Apps Purchases: 10+ Million Software Purchases
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Our global team of 50 researchers has been studying the digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by 2 million + companies including technographic segmentation of 10 million ERP, EPM, CRM, HCM, Procurement, SCM, Treasury software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions and perhaps the rise and fall of certain vendors and their products on a quarterly basis.
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| Logo | Customer | Industry | Empl. | Revenue | Country | Vendor | Application | Category | When | VAR/SI | Insight | Insight Source |
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China Southern Power Grid | Utilities | 869 | $419M | China | Hyperchain Technology | Hyperchain Blockchain | Blockchain Platform | 2020 | n/a | In 2020 China Southern Power Grid deployed Hyperchain Blockchain, a Blockchain Platform, to instrument IoT telemetry and to enable tracking and trading of electricity across its grid operations. The Hyperchain Blockchain implementation was positioned to capture meter and sensor data as tamper evident records and to provide programmable transaction workflows for energy trading and settlement. Configuration centered on distributed ledger capabilities and smart contract enabled transaction orchestration, with device identity and access controls to register IoT endpoints and attribute telemetry to accountable sources. Functional capabilities implemented included data provenance, transaction orchestration for electricity trades, and permissioned node controls consistent with enterprise blockchain deployment patterns. The deployment involved vendor Hyperchain Technology and a partnership with Qulian Technology to integrate IoT device telemetry into the blockchain fabric, feeding meter and sensor data for tracking and trading use cases. Operational coverage focused on grid operations and energy trading workflows within China Southern Power Grid, aligning device-generated data with market transaction records. Governance constructs were put in place to manage node permissioning, data governance, and transaction rule sets across affected departments, supporting auditability and controlled access to ledger records. The stated use of the system is to track data and enable the trading of electricity, leveraging the Hyperchain Blockchain platform to create auditable, machine-consumable records for IoT driven energy transactions. | |
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China Southern Power Grid | Utilities | 869 | $419M | China | Neoway Technology | Neoway Neoaccess Cloud | IoT Platform | 2021 | n/a | In 2021 China Southern Power Grid deployed Neoway Neoaccess Cloud as an IoT Platform to support smart metering and distribution network automation across its field endpoints. Neoway reports extensive use of its 5G and cellular modules in concentrators, energy controllers and gateways, and links those module deployments to Neopipe and Neoaccess capabilities, establishing Neoaccess Cloud as the cloud management layer for cellular IoT connectivity and edge device communications. The implementation centered on cloud-native connectivity and device lifecycle functions typical of an IoT Platform, including device provisioning and enrollment, SIM and modem connectivity management, telemetry ingestion and routing, remote diagnostics and over the air firmware management. Neoway Neoaccess Cloud was used to orchestrate gateway-level connectivity and to aggregate data from concentrators and energy controllers, enabling centralized device management and protocol translation for downstream utility applications. Operational coverage focused on Southern Grid field sites where concentrators, energy controllers and gateways host Neoway 5G and cellular modules, with Neoaccess Cloud providing the connectivity plane between cellular endpoints and grid automation processes. Governance emphasis aligned to centralized connectivity oversight and device lifecycle controls, ensuring consistent provisioning and firmware orchestration for IoT endpoints that strengthen communications for smart metering and distribution network automation. | |
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Utilities | 869 | $419M | China | Huawei Enterprise | Huawei Cloud ROMA Connect | iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) | 2017 | n/a |
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Utilities | 289735 | $75.6B | China | ABB Enterprise Software Group | ABB Ability Ellipse APM | Asset Performance Management | 2019 | n/a |
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Utilities | 4077 | $7.3B | China | In-House Applications | In-House ATS | Applicant Tracking System | 2014 | n/a |
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Utilities | 4077 | $7.3B | China | IFS | IFS Enterprise Asset Management | Enterprise Asset Management | 2019 | n/a |
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Utilities | 14 | $2M | United States | CivicPlus | CivicEngage | Citizen Engagement | 2014 | n/a |
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Utilities | 14 | $2M | United States | Microsoft | Microsoft 365 | Collaboration | 2018 | n/a |
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Utilities | 14 | $2M | United States | Microsoft | Microsoft Azure Cloud Services | Application Hosting and Computing Services | 2018 | n/a |
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Utilities | 14 | $2M | United States | Google Tag Manager | Tag Management | 2018 | n/a |
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