The Edge-to-Cloud Solution Acceleration Platform

Required to Electrify the World

Pratexo Brings the Benefits of Hybrid and Distributed Cloud Computing to the Edge of Power Systems that Drive the Energy Transition.

Pratexo simplifies and accelerates the ability to deploy and manage solutions to your most critical operational issues.

BREAKING NEWS:

ABB invests in edge-to-cloud platform innovator Pratexo

  • ABB expands its existing relationship with Pratexo, a US-based technology company
  • ABB and Pratexo will co-develop edge computing solutions to improve security, autonomy, and resilience for decentralized electrical networks
  • Investment is part of ABB’s continuous commitment to nurture and invest in next-generation technology startups

The Edge-to-Cloud Solution Acceleration Platform

Required to Electrify the World

  • Pratexo Brings the Benefits of Hybrid and Distributed Cloud Computing to the Edge of Power Systems that Drive the Energy Transition.

  • Pratexo simplifies and accelerates the ability to deploy and manage solutions to your most critical operational issues.

BREAKING NEWS:

ABB invests in edge-to-cloud platform innovator Pratexo

  • ABB expands its existing relationship with Pratexo, a US-based technology company
  • ABB and Pratexo will co-develop edge computing solutions to improve security, autonomy, and resilience for decentralized electrical networks
  • Investment is part of ABB’s continuous commitment to nurture and invest in next-generation technology startups

The Edge-to-Cloud Solution Acceleration Platform

Required to Electrify the World

  • Pratexo Brings the Benefits of Hybrid and Distributed Cloud Computing to the Edge of Power Systems that Drive the Energy Transition.

  • Pratexo simplifies and accelerates the ability to deploy and manage solutions to your most critical operational issues.

BREAKING NEWS:

ABB invests in edge-to-cloud platform innovator Pratexo

  • ABB expands its existing relationship with Pratexo, a US-based technology company
  • ABB and Pratexo will co-develop edge computing solutions to improve security, autonomy, and resilience for decentralized electrical networks
  • Investment is part of ABB’s continuous commitment to nurture and invest in next-generation technology startups

Hosted on the Pratexo edge-to-cloud platform, solution frameworks powered by Pratexo are highly customizable and significantly accelerate the ability to stand up solutions to your critical operational issues. These solutions contain all of the essential platform benefits inherent to Pratexo:

Pratexo Solution Frameworks

Operates from the machine edge to central clouds

Flexible and rapidly customizable

Resilient and scalable

Keeps critical data local and private

Operates if offline or disconnected

Integrated Grid Monitoring & Analytics

Automate, monitor, and maintain a distributed energy network

Root Cause Analysis Expert System

Convert human knowledge into an Expert System to detect root causes of faults and predict failures before they happen

Power Balancing with Fast Frequency Response (FFR)

Respond in real time to frequency deviations using advanced software and low-cost hardware sensors.

Distributed EV Charging Management

Monitor and control your EV charging equipment via an integrated management system

Gartner Cool Vendor

FEATURED IN

Gartner’s Cool Vendors in Edge Computing 2023

*Cool Vendors in Edge Computing. Published 24 August 2023 by Analysts: Thomas Bittman, Bob Gill, Brandon Medford.

RECOGNIZED IN

Market Guide for Edge Computing

ACKNOWLEDGED IN

Hype Cycle for Edge Computing, 2023
Gartner Cool Vendor

FEATURED IN

Gartner’s Cool Vendors in Edge Computing 2023

*Cool Vendors in Edge Computing. Published 24 August 2023 by Analysts: Thomas Bittman, Bob Gill, Brandon Medford.

RECOGNIZED IN

Market Guide for Edge Computing

ACKNOWLEDGE IN

Hype Cycle for Edge Computing, 2023

Micro Clouds at the Electrification Edge

Micro Clouds at the Electrification Edge

Illustration-Update_v3-vertical Central Cloud Multi Level Micro Cloud Edge Nodes

Benefits of Pratexo Micro Clouds at the Electrification Edge

  • Resilient, Scalable, and Elastic

    All the advantages of central clouds – but at the local edge

  • Real Time, Secure, and Private

    Minimize the cost, exposure, and lag of distant clouds

  • Disconnected Operation

    Apps and analytics can operate even if disconnected from central systems

  • Agility and Innovation

    Rapidly add apps and analytics over time and break data silos

Only Pratexo

Only Pratexo

Why Pratexo?

  • 30%+ Increased System Efficiency

  • Achieve Sustainability Goals 2x Faster

  • 70%+ Improvements in Human Safety

  • 90% Lower Cloud Costs

If any of these apply:

  • You are embracing IoT or starting AI/ML projects
  • Your systems need to take actions in real time based on data
  • Your systems are secure/private/governed and cannot always be connected to the public internet or central clouds
  • You need to quickly automate systems and processes
  • You face huge financial costs for any system downtime
  • You are considering edge computing, but concerned about complexity

…then you need Pratexo.

If any of these apply:

  • Growing flows of data being generated by business operations – much of it not being used to drive fast, business critical actions
  • ROI and success rate of IoT projects too low or uncertain
  • Sustainability goals will be challenging to achieve with current systems
  • Increasing human safety is a critical corporate mandate
  • Growing cost of cloud computing and concerns about vendor lock-in
  • High cost of critical system downtime ($ and brand)

…then you need Pratexo.

If any of these apply:

  • Your clients are embracing IoT or starting AI/ML projects
  • Their systems need to take actions in real time based on flows of data
  • Their systems and data cannot always be connected to the public internet or central clouds
  • You are looking for recurring revenue streams by providing clients with continuously evolving and improving solutions
  • You need to minimize the time and effort to stand up these complex solutions while maximizing customer satisfaction

…then you need Pratexo.

“It’s quite groundbreaking to have an open platform that makes it possible to layer on applications that solve specific problems and then expand as you go along. Pratexo becomes the common edge computing infrastructure that we can build on.“
Audun Grynning, CEO, Hallingdal Kraftnett (Electrical Grid Operator)

Latest News from Pratexo

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The Cloud at the Edge - Solving Industry’s Biggest Challenges

“Cloud computing is a powerful concept, but success will come only if these key concepts and technologies can be used at the industrial edge.”

ABB invests in edge-to-cloud platform innovator Pratexo

ABB and Pratexo will co-develop edge computing solutions to improve decentralized electrical networks' security, autonomy, and resilience.

Pratexo Featured in ABB Review technical journal

In the article "Far edge future," Pratexo's platform and analytics solution is featured in the latest edition of the ABB Review.

The role of flexibility in local power grids

The critical role of flexibility in local power grids

Amid the intricate dance of balancing power supply and demand, a compelling innovation emerges – the advent of Local Flexibility Markets.

Elywhere and Pratexo Join Forces to Revolutionize Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.

Innovative collaboration enables semi-mobile DC-charging stations with advanced edge computing capabilities.

Pratexo & Nissin Systems featured in Smart Grid News Interview

CEO of Pratexo, Blaine Mathieu, and the President of Japanese integrator Nissin Systems, Yoshikazu Takeuchi, discuss the future of electrification systems in Japan.

Read more here!

Pratexo at Davos - Worth It or Not?

Despite initial reservations, Davos 2023 was well worth my time and a great fit for Pratexo's mission is to use edge-to-cloud technologies to help electrify the world and, in doing so, reduce carbon emissions that are driving climate change.

Read more here!

Pratexo Announces the Start of Business in Japan

Pratexo introduced their solution at EdgeTech+2022 held at Pacifico Yokohama from January 16 to 18. Blaine Mathieu, CEO, delivered a keynote speech titled “Bringing the Benefits of Cloud Computing to the Edge.

Pratexo announces integration with the Intel® OpenVINO AI inferencing toolkit.

Pratexo clients and partners will be able to easily and quickly implement analytics and applications on edge micro clouds that run deep learning workloads optimized for Intel CPUs, GPUs, VPUs, and other components.

Pratexo CEO, Blaine Mathieu speaking at Special Silicon Valley Event

We explore societal, economic, and technology trends accelerating decentralization in a variety of industries. How do we turn challenges into opportunities?

Read more here!

Pratexo wins 2022 ABB Electrification Startup Challenge

The ABB judges were impressed with “edge innovation platform” Pratexo, which uses edge computing for intelligent grid optimization.

Pratexo awarded Emerging Edge Computing Company of the Year

The 10th annual CompassIntel Awards honors top companies, products, & technology solutions in emerging technology industries.

Former Google Executive, Entrepreneur, and VC to Drive Product Strategy

Peter Norwood joins Pratexo executive management team as Chief Product Officer leveraging his deep technology industry experience to guide Pratexo’s strategic product direction and roadmap.

New Partnership Between Pratexo and Coral from Google Empowers the HKN Electrical Grid

Pratexo is using Coral from Google technology to bring distributed computing on the ‘electricity grid edge’ to HKN, starting with putting intelligent computing ‘nodes’ running Pratexo software at HKN transformer stations.

Latest News from Pratexo

edge clouds

The Cloud at the Edge - Solving Industry’s Biggest Challenges

“Cloud computing is a powerful concept, but success will come only if these key concepts and technologies can be used at the industrial edge.”

ABB invests in edge-to-cloud platform innovator Pratexo

ABB and Pratexo will co-develop edge computing solutions to improve decentralized electrical networks' security, autonomy, and resilience.

Pratexo Featured in ABB Review technical journal

In the article "Far edge future," Pratexo's platform and analytics solution is featured in the latest edition of the ABB Review.

The role of flexibility in local power grids

The critical role of flexibility in local power grids

Amid the intricate dance of balancing power supply and demand, a compelling innovation emerges – the advent of Local Flexibility Markets.

Elywhere and Pratexo Join Forces to Revolutionize Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.

Innovative collaboration enables semi-mobile DC-charging stations with advanced edge computing capabilities.

Pratexo & Nissin Systems featured in Smart Grid News Interview

CEO of Pratexo, Blaine Mathieu, and the President of Japanese integrator Nissin Systems, Yoshikazu Takeuchi, discuss the future of electrification systems in Japan.

Read more here!

Pratexo at Davos - Worth It or Not?

Despite initial reservations, Davos 2023 was well worth my time and a great fit for Pratexo's mission is to use edge-to-cloud technologies to help electrify the world and, in doing so, reduce carbon emissions that are driving climate change.

Read more here!

Pratexo Announces the Start of Business in Japan

Pratexo introduced their solution at EdgeTech+2022 held at Pacifico Yokohama from January 16 to 18. Blaine Mathieu, CEO, delivered a keynote speech titled “Bringing the Benefits of Cloud Computing to the Edge.

Pratexo announces integration with the Intel® OpenVINO AI inferencing toolkit.

Pratexo clients and partners will be able to easily and quickly implement analytics and applications on edge micro clouds that run deep learning workloads optimized for Intel CPUs, GPUs, VPUs, and other components.

Pratexo CEO, Blaine Mathieu speaking at Special Silicon Valley Event

We explore societal, economic, and technology trends accelerating decentralization in a variety of industries. How do we turn challenges into opportunities?

Read more here!

Pratexo wins 2022 ABB Electrification Startup Challenge

The ABB judges were impressed with “edge innovation platform” Pratexo, which uses edge computing for intelligent grid optimization.

Pratexo awarded Emerging Edge Computing Company of the Year

The 10th annual CompassIntel Awards honors top companies, products, & technology solutions in emerging technology industries.

Former Google Executive, Entrepreneur, and VC to Drive Product Strategy

Peter Norwood joins Pratexo executive management team as Chief Product Officer leveraging his deep technology industry experience to guide Pratexo’s strategic product direction and roadmap.

New Partnership Between Pratexo and Coral from Google Empowers the HKN Electrical Grid

Pratexo is using Coral from Google technology to bring distributed computing on the ‘electricity grid edge’ to HKN, starting with putting intelligent computing ‘nodes’ running Pratexo software at HKN transformer stations.

For more information, download the Pratexo Brochure