PIMD
Complete PI System Visibility
Monitor, Diagnose, and Optimize Every Layer of Your PI Infrastructure
What is PIMD?
PIMD (PI Monitoring & Diagnostics) is a comprehensive monitoring solution designed to collect, organize, and interpret data from your PI infrastructure. It continuously evaluates the health of PI components, servers, and connected business applications, alerting you to potential problems before they impact operations.
All diagnostic data is structured in the PI AF Database, allowing for clear visualization in PI Vision dashboards. The result is complete system transparency and actionable intelligence, all built from familiar OSIsoft PI tools with no extra licenses required.

How PIMD Works
PIMD delivers a layered approach to monitoring your PI System's Performance
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PI System Monitoring
Track diagnostic data from all PI components and services in real time. Instantly detect issues like missing tags, delayed data, or service interruptions before they affect your operations.
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Infrastructure Monitoring
Monitor the hardware and network resources supporting your PI System. PIMD tracks CPU usage, disk space, and memory consumption, helping you anticipate capacity needs and prevent downtime.
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Application Monitoring
Gain insight into how your business applications interact with the PI environment. Identify where data loss or processing delays occur to keep workflows optmized.
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Security Monitoring
Maintain a secure and compliant environment. PIMD continuously monitors system connections, authentication methods, and access technologies, helping teams stay proactive against vulnerabilities.
Benefits of PIMD
With PIMD, administrators have the power to act faster, reduce risk, and improve overall data reliability with the following:
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Understand how many PI Tags are being used
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Identify malfunctioning or lagging system components
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Detect missing or incomplete data in reports
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Optimize hardware performance before overload occurs
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Verify that interfaces are adding correct data
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Instantly validate production dataflow
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Identify and correct misconfigured analyses
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Monitor and reduce PI Data Archive response Time
Easy Deployment & Integration
Because PIMD is built entirely from off-the-shelf OSIsoft PI components, it integrates seamlessly with your existing PI System. No additional licenses are needed. Deployment is quick, whether your environment is on-premise, in the cloud, or hybrid.
The system leverages PI AF structure, analyses, and event frames, giving your administrators a clear visual understanding of system health through PI Vision dashboards and custom notifications.
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