Siemens, SAP to collaborate on meter data management solution for utilities
SAP will begin globally reselling Siemen’s meter data management solution, EnergyIP, to energy and utility clients in the second quarter of 2017, in accordance with a global reseller agreement the two companies signed earlier this week.
The solution will be marketed under the name SAP Meter Data Management by Siemens.
“Siemens and SAP have long standing relationships with utilities and municipalities. Our smart grid application platform, EnergyIP, combined with SAP for Utilities solutions will reach nearly half of all power utilities in the world and will bring our customers a high level of intelligence and insight to make data not only valuable but actionable in today’s information-driven world,” Thomas Zimmermann, CEO of the Siemens Digital Grid Business Unit, said. “End-to-end digital business scenarios will be the key drivers to really change today’s energy system.”
Under the agreement, SAP and Siemens will also further coordinate their development plans in order to support energy business models as the energy landscape changes to include increasing amounts of distributed resources and data generated by smart meters and sensors.
“SAP views today’s announcement as a unique opportunity for our customers to leverage the know-how and the solutions of the two market leaders SAP and Siemens for IT/OT integration,” Henry Bailey, global vice president of the SAP Utilities Business Unit, said. “Real-time access to device and meter data combined with customer and commercial data will help provide utilities with a comprehensive view on their customers and technical devices. We anticipate that this will change the landscape in how utilities will operate in the future.”
