Bentley launches Infrastructure Cloud Connect for data integration

Bentley Systems has announced Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect, a new foundational layer for its infrastructure data management platform.

The company stated that Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect delivers a unified and connected data environment for infrastructure professionals, allowing improved collaboration during every phase of infrastructure projects, from design through to operations.

The cloud-based service aims to address the current fragmentation of infrastructure data, which is typically distributed across multiple sources, such as digital models, PDFs, inspection documentation, photographs, and data from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. Chief Technology Officer at Bentley Systems, Julien Moutte, said, "Infrastructure data lives everywhere-in models, PDFs, inspection forms, photos, IoT sensors, and more-and it's rarely connected. That changes with Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect. Infrastructure professionals can access and manage all project and asset data in one place-fully contextualized and connected-from design through construction to operations."

With Connect, users can access a portfolio-wide geospatial overview of projects and assets, delve into project-specific data, and collaborate, track progress, and flag issues within a single environment. The solution also seeks to facilitate collaboration between different stakeholders involved in infrastructure projects, such as engineers, constructors, and asset operators.

Andy Kaiyala, Vice President of Digital Construction Management at WSB, an early adopter of Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, highlighted the impact on project collaboration within his organisation.

He stated, "Bentley Infrastructure Cloud's unified environment helps our project stakeholders quickly and clearly understand the impact of design decisions during constructability reviews. With curated views of 72 projects now accessible to over 900 external stakeholders from 86 organizations, it's become a key differentiator for us-helping project teams avoid costly missteps and save millions in potential rework."

The platform is designed to be secure, open, and scalable for use across engineering services firms, construction firms and owner-operator organisations. Through integration with the iTwin platform, Connect is capable of ingesting data from over 50 file formats and integrating with enterprise systems. This allows for the visualisation and management of engineering, operational, geospatial, enterprise, and subsurface data within digital twin models of infrastructure assets and their contextual environments.

Connect supports both traditional file-based collaboration and more data-centric, integrated workflows. Users are able to view and share infrastructure files, provide feedback and markups, and manage project deliverables and correspondence with clients, suppliers and other stakeholders.

The user experience includes a web platform powered by Bentley's Cesium 3D geospatial technology, enabling users to visualise infrastructure data in a spatial context. Additionally, a dedicated mobile application allows project team members or maintenance personnel to remain connected to their workflows remotely.

Bentley stated that Connect will act as the initial access point to Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, enabling users to progress to ProjectWise for advanced design and construction workflows, and AssetWise for asset operations and maintenance. The company expects Connect to become generally available in December 2025.