The smart approach is a platform approach

Connecting the Energy Internet

Evolving energy technologies hold astounding possibility. Empowered by unprecedented insight into energy consumption and precision control over energy usage, energy service providers and their consumers can together drive down costs, lower environmental impacts and maximize operational efficiencies.

Yet real-world complexities associated with deploying smart energy strategies are equally mind-boggling. Think of communicating with and managing a myriad of residential smart devices and meters, manufactured by multiple vendors and using numerous network types. Effectively controlling and coordinating device activities, achieving enterprise integration and providing storage and analytics for massive amounts of data. And building compelling consumer applications that can be quickly adapted to ever-changing requirements and capabilities. It gets complicated.

Be ready to roll

When it comes to planning for success, getting from here to there requires a platform connecting all the constituents of the Energy Internet, including energy service providers, product and service providers, application developers and consumers. Smart energy conservation and efficiency simply cannot be driven using point solutions, which only slow momentum and growth. Providers and developers need to be ready to roll out new, demand-side applications at a moment’s notice.

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The infrastructure essential to strategic success

The Energy Internet requires a single, unified infrastructure with multi-device support and integration capabilities. Tendril is the only company that provides it. The Tendril Connect™ platform is a powerful, flexible cloud platform that simplifies the complexity inherent in solving problems related to connecting consumers, energy service providers and devices (and their vendors).

Our unique cloud-based platform delivers on the promise of the Energy Internet with a best-in-class, end-to-end solution for the wide array of requirements demanded.

  • Our platform is open – all key functionality is exposed via developer friendly Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for both integration and applications.
  • Our platform is secure – we use industry best-of-breed approaches for authentication, authorization and encryption.
  • Our platform is scalable – we use evolving technologies and techniques that support the largest, most scalable applications on Earth (such as Twitter).
  • Our platform supports integration – integration with enterprise applications such as Meter Data Management Systems, Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) head-ends and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems is critical to enabling the Energy Internet, and we have battle-tested our platform for enterprise integration.

Powering consumer engagement products, applications and services, Tendril Connect takes the complexity out of the Energy Internet and creates a dynamic two-way dialogue between energy service providers and their customers. This dialogue improves customer participation and satisfaction with Energy Efficiency and Demand Response programs. The result is improved compliance with PUC mandates as well as long-term operational and infrastructure cost savings.

Tendril Connect Highlights

  • Software as a Service (SAAS) model run in a secure SAS 70 audited network operations center (NOC)
  • Open APIs enabling extensibility and third-party application integration
  • Open standards-based approach supporting freedom of choice with interchangeable technology
  • Mobile device client support for Java-enabled platforms
  • Horizontally scalable architecture providing high-availability infrastructure and reduced total cost of ownership
  • Event-driven architecture for real-time data capture, increased processing capacity and efficient throughput
  • Multi-tier security through standards-based authentication, authorization, and encryption
  • High availability through automated failover via redundant or replicated service instances

To learn more about Tendril Connect™ please contact Tendril to speak with a technical specialist today.