Technology Selection: Business and Operational Intelligence -- Can MDM Deliver?

Technology Selection: Business and Operational Intelligence -- Can MDM Deliver? published by IDC Energy Insights in February, 2010. This report consists of Pages: 12 and the price starts from US $ 4500.

Introduction

Abstract

This IDC Energy Insights report assesses the settings where meter data management (MDM) is best to be used for business and operational intelligence or as a production system or both. With the installation of smart meters, utilities and retail energy providers can benefit from having granular meter data available on their customers and their network. Utilities are grappling with the question of how much data should be stored in the MDM, how quickly the data should be made available, and how the staff that needs it can easily access the intelligence that can be gleaned from that data.

According to Jill Feblowitz, practice director, IDC Energy Insights, "Utilities with meters deployed to millions of customers will move away from using the MDM as a data warehouse and instead rely on other means of storing the data for analysis."

Table of Contents

• Energy Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
• Meter Data Management Defined
• The Basic MDM Data Flow — the Production System
• The Frequency of Data Collection Based on Utility Choice
• Applying Analytics — Business and Operational Intelligence
• Operational Intelligence Supports Quick Decisions and Long-Term Planning — One-Way Communications
• AMI Operations Depend on MDM
• Business Intelligence Improves Revenue Potential — One-Way Communications
• Many Analyses Call for Data from Other Sources
• Interest in Analytics Is High, But Execution Is Not
• The MDM — Size and Speed
• Size Matters
• The Need for Speed
• Utility Size and IT Capabilities
• MDM Vendors' Approach to Analytics
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
• Actions to Consider
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Figure: Deployment Status of Smart Metering and Meter Data Management, 2009–2013
• Figure: Meter Data Management' s Role as System of Record
• Figure: Business and Operational Intelligence Models with MDM

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