With the implementation of the Utilihive integration platform, Envafors has, according to its own statement, taken an IT quantum leap in the right direction.

Thomas SW Frosch is Senior Project Manager at Fit A / S shares his insights and experiences implementing KMD Utilihive at Envafors. He is also very enthusiastic about the solution and calls it a "technological quantum leap" compared to its predecessor.

“One of the positive things about KMD Utilihive is that it is a cloud solution where KMD has operational responsibility. In addition, in terms of data architecture, KMD Utilihive is a real treat for someone like me. Using container virtualization, you can automatically add a server when needed. This makes the solution technically robust, so when we run large amounts of data through it, it automatically adapts to the need,” he says.

Built for precision
Envafors uses KMD EnergyKey as an Meter Data Management solution, KMD Easy Energy as a billing solution and KMD Cognito Utility for extracting data, so it already has a good, long-standing working relationship with the KMD Group. But both Jeanette and Thomas point out that, with the implementation of KMD Utilihive, they have actually become more supplier-independent than they were before. This is because KMD Utilihive can talk to all technologies, systems and data across vendors.

“Let's say we decide to replace our meter retrieval system tomorrow. Instead of having to build an integration that goes directly from the new meter retrieval system and out to all relevant systems in our IT landscape, we can simply build the integration between the new system and KMD Utilihive. Everything else continues to work exactly as it did before,” says Thomas. And as he points out, this is the whole idea behind an integration platform.

“But the special thing about KMD Utilihive is that it is a solution designed to support the needs of utilities, and that makes a difference. I spoke with a network company in Norway. They had explored other integration platforms that weren’t built for the utility sector. The other platforms had problems delivering the exact timestamp required to handle meter data, but KMD Utilihive handles the task to perfection. It's just one example of the advantages of using solutions specifically developed for the utility sector.”

Continuing the close collaboration with KMD
Envafors' short-term goal for the KMD Utilihive platform is to build an integration to Næstved Forsyning and an extra interface for a home delivery system in Kamstrup, so they can connect addresses automatically. In the longer term, both Fit A / S and Envafors can see a string of opportunities that would take advantage of the flexibility that KMD Utilihive offers.

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