IBO Meter Data Management iBO is a complete Meter Data Management (MDM) system, that enables the advanced functionality expected of an MDM system: VEE, auditability, market integration, settlement/reconciliation and advanced reporting. Unlike many MDM products which sit separate to the AMR, iBO has AMR built-in. iBO is ‘meter-agnostic’, and interrogates all major brands of time interval metering. The AMR components of iBO perform the functions expected of an AMR system: meter configuration, meter interrogation, receiving of third party data files, data delivery. It also includes a few features that blur the line between AMR and MDM, such as the integrated fault management system. iBO also serves as the central data repository, storing all metering configuration information and usage data. iBO is delivered via a web-browser, using secure encrypted transmission. The interface itself is user-friendly and intuitive, allowing for an accelerated learning curve and peak performance. iBO is a truly scalable system, which means it tailors itself to any size of organisation, in any state of flux. Small organisations don't need or want a system bloated beyond their requirements, and priced beyond their means. Large organisations want to ensure their processes are so efficient that they don't get bogged down in the paperwork of their own success. Growing organisations need a system that can grow with them, keeping their infrastructure costs per meter at a suitable level. As a system that has been designed with scalability in mind, iBO satisfies all of these requirements. Energy Intellect recognises that different customers will have different requirements and perspectives. As such, iBO has a range of options for flexible implementation. This allows clients to choose a system setup and pricing model that fits with their business. Customers can choose a ‘Client-Server’ relationship where they host all the hardware, all the software, all the data and run all the operations in-house. Features and Benefits • Because iBO integrates seamlessly with existing reading systems, your investment in that does not need to be discarded. • Requirements concerning the location of hardware or data storage can be accommodated. • iBO costs less to distribute, support and operate • High degree of control over the metering service provision process through Service Level Agreements • Allows the client to focus on their core business. Clients can also opt for a hybrid implementation, choosing to manage some elements in-house, and preferring Energy Intellect to host others. • If Energy Intellect hosts the hardware, software and data, the complexity of the infrastructure is kept behind the scenes. This allows operators to focus on what's in front of them, without concerning themselves with what's behind it. At the other end of the scale is a SaaS implementation – Software as a Service. The most comprehensive execution of this would see Energy Intellect hosting the software, the hardware, the data and even provide operators to manage the day-today operations.