The world's largest utility companies reply on real-time data to keep operations running smoothly, 24/7, for customers and their communities. Around the world, utility infrastructure is becoming “smart” with built-in processing, connectivity, and sensing capabilities. As data is generated the volume grows exponentially each year with more smart devices and technologies being deployed, and the need for managing it becomes a critical factor. The challenge for this utility company resulted from lack of scalability and handling data queues which created maintenance issues.