As part of its transformation, UK Power Networks partnered with Databricks, Tata Consulting Services, Moringa Partners, and others to not only manage the cloud migration but also help integrate IoT devices and smart meters to deliver highly granular, real-time analytics.
Throughout its digital journey, UK Power Networks has had to deal with the legacy technology landscape of three separate license areas and has built performance metrics, KPIs, and service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure reliability while advancing services and performance afforded by the cloud and connected data.
Its partnership with Databricks helped transform UK Power Networks’ data warehouse into a Delta Lake architecture, designed to serve the increasingly complex demands and use cases of customers. This involved leveraging tools from Databricks and Alteryx to provide “highly curated, reliable and accessible data resource and tools that businesses can use to ingest, integrate, analyze, and build their own intelligence,” Webb notes. His IT team is currently evaluating automation tools such as Automation Anywhere, but that effort remains in its infancy.
