Bentley Systems (UK) Limited

OpenFlows WaterSight

OpenFlows WaterSight brings SCADA, GIS, hydraulic modelling,
and customer information into a connected data environment, delivering cost-effective operations strategies in real-time. A scalable environment provides your entire utility access to critical system and individual asset performance information, observed from measurements and analytically derived, which enhances operations, maintenance, and decision-making.

Features

  • Network Monitoring
  • Water Audit
  • Event Management
  • Real-time Simulation
  • Individual pump or total pump station performance evaluation
  • Tank Assessment
  • Set up alerts
  • User customisable reporting

Benefits

  • Real-time, Actionable Water Supply/Distribution System Insights
  • Proactive Network Monitoring and Management
  • Water Audit
  • Pump Performance and Energy Management
  • Identify trends in tank operation
  • Early Warning and Emergency Management
  • Real-time model results assessment with 24 hour forecast
  • Easy Administration
  • Thematic Displays, Customisable Reports with PowerBI

Pricing

£13,900 an instance

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

7 9 6 0 3 6 6 4 0 7 0 8 7 0 4

Contact

Bentley Systems (UK) Limited Andy Bowles
Telephone: +44 7919 892183
Email: gcloud@bentley.com

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
What software services is the service an extension to
Bentley's offerings such as OpenFlows, OpenPlant, PlantSight, ProjectWise and other complementary applications.
Cloud deployment model
Hybrid cloud
Service constraints
Service experienced by end-user depends on several parameters:
- Internet bandwidth
- Data structure
- Graphics capacity of computer or device
- Resource availability
- Maintenance schedule
System requirements
All requirements covered with the offered service

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Response times are covered by an SLA and are based on priority. P1 - Availability Support 24x7 - Response 1 hour - Resolution Worked continuously until resolved - Update Interval - 1 hour P2 - Availability Support 24x5 - Response 2 Business Hours - Resolution 1 Business Day – Update Interval 4 hours P3 - Availability Support 24x5 - Response 4 Business Hours - Resolution 10 Business Days - Update Interval 1 Business Day P4 - Availability Support 24x5 - Response 8 Business Hours - Resolution Mutually Agreed - Update Interval Mutually Agreed
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
No
Web chat support
No
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
A standard SLA is included with the subscription.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
After the cloud service is enabled Bentley can engage with the users (users, and stakeholders from various departments) to define configuration details. Once the system is finally configured, Bentley can perform on-site or remote training sessions. There are options to share videos and training material.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
HTML
End-of-contract data extraction
Upon termination of your OpenFlows WaterSight Subscription, Bentley will deactivate any remaining user accounts and provide an export of the Subscriber’s data as stated above. Unless otherwise requested, Bentley will delete all copies of the Subscriber’s data from its servers within two (2) weeks of being notified that the Subscriber has successfully read the files, or within four (4) weeks of the data being provided if no confirmation or associated Service Request is received. If required, Bentley can provide Professional Services to assist in the migration of the data to a new service provider for an additional fee which will be determined based on the scope of requirements.
End-of-contract process
Upon termination of the Service, Bentley will deactivate any remaining Subscriber accounts and upon written request provide an export of Subscriber’s data in a standard, generally accepted electronic form within ten (10) business days, and places no restrictions on its use by the Subscriber. Unless otherwise requested, Bentley will delete all copies of Subscriber’s data from its servers within two (2) weeks of being notified that the Subscriber has successfully read the files, or within four (4) weeks of the data being provided if no confirmation or associated Service Request is received.
Note: it may take up to an additional 30 days for back-ups of that data to expire.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
Application to install
No
Designed for use on mobile devices
No
Service interface
Yes
User support accessibility
None or don’t know
Description of service interface
Browser-based access to all services and functionality
Accessibility standards
None or don’t know
Description of accessibility
OpenFlows WaterSight does not have specific accessibility tunings built-in but uses what comes with the operating system the client system is using.
Accessibility testing
Not applicable
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
Not public for now. Query to get Time Series Information, do Digital Twin configuration, upload ShapeFiles, upload SCADA data
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
Other
API sandbox or test environment
Yes
Customisation available
No

Scaling

Independence of resources
The system is scalable based on a number of users and all systems are monitored in real-time. Critical parts are logically separated.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
Usage statistics are provided within a quarterly report. These reports include SLA statistics, including uptime and Service Request resolution.
Reporting types
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
Other locations
User control over data storage and processing locations
Yes
Datacentre security standards
Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
Penetration testing frequency
At least once a year
Penetration testing approach
In-house
Protecting data at rest
  • Physical access control, complying with another standard
  • Encryption of all physical media
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach
Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
The system has multiple options to export graphs, time-series information and other data.
Data export formats
  • CSV
  • Other
Other data export formats
  • PNG
  • WaterGEMS
Data import formats
  • CSV
  • Other
Other data import formats
  • XLSX
  • SHP
  • WaterGEMS
  • Other data types that WaterGEMS connects to ODBC/SQL/Access etc

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • Other
Other protection between networks
HTTPS
Data protection within supplier network
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • Other
Other protection within supplier network
Logging of service, user, file integrity monitoring, and network intrusion detection are logged and correlated to detect suspicious network behaviour. Bentley and Azure provide tools to protect against data leaks. IT tools such as CrowdStrike are used to detect suspicious activity and protect against data leaks.

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
99.9%, assured by contractual commitment. Service credits when service availability drops below SLA level in a month.
Approach to resilience
All services are deployed in a fully redundant configuration within fully redundant data centres meaning that any failure of equipment, service provider or software service will result in zero, or minimal, impact to the overall service.
Outage reporting
Planned and unplanned outage notification emails are sent to registered users for affected systems.

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Access to management features within the user interface is controlled by permissions within the application.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
Other
Description of management access authentication
Access to management features within the user interface is controlled by permissions within the application.

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users contact the support team to get audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
How long system logs are stored for
At least 12 months

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
No
Cyber essentials plus
No
Other security certifications
No

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
No
Security governance certified
No
Security governance approach
The ongoing development and support of OpenFlows WaterSight follows Bentley's best practices and procedures, but it does not currently fall under the scope of Bentley's ISO 27001 and a SOC 2 certification programs. While OpenFlows WaterSight is not currently in scope of either of those certifications, Bentley has a mature ISMS program with appropriate corporate and enterprise-level polices. To review Bentley’s third-party audits and certifications by relevant attestation bodies such as ISO, SOC, CSA Star, and G-Cloud, please visit our Trust Center at https://www.bentley.com/en/trust-center.
Information security policies and processes
All Bentley colleagues are required to review and acknowledge Bentley's Information Security Policy upon hire and thereafter annually. The policies themselves are emailed out at least annually and reside permanently on Bentley's intranet site for quick retrieval.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Configuration and Change Management follow the ITIL framework and policies and procedures are documented with various security standards. All SaaS offerings go through a cloud approval process and are scanned for vulnerabilities prior to production.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Vulnerability management is conducted through various technologies internal and external to the Bentley network. Threats are identified using industry-standard listings and patches/updates are applied at least monthly or as needed based on criticality.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Numerous other third-party products such as Antivirus, Antimalware, IPS and EDR, operational on selected systems under the scope of ISO27001 and SOC2 certifications. Compromises are analysed and put through the incident management process for investigation. Response time depends on the severity of the compromise.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
The Incident Management process covers all aspects of a potential incident from start to finish with defined procedures and colleague involvement. Common events are handled depending on severity, users have multiple methods of reporting and reports are provided as part of the incident management procedure.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Social Value

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change

Bentley’s mission is to leverage our leading software and services to drive impact through the world’s infrastructure – advancing both the global economy and the environment for improved quality of life. As part of our Environmental, Social, & Governance (“ESG”) strategy, we are committed to managing our business in a way that enhances the environmental impacts of our products and mitigates environmental risks from our operations. Our Environmental Policy details our commitments to Environmental Responsibility and the ways in which we expect our colleagues to act to drive progress on our ESG strategy. Bentley expects all colleagues, visitors, vendors, and suppliers to follow the below practices in order to drive progress on Bentley’s ESG strategy. Bentley's Environmental Policy is here: https://prod-bentleycdn.azureedge.net/-/media/files/documents/miscellaneous/environmental_policy.pdf?la=en&modified=20211021075240
Covid-19 recovery

Covid-19 recovery

When the world locked down to combat the COVID-19 virus, we took immediate action to ensure our colleagues had the equipment and resources they needed to work from home, which also enabled success for our users. Our global taskforce provided continuous communication, education, and support services to our colleagues. Their well-being fueled our response plan, and we created learning resources to support them throughout the pandemic. These resources included guides and practices for managers to lead virtually with empathy, tips for maintaining team collaboration, and resources and support for colleagues to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
As the pandemic continues, and work flexibility is seen as the key to success for the business and our colleagues’ wellbeing, we’ve introduced the Infrastructure Empowered Workforce Plan (IEWP). The IEWP is built on a solid foundation of trust. Colleagues are empowered to make responsible and effective choices on the right balance between working from the office and remotely. This plan does not require colleagues to come into the office at any specific frequency. Rather, it provides colleagues the flexibility to make these choices with their manager and within their teams to achieve business success and maintain a high level of productivity and engagement.
Tackling economic inequality

Tackling economic inequality

As a global company with colleagues of different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives based in more than 40 countries worldwide, our diversity is what makes us successful. We have developed strategies and programs focused on increasing diversity and equity, as well as fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing in the workplace. These initiatives include building a pipeline of diverse candidates by recruiting at and partnering with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
We also partner with educational and professional organisations to provide internships, scholarships, grants, and projects that support groups underrepresented in technology.
Bentley has active and engaged colleague resource groups within the Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (IDEA) that have allowed colleagues, during this pandemic, to join their peers from all regions and departments with the goals of building community and fostering diversity and inclusion. IDEA currently has four focus groups open to all global colleagues: OpenPride, OpenAbilities, People of Color in the U.S., and Women at Bentley. IDEA has been a platform for education and a place to securely have difficult discussions about racism, discrimination, and bias through book clubs, panel discussion, speakers, and global awareness events. Members of executive management are key sponsors of each focus group and have been instrumental as sounding boards and in providing access to resources and the executive team.
We have implemented robust training with topics focused on respect in the workplace, identifying and overcoming bias, and anti-discrimination. We have held interactive sessions with our executives, emerging leaders, and talent acquisition in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion and eliminating unconscious bias, and have implemented training for hiring managers to ensure fairness in the interview process.
You can find additional information, including our commitment to anti-slavery on our ESG website: https://www.bentley.com/en/esg/data-center
Equal opportunity

Equal opportunity

Bentley is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement documents provide additional information about your rights as an applicant under the law.
Wellbeing

Wellbeing

As a company, it is our goal to ensure our colleagues know they are supported and valued as the first order of business.
Therefore, our Talent Management strategy puts colleagues at the centre of the workplace at Bentley. We focus on enriching colleague experience and creating memorable, meaningful, and purposeful connections. We invest in developing an impactful experience that reflects the company’s mission and values. We build practices and programs that deliver on engagement, recognition, communication, and development while rewarding colleagues through our robust total rewards package.

Pricing

Price
£13,900 an instance
Discount for educational organisations
No
Free trial available
No

Service documents

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