Your operation, reporting on itself
i4 Integrated Services Limited designs, deploys, integrates, and manages enterprise IoT — connecting assets, facilities, and infrastructure so operational data becomes visibility, automation, and decisions you can act on today.
- Secured device estate
- ERP, CRM, BMS & GIS integrated
- Managed 24/7 where needed
Disconnected assets keep their problems to themselves
Manual monitoring, reactive maintenance, and systems that do not talk to each other share one root cause: the operation cannot report on itself. Connecting it is what changes that.
Where organizations start
What organizations bring to us
- Limited visibility into the performance and status of critical assets
- Manual monitoring that is time-consuming, error-prone, and inefficient
- Reactive maintenance producing unplanned downtime and avoidable cost
- Poor asset tracking and utilisation across multiple locations
- Fragmented systems that operate independently without sharing data
- No real-time view of environmental conditions, energy use, or equipment health
- Delayed operational reporting because data sits in disconnected sources
- Inefficient fleet, warehouse, and supply chain monitoring
- Difficulty integrating connected devices with existing enterprise applications
- Security and compliance concerns across large numbers of connected devices
- Limited scalability to support growth and future digital initiatives
Where the engagement leaves you
What a connected estate changes
- Real-time visibility across assets, facilities, and connected environments
- Maintenance planned against condition rather than performed after failure
- Reduced unplanned downtime and lower operational cost
- Accurate asset tracking and improved utilisation across sites
- One connected data picture instead of independent, siloed systems
- Faster operational decisions supported by live telemetry
- Automated alerting and workflows replacing manual monitoring rounds
- Device telemetry integrated with ERP, CRM, BMS, and GIS
- A secured, governed device estate with managed identity and access
- Architecture that scales as the deployment and the business grow
From a single sensor to a connected estate
Six capability areas, delivered through one architecture, one security model, and one integration layer into the systems you already run.
Real-Time Asset Monitoring
Continuous visibility into the condition, location, and performance of the assets your operation depends on — replacing manual rounds and end-of-week reports.
- Real-time asset and equipment monitoring
- Remote device management and control
- Operational dashboards and monitoring consoles
- Automated alerts, notifications, and escalation
Predictive Maintenance
Equipment condition monitoring that surfaces failure signals before the failure, moving maintenance from reactive to planned.
- Equipment health and condition monitoring
- Failure-signal detection and early warning
- Maintenance scheduling and workflow automation
- Downtime and utilisation reporting
Asset Tracking & Location Intelligence
Knowing where things are across sites, vehicles, and warehouses — and what that means for the fleet, the supply chain, and the customer waiting.
- Asset tracking across multiple locations
- Fleet, logistics, and supply chain monitoring
- Warehouse and inventory visibility
- Location intelligence and geofencing
Smart Building & Environmental Monitoring
Environmental conditions, energy consumption, and facility systems monitored continuously, so buildings run on measurement rather than assumption.
- Smart building and facility management
- Environmental condition monitoring
- Energy management and smart utilities
- Workplace and office automation
Edge Computing & IoT Platform
Processing close to the device where latency matters, and in the cloud where scale does — with device provisioning and lifecycle management across both.
- Edge computing for local processing and low-latency response
- Cloud-based IoT platform and device management
- Device provisioning and lifecycle management
- Scalable architecture built for expansion
Enterprise Integration & Analytics
Device telemetry connected to the systems that run the business, then turned into analysis people act on rather than dashboards nobody opens.
- Integration with ERP, CRM, GIS, BMS, and HRMS
- AI-powered analytics and predictive reporting
- Business intelligence and enterprise reporting
- Workflow automation and event management
Smart Home & Office Environments
The same monitoring, automation, and control capability applied to a single building — lighting, security, climate, and access working together rather than as separate systems each with their own app.
- Custom smart device selection and setup
- Remote monitoring and control
- Lighting, climate, security, and access automation
- Integration with existing building systems
Prove it, build it, or hand us the running of it
Not every organization arrives at the same point. Some need the business case validated first, some already have an approved design, and some need an existing estate taken off their hands.
Start with a Proof of Concept
Validate the technical, operational, and business case on a controlled deployment before committing to enterprise scale — including whether your infrastructure is actually ready.
- Use-case validation and site readiness assessment
- Controlled device, connectivity, and dashboard deployment
- Integration, performance, and security validation
- Evaluation report and enterprise implementation roadmap
Implement an Approved Design
Turn a validated design into a live, secured, integrated deployment — devices installed, platform configured, users trained, and the whole thing handed over.
- Device, sensor, gateway, and network installation
- Cloud platform deployment and enterprise integration
- Security configuration and access control
- UAT, go-live support, training, and handover
Build the Full Enterprise Solution
Strategy, architecture, deployment, integration, and analytics delivered as one programme, for organizations moving from disconnected systems to a connected estate.
- IoT strategy, architecture, and solution design
- Multi-site device deployment and edge infrastructure
- AI-powered analytics and predictive reporting
- Enterprise-wide integration and governance
Have Us Run It
Managed services for a deployed estate: monitoring, maintenance, patching, and incident response, so your team is not the one paged when a gateway drops.
- 24/7 device, gateway, and network monitoring
- Preventive and corrective maintenance
- Firmware, software, and security patch management
- Service reporting against agreed service levels
Four phases from site survey to live estate
The same delivery method applies whether you are validating a single use case or rolling out across an estate. Scope is set by deployment scale, site count, and integration requirements.
- 01
Discovery & Solution Design
Understand the environment physically as well as technically before specifying anything.
What happens
- Requirements gathering and use-case definition
- Site surveys, asset inventory, and connectivity analysis
- Infrastructure readiness review
- Solution architecture and implementation planning
What you receive
- Approved Implementation Plan
- Solution Architecture and Design
- Site & Infrastructure Readiness Assessment
- 02
Infrastructure & Device Deployment
Install and configure the physical layer — the part that cannot be fixed remotely later.
What happens
- Installation and configuration of sensors, devices, and gateways
- Communication network setup and optimisation
- Edge computing deployment and configuration
- Device provisioning and secure onboarding
What you receive
- Configured IoT Infrastructure
- Connected and Provisioned Devices
- Network Configuration Documentation
- 03
Platform Integration & Configuration
Connect the telemetry to the platform, to enterprise systems, and to the people who need it.
What happens
- Cloud platform deployment and configuration
- Integration with ERP, CRM, BMS, GIS, and other systems
- Dashboard, analytics, and reporting configuration
- Workflow automation and intelligent alerting
What you receive
- Integrated IoT Platform
- Operational Dashboards and Reporting
- Integration Documentation
- 04
Testing, Deployment & Handover
Validate the whole estate under real conditions, then hand it to a team that can run it.
What happens
- Functional, integration, and performance testing
- Security validation and User Acceptance Testing
- Production deployment and go-live support
- Administrator training and knowledge transfer
What you receive
- Live IoT Solution
- Technical Documentation
- Trained Administrators and Handover Pack
Eight layers, assembled to fit your environment
Standards-based and vendor-neutral throughout, so the estate stays extensible as devices, protocols, and requirements change.
Devices & Sensors
Smart sensors, actuators, RFID, GPS trackers, cameras, environmental sensors, and industrial controllers.
Edge & Gateways
Industrial IoT gateways and edge platforms for local processing, protocol translation, and low-latency decisions.
Communication
Wi-Fi, Ethernet, BLE, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, LTE/5G, MQTT, CoAP, Modbus, and OPC UA.
Cloud Infrastructure
Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud for device management, storage, analytics, and application hosting.
Data & Analytics
Scalable databases, real-time streaming, business intelligence, AI and machine learning, and predictive analytics.
Enterprise Integration
APIs and integration services connecting telemetry into ERP, CRM, BMS, GIS, and HRMS.
Security
End-to-end encryption, device identity, secure authentication, role-based access, PKI, and VPNs.
Applications
Web portals, mobile apps, executive dashboards, monitoring consoles, and automated alerting.
A device estate is an attack surface — we treat it as one
Every connected device widens the perimeter. Security and quality assurance run from provisioning through to decommissioning, and every solution is validated before it reaches production.
Applied at every phase
Security framework
- Secure device provisioning and identity management
- End-to-end encryption across devices, networks, and cloud
- Role-based access control and multi-factor authentication
- Continuous device monitoring and threat detection
- Secure firmware and software update management
- Network segmentation and secure communication protocols
- IoT device and gateway security hardening
- Vulnerability assessment and security patch management
- Compliance with applicable industry regulations and security policies
- Continuous monitoring, audit logging, and operational reporting
Before anything ships
Quality assurance
- Performance, interoperability, and scalability testing
- Device compatibility and standards-conformance validation
- Functional and integration testing
- System reliability and resilience validation
- Comprehensive Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing
- Solution verification before production deployment
- Capacity planning and performance optimisation
- Periodic system health assessments
Why organizations trust i4 with connected environments
IoT spans site work, network engineering, cloud, security, and integration. Here is what stands behind the deployments we deliver.
Physical and Digital Together
Site surveys, device installation, and network engineering alongside cloud, integration, and analytics — one team across both halves of an IoT deployment.
Security Across the Device Estate
Device identity, encryption, segmentation, and patch management applied from provisioning onward, not retrofitted after the first incident.
Integrated, Not Islanded
Telemetry connected into ERP, CRM, BMS, and GIS, so connected devices change how the business actually operates.
Validated Before Scale
A proof of concept available first, so infrastructure readiness and business value are proven before an estate-wide rollout.
Run It or Hand It Over
Managed monitoring and maintenance where you want it, full documentation and training where you would rather own it.
Standards-Based Throughout
Industry communication protocols and vendor-neutral device selection, so the estate stays extensible as it grows.
Something in your operation worth measuring?
Tell us what you cannot currently see — an asset, a facility, a fleet, a cold chain. We will assess whether connecting it is worth doing, and start with a proof of concept if that is the sensible first step.