Accenture and SAP Chosen by CenterPoint Energy to Develop Asset Analytics Solution to Take Advantage of the Internet of Things

Accenture and SAP SE have been selected by CenterPoint Energy to design, test, and implement an asset analytics solution that supports CenterPoint Energy's strategy of integrating information technology (IT) with operational technology (OT). This will help improve management and maintenance of its transmission and distribution assets.

Developed by the Accenture and SAP Business Solutions Group, the IT-OT Integration Solution by Accenture and SAP for utilities is designed to combine business data (IT) with sensor data (OT), as well as external data feeds to manage the unified data model on the scalable SAP HANA Cloud Platform.   "The advent of the Industrial Internet of Things means that our organization is generating enormous amounts of data ranging from our enterprise, operations, customer and control systems, right through to specific assets," said Gary Hayes, CIO and SVP from CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy is establishing SAP HANA as a core component of its technology platform to bring together enterprise and operational data. Accenture will manage the project using its industry knowledge and business process experience in the utilities domain and providing asset analytic guidance, testing, development and systems integration services. SAP intends to develop the platform utilizing the SAP HANA platform and a prototype asset health application.

As Accenture and SAP are further enhancing their joint efforts to build industry solutions in the Internet of Things space, the IT-OT Integration Solution is also being developed for other asset-heavy industries. Furthermore, additional solutions are under development for other industries, such as industrial equipment and automotive.

Keywords: Analytics, Information Technology, Operational Technology, Internet of Things, Business Data (IT), Sensor Data (OT), ARC Advisory Group.