The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is to use the Dell Boomi cloud-based integration platform to ingest data from sensors, drones and satellites, and integrate these data with that from other systems and applications.
The Boomi integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) will replace a series of bespoke, on-premise middleware connectors. According to Dell it will enable EPA to scale as required without straining IT resources.
The decision follows an independent enquiry into the EPA’s role and powers as a result of which EPA initiated a complete overhaul of its IT systems, with a $182.4 million investment from the Victorian Government, to establish digital data and analytics capabilities.
Dell says the Boomi platform has a low-code architecture, making it easy to implement and manage integrations even in the most complex and dispersed IT environments.
“When organisations are deploying smart lampposts or putting sensors into their buildings, for example, EPA will be able to combine data generated by these devices with satellite and drone feeds by using Boomi to build a holistic picture of the state of the environment in Victoria,” Dell says.
“With this extensive visibility, the organisation will be able to assess hazards and develop the most appropriate solutions, such as waste removal strategies in the case of spills, or tailored advice to land managers and local councils.”
EPA CIO Chris Moon, said: “With Boomi we will be able to connect a vast number of systems into our customer relationship management and human resources platforms, and therefore exchange data accurately and rapidly with government departments, emergency services and other parties we rely on.”
Michael Evans, managing director Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ), Dell Boomi, said: “EPA is at the start of a long-term and large-scale transformation that will completely revolutionise the way it manages data, and consequently the environment.
‘By migrating to the cloud-based Boomi platform, it will have a linking mechanism that operates with the same speed and reliability as its modernised IT environment, and its IoT objectives. This provides EPA with the flexibility to continuously expand its data analytics capabilities by integrating data reliably across its organisation.”
