Edge Orchestration for Distributed Environments. Enerclic Customer Story.

About Enerclic

Enerclic, a Spanish engineering company with 17+ years in the energy sector, specializes in advanced energy monitoring, measurement, and control solutions through custom hardware and software. With 7,000+ telemetered units, it is a leading energy integrator.W ith thousands of telemetered units, automation and security became critical to maintaining a competitive edge.

Main Challenges

Enerclic faced significant challenges in managing its expanding fleet of devices and operating a vast network of geo-distributed edge sites:

1. Manual Deployment Processes: The previous setup relied on a custom Ubuntu Server OS, requiring labor-intensive configuration, updates, and maintenance.
2. Cybersecurity Risks:  As a provider of critical infrastructure, Enerclic needed robust protection against potential vulnerabilities targeting its devices.
3. Client Autonomy: Many customers required localized control of remote units without constant reliance on Enerclic’s support.
4. Scalability & Configuration Management: Maintaining consistent configurations, deploying updates, and managing thousands of devices without automation was inefficient and risked service disruptions.

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To overcome these challenges, Enerclic needed an Edge Orchestration Platform that could streamline operations, scale effortlessly, and meet the highest industrial cybersecurity standards- Barbara

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Related content: The Role of Edge Management and Orchestration in Industrial Digitalization

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The Solution – A Scalable Edge Orchestration Platform for Remote Device Management

Barbara provided Enerclic with a comprehensive software infrastructure, combining Barbara’s Cybersecure OS and Barbara Panel, a cloud-based edge management tool. This solution enabled seamless provisioning, monitoring, configuration, orchestration, and large-scale updates of edge nodes and applications.

Key Capabilities:

🔹 Edge Device Management

• Remote provisioning, monitoring, and updates (OS & firmware)
• Device telemetry and batch configurations

🔹 Edge Application Management

• Deployment and orchestration of containerized applications (Docker)
• Access to Barbara Marketplace applications
• Support for TensorFlow AI models
• Application logging for real-time insights

Results

The implementation of Barbara’s platform yielded significant results:

1. Operational costs were reduced dramatically by eliminating the need for on-site technical support, while automated configurations and updates accelerated deployment.

2. Improved cybersecurity ensured data integrity and confidentiality.

3.- The scalable infrastructure laid the foundation for seamless integration of future AI-driven energy solutions, increasing efficiency and adaptability.

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As Enerclic expanded its offerings, the need for scalable and secure edge orchestration tool became critical to maintaining its competitive edge.

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What is Next?

Enerclic’s partnership with Barbara is paving the way for future advancements in edge computing. The company plans to integrate AI-driven predictive models to optimize energy consumption and grid management. Expanding edge computing in transformer substations and photovoltaic plants will further enhance efficiency.

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Barbara empowered Enerclic to deploy new applications on their existing infrastructure, optimizing their initial investment while providing the flexibility to scale as their needs evolve.

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