Global Excellence 2019

24 Acquisition International - Global Excellence 2019 May19533 12 Issue 7 2019 May19533 Simplifying Asset Performance Management Atonix Digital develops and offers a suite of software solutions to help businesses and utilities to boost efficiency, increase the accuracy of planning, and to improve day-to-day decision-making in an everchanging landscape. Recently, we profiled the firm and caught up with Matt Kirchner, director of product management and customer success, who provided us with a detailed glimpse into the innerworkings of the innovative solutions Atonix Digital provides to its clients. ince its inception, Atonix Digital has provided its clients with digital insights by connecting the power of both math and data through a portfolio of products that help companies to simplify asset performance management. It’s products and solutions help by detecting emerging risks, enhancing efficiency, improving accuracy of planning and providing an easily justifiable return on investment. Atonix Digital is a software subsidiary of Black & Veatch. Atonix Digital’s products and solutions are powered by ASSET360, a cloud-based data analytics platform that was purpose-built based on decades of experience in designing, building, and managing complex infrastructures. Matt begins by going into further detail about ASSET360 and the benefits clients receive when they use the solution. “Here at Atonix Digital, we understand how assets are integrated and work together as a system, and we apply these learnings in a variety of utility and industrial environments to boost asset performance management. “ASSET360 leverages Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Data Mining, Cloud-Computing, and Machine Learning technologies to provide predictive analytics capabilities for purposes of improving the reliability, availability and efficiency of complex and distributed assets, leading organizations into the Industrial 4.0 revolution. Our customers leverage our products throughout the infrastructure life cycle - including planning, build and operation - to improve ROI, reduce risk, and improve decision making.” Enabling the firm to deliver these innovative solutions is the experienced, inventive and committed team which forms the backbone of Atonix Digital. When discussing the internal culture, Matt is keen to highlight the significant role the team plays in the overall success of the firm. “The Atonix Digital team is comprised of software developers, product managers, business and partner development managers, industry solution experts, customer success representatives and marketers, all of whom have our customer needs top of mind in all we do. We work hard to provide practical and easily - understandable information to our clients so they understand what they are purchasing, how their implementation will take place and the ongoing level of support they will receive as they learn and use our products over time.” Bringing the interview to a close, Matt signs off by reflecting on how the firm is aware of the longstanding challenges the plant environment has S