Microsoft Corp. today announced that Orion Energy Systems (NYSE Amex: OESX) is using the Windows Azure platform to host InteLite, a sensor-and-control solution designed to help Orion customers save energy and control lighting costs. This move will enable building managers to view energy-consumption data from multiple facilities on the Windows Azure platform, while providing Orion with approximately a $57,000 savings each year in hardware, labor and maintenance costs.
“With Windows Azure, we’re giving our customers access to all their data at a competitive price point,” said Jason Young, chief technology officer at Orion Energy Systems. “We’re taking the money we would have invested in server space and putting those funds directly into product research and innovation for our customers.”
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Orion Energy Systems Sees the Light, Moves Data to Windows Azure
