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Enterprise cloud OS leader , Nutanix has announced it is supporting WaterNSW in its mission of supplying and improving water availability for communities across the state through the innovative use of data .
WaterNSW is a state-owned corporation responsible for operating New South Wales ’ rivers and water supply systems .
It is tasked with protecting Greater Sydney ’ s drinking water catchment , supplying water to Sydney Water and other distributors for treatment and delivery to residents , infrastructure planning and operation and the management and monitoring of water transaction services – including licensing and approvals – for farmers and irrigators across the state .
Ian Robinson , CIO at WaterNSW , said the organization operates the largest surface and groundwater monitoring network in the southern hemisphere and the data gathered from this network was one of its most important assets . Nutanix software allows WaterNSW to process the collected data by first capturing and storing it , before interfacing it between a range of customercentric applications – including the recently released Water Insights Portal .
“ We ’ re a data management company when it comes down to it ,” Robinson said . “ Everything we deliver for our customers depends on the visibility of what ’ s happening across our water network . Whether that ’ s river flows , storage levels or water quality , every decision we make is data-driven .”
WaterNSW ’ s monitoring network comprises about 4,600 measurement gauges and sensing devices installed in waterways across the state , delivering data which is not only critical to its own operational decisions , but also the decisions of its customers – particularly given recent disasters including drought , floods and last summer ’ s bushfires .
“ Our water data is critically important , and it needs to be shared . Making it accessible is a core part of our role ,” Robinson said . “ From the Bureau of Meteorology investigating weather patterns , to government departments making policy and population decisions , to farmers and irrigators who need to know when there ’ s enough water available for them to start pumping – all these decisions are influenced by our data .
EVERYTHING WE DELIVER FOR
OUR CUSTOMERS DEPENDS ON
THE VISIBILITY OF WHAT ’ S HAPPENING
ACROSS OUR WATER NETWORK .
“ Nutanix plays a key role in the way we operate our network . All our SCADA and telemetry systems sit on the platform , which acts as the engine room for gathering all that data from the field in real-time . “ Our infrastructure allows us to move our data between the point it is captured and the output location with integrity and automation so it ’ s consistent and meets our customer promise .”
WaterNSW first engaged Nutanix as part of a data center refresh alongside trusted IT partner HCL Technologies . It runs a hybrid cloud environment with SaaS or IaaS used www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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