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Energy Insights Opinion

In This Report

Methodology
Market Definition
Market Size and Average Deals
Vendors Reviewed

Situation Overview

Introduction
Figure: Deployment States of Smart Metering and Meter Data Management
AMI Changes Everything
Definitions/Descriptions
MDM and the Business Process
Figure: Meter Data Management's Role as System of Record
Many Possible Roles, Several Critical Ones
Customer-Facing Operations Are Critical — One-Way Communications
Meter Operations Help Keep Track — Two-Way Communications
Device Communications Keep Things Moving — Two-Way Communications
Operational Intelligence Supports Quick Decisions and Long-Term Planning — One-Way Communications
Business Intelligence Improves Revenue Potential — One-Way Communications
Weights Applied to Criteria
Fit to Market Needs
Feature/Function: VEE and Billing Determinant Creation Are Critical — 1
Table: Meter Data Management Features and Functionalities
Scalability Is the Most Important Consideration
Scalability: Throughput — 2
Scalability: Storage Capacity — 2
Scalability: Processing/Response Time — 2
Integration and Application Architecture — 2
Range of Services — 1
Pricing Arrangements — 1
Implementation Support and Tools — 1
Ownership Confidence
Supplier's Market Share — 1
Supplier's Profitability — 2
Supplier's Research and Development Investment Level — 2
Customer Satisfaction with Implementation — 2
Customer Satisfaction with Ongoing Support — 2
How Vendors Are Rated
Industry Short List Evaluations
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Vendor Overview
Table: Scale Indicators for Meter Data Management by Vendor
The Ratings
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Vendor Ratings for Fit to Market Needs (X-Axis) Attributes
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Vendor Ratings for Ownership Confidence (Y-Axis) Attributes
Figure: Industry Short List: Meter Data Management Market — Vendor Comparison
Vendor Profiles
Aclara — Intelligent Processing
Ecologic Analytics — Meter System of Record
eMeter — VC-Funded Pure-Play
Hansen — Built to Fit the Customers' Needs
Itron — Meters and Management
Oracle — Complete Software, Complete Service, and Its Own Database

Future Outlook

Market Trends
Will MDM Be Scalable Enough to Handle Analytics for Customer, Business, and Operational Intelligence?
Will MDMs Handle Processing for Real-Time Delivery?
Will Utilities Use MDM for Messaging?
Will MDMs Emerge as the Major Supplier of Personal Energy Management Applications?

Essential Guidance

Actions to Consider
Recommendations

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Related Research
Methodology
Insights Industry Short List Tool Criteria
A Note on Weights Applied to Criteria
Appendix
Fit to Market Needs (X-Axis)
Feature/Function
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Feature/Functionality
Scalability
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Scalability — Users
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Scalability — Throughput
Capacity/Storage
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Storage/Capacity
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Capacity/Storage — Calculation/Response Time
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Capacity/Storage — Platform Support
Integration Capability
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Integration Capability
Range of Services
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Range of Services
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Range of Services — Pricing Arrangements
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Range of Services — Implementation Support and Tools
Hardware Costs
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Hardware Costs
Ownership Confidence (Y-Axis)
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Supplier's Market Share
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Supplier's Profitability
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Supplier's R&D Investment Level
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Customer Satisfaction with Implementation
Table: Industry Short List for the Meter Data Management Market: Definition of Ratings for Customer Satisfaction with Ongoing Support
Synopsis

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