Case Study: Powel reduces water loss with Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and Azure Machine Learning

Developers digitize water, address IoT solutions with Azure IoT Hub and Azure Machine Learning

Microsoft worked with Powel, a medium-sized Norwegian software company in the power and utilities industry, to address the challenge of significant water loss in municipal distribution networks. Powel needed to find a way to analyze existing sensor data to establish a baseline for normal water flow and then monitor for new leaks in real-time.

The solution utilized Azure IoT Hub to securely ingest and manage real-time sensor data and Azure Machine Learning to build a predictive model of water consumption. By analyzing this data with Power BI for insights, Powel created its Water Alert solution. This allows municipal water systems to self-monitor and instantly report abnormal status, saving both money and a vital natural resource by quickly identifying new leaks. Microsoft's cloud services enabled Powel to transformUtilities' historical data into actionable intelligence.

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Froydis Sjovold

Solution Manager