Deepak Parameswaran, Sector Head – Energy, Manufacturing & Resources at Wipro, talks innovation with National Grid’s Global Head of Data Strategy Andrew Burns

Partners for over 25 years, Wipro and National Grid have been laying the foundation for progress… By taking data to the cloud, creating value and leveraging their common work to deliver advanced, data-driven innovations across the National Grid enterprise.

Meeting the transformation challenge

As a utility, National Grid seeks to provide safe, affordable, and reliable electric and natural gas service for its customers. As such, the company is hyper-focused on natural gas, electricity grid modernisation, customer satisfaction and the integration of business and technology processes across the entire business as gas and electricity demand increases across the markets. Wipro offers actionable solutions, providing the innovative technology and domain expertise necessary for organisations like National Grid to transform and become leaders in sustainability within their respective industries.

Delivering bespoke solutions for Innovation

Traditional utility technologies can pose challenges in terms of complexity and capital investment. With Cloud and AI technologies emerging as game changers, Wipro delivers a proven ecosystem, incorporating analytics, IoT, Generative AI, and Augmented Reality, tailored to meet the needs of customers, assets, and grid management. This makes for easier, scalable, and faster to market solutions that allow National Grid to quickly realise the benefits.
Wipro’s Utility Enterprise solutions have delivered on key elements of the digital transformation journey at National Grid. This allows for a constant data presence across the globe, creating a common, secure cloud environment.

Wipro’s partnership with National Grid

Wipro’s collaboration with National Grid continues to be built on a foundation of continuous innovation, with a commitment to:

  • Staying ahead of utility business trends
  • Supporting National Grid’s clean energy transition
  • Developing sophisticated data and AI solutions for enhanced customer service
  • Maintaining agility to address emerging challenges

“Wipro has been our biggest partner in executing use cases through the Innovation Lab, enabling us to be agile and deliver multiple projects with direct, tangible business benefits. Their support has been vital in ensuring a clear, efficient process and rapid execution, making them key to our success.”

Andrew Burns, Global Head of Data Strategy, National Grid

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