West Monroe GrIP™ - Grid Integration Platform
Successful integration of new IT systems with legacy systems remains a challenge for many small, medium and large size utilities. The current industry approach to system integration can:
- Increase the risk, cost, schedule and resources needed to implement new systems
- Extend the timeframe for recovering investments
- Prevent growth and scalability
West Monroe has partnered with utilities of all sizes to successfully implement and integrate smart grid systems. Through this experience, the need for a standardized integration approach based on the IEC Common Information Model (CIM) was identified.
West Monroe GrIP™ (Grid Integration Platform) is the answer to successful, affordable and scalable utility systems integration.
West Monroe GrIP™ allows utilities to:
- Utilize pre-integrated solutions from a growing number of vendor partners and utility clients including legacy systems
- Avoid expensive and time-consuming point-to-point integration through the use of the IEC Common Information Model (CIM) and an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
- Outsource the solution to West Monroe in a secure data center, optimizing the software maintenance and upgrade expense while ensuring reliable and flexible results
GrIP™ enables utilities to become more scalable, affordable, and ultimately helps change the way they do business. This solution is even more applicable to small and mid-size utilities due to its cost effectiveness. The GrIP™ platform is based on Microsoft’s BizTalk platform, the IEC CIM standard, and pre-integration support with many leading vendors.
As leaders in the utility industry, West Monroe brings decades of industry and technology experience and continues to innovate and change the way that utilities transform their business and serve their clients.
For more information on GrIP™ and specific use-cases, please contact Jack Winter or Cory Chaplin.