VBR required a secure data transfer solution to collect remote operational and sensor data from customer-owned turbine locations and transfer that data to their centralized monitoring facility. They also required a hardware-enforced solution that could ensure no external access to the customer-owned networks and equipment. The decision was made to avoid a cloud/internet facing portal and facilitate the transfer with a direct VPN connection. VBR had previously attempted to employ other data diode devices but all had failed, for various reasons.
