance overlays.
2) RF & Rails — private 5G/CBRS & Wi-Fi plan; DIA + LTE/5G + satellite mix; SD-WAN policy.
→ /private-5g • /cbrs • /sd-wan
3) Device & Identity — PKI, enrollment, attestation, NAC profiles; inventory & SBOM tracking.
→ /nac • /key-management
4) Edge & Messaging — compute/storage BOM; MQTT/AMQP brokers; protocol gateways; time-series DBs; GitOps deploy.
→ /edge-data-centers
5) Data & AI — ELT/CDC → warehouse; vector DB for manuals/SOPs; cite-or-refuse copilot; DLP/tokenization.
→ /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases • /dlp
6) Security & Evidence — ZTNA/SASE, WAF/Bot, vault/KMS; SIEM/SOAR pipelines; acceptance tests defined.
→ /ztna • /sase • /waf • /siem-soar
7) Pilot & Rings — one site/cell → region → fleet; success gates on freshness/latency/safety & cost; rollback plan.
8) Operate & Optimize — monthly posture & SLO reviews; quarterly drills; artifacts in /knowledge-hub.
📝 IoT Intake (copy-paste & fill)
- Sites & environments (indoor/outdoor, hazards, power/cooling), GPS
- Devices & protocols (counts/models; OPC UA/Modbus/DNP3/MQTT/ONVIF/etc.)
- Use-cases & SLOs (freshness, decision latency, uptime)
- RF & backhaul (Wi-Fi density, CBRS availability, DIA/LTE/5G/satellite)
- Security posture (IdP/SSO/MFA, NAC, ZTNA, WAF/Bot, keys/vault), privacy labels
- Data/AI (streams, CDC/ELT, warehouse, vector DB, RAG assist)
- Compliance (IEC 62443, NIST 800-82/53/171, HIPAA/PCI/GDPR), BAAs/DPAs
- Operations (managed vs co-managed, change windows, reporting cadence)
- Budget & timeline (ROM vs build-ready), success metrics (SLOs, ROI, $/site)
We’ll return a design-to-quote with architecture, supplier options, SLO-mapped pricing, compliance overlays, and an evidence plan you can reuse in audits and QBRs.
Or jump to /customized-quotes.
📞 Connect the Physical World to Decisions—Safely, Quickly, and With Proof
- Call: (888) 765-8301
- Email: contact@solveforce.com
From plants and clinics to stores, yards, farms, ports, and smart cities, we’ll deliver IoT that is reliable, secure, and auditable.