Case Study: ELEXON secures real-time energy data and modernises its platform with Softwire

ELEXON launches secure real-time data platform with Softwire, withstanding state actor attacks

The customer ELEXON, a key body in the UK electricity market, needed to securely modernize and scale its critical data platform for power traders. Their challenge was to ensure the data's absolute accuracy, security, and real-time availability while reducing costly downtime, all within a highly regulated environment. They partnered with vendor Softwire to transform their Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service.

Softwire formed a combined team with ELEXON to build a robust, cloud-native platform with stringent security, including penetration testing. They engineered real-time data pipelines, rich visualizations, and a flexible API. The resulting Insights Solution was launched to industry acclaim, becoming the national source of truth for traders and successfully withstanding cyber attacks. Softwire's work also encouraged ELEXON to adopt agile and cloud practices across other teams.

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