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시장보고서
Smart Meters Create a Huge Opportunity for Data Services in Utilities (Analyst Insight)
| 리서치사 |
Datamonitor |
| 발행일 |
2009년 07월 |
상품코드 |
96210 |
| 페이지 정보 |
18 pages |
| 가격 |
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Abstract
Introduction
The introduction of smart metering will see an exponential increase in the
volume of data collected by utilities companies. Data centers will have to
grow to keep up with the growth of data. At first glance, the opportunities
for data services should be immense. However, few utilities are considering
this option at present.
Scope of this research
- Identifies the potential opportunity for data services in utilities
created by smart metering.
- Identifies the possible barriers to adoption of data services.
- Provides recommendations to most successfully break down these barriers.
Research and analysis highlights
While growth will be slow, the potential opportunity could be enormous.
Data hosting to support customer portals and billing processing are two areas
where traction will be gained.
Key reasons to purchase this research
- Understand what will drive utilities' investment in data centers in the
future.
- See what is stopping utilities from seeking ownership models to their data
centers and data processing.
- See what strategies are most likely to be successful in the utilities
space.
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW
ANALYSIS
- Utilities' future investment in data centers will be considerable
- Smart metering is the most important driver for investments in
utilities' data centers
- Smart meters are not the only driver for data center investment
- The different regulatory framework creates different opportunities in
different geographies
- There are clear arguments to support the case for the adoption of data
services by utilities
- The opportunities will be long term and there are many cultural barriers
to overcome
- Smart meter-driven data center opportunities will manifest in the medium
to long term ...
- ... with only a handful of examples of utilities currently procuring
data center services ...
- ... due to significant barriers to entry
- Recommendations for vendors
- Act soon
- Combat conservatism through industry alliances
- Demonstrate a commitment to data security
- Go armed with strong service level agreements
- Choose geographies carefully
- Remember that utilities are heavily regulated
- Focus on areas of business that are most easily won
APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Methodology
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
FIGURES
- Figure: Typical demand curve of energy use
- Figure: Electricity above baseloads becomes increasingly expensive
- Figure: The least liberalized markets in Western Europe have the most
rapid adoption of smart metering
- Figure: Utilities' objectives for 2009 focus on data and database
management, rather than data center management
- Figure: Security is the highest ranked objective for utility CIOs in 2009
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