eMeter Implements Hybrid Cloud Solution for Massive Gains in Global Agility, Cutting Deployment Time from Weeks to Hours

eMeter, a global business, works with a number of installation partners to implement software solutions at utility companies around the world. They offer intensive “boot camp” training on how to properly install and manage its metering solutions. These boot camps are very system-intensive and require a lot of short-term resources to get an installation underway. After those first few weeks, their bandwidth requirements drop considerably. In the past, this meant buying enough hardware to absorb the impact of a heavy workload, with the full knowledge that the workload would soon change. A lot of their hardware was underused. The complicating factor for them is that it’s very difficult to buy a piece of equipment in India. Taxes and regulations are complicated. Some technologies aren’t available in every area of the country. As a result, it can take months to procure just one piece of hardware. To expand further into India—and to grow its footprint elsewhere—eMeter needed a more flexible solution for deploying compute resources on demand.

eMeter, a Siemens Business, specializes in software solutions for electric, gas, and water utilities. The company’s flagship product is EnergyIP, a platform for managing, integrating and optimizing smart grid and smart meter technologies. Founded in 1999, eMeter employs more than 200 people and operates worldwide, with an especially robust presence in the United States (U.S.) and India. The company works with a number of installation partners—including world-class vendors like Siemens, Accenture, IBM, Logica and SAP—to implement software solutions at utility companies around the world. In an effort to help partners deliver the best service possible, eMeter offers intensive “boot camp” training on how to properly install and manage its metering solutions.