International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Monday said it has agreed with E.ON Metering, a company of German utility E.ON AG (EONGY.PK), to operate its Smart Metering IT infrastructure in a private cloud.
The company said the new platform will improve the integration of renewable and decentralized energy sources, while also allowing E.ON to deliver personalized services that will put customers in better control of energy usage.
Under the deal, E.ON Metering will use IBM's Intelligent Energy Service Enablement Platform or IESEP to improve the deployment and management of smart meters, simplify the integration of renewables, and other innovative services.
E.ON will migrate and host the infrastructure in a private cloud using IBM SmartCloud, at one of IBM's Data Centers in Germany. The new platform will also be upgraded with new analytics and management tools based on IBM Software that will allow E.ON to provide higher-value-added data services for customers.
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