Numocity powers the global EV experience with Microsoft Azure

Numocity is a leading provider of software solutions for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. They create smart EV charging management platforms that make hosting easy for providers and charging convenient for end customers.

Leveraging cloud to enable easy access to EV charging

Numocity acts as a bridge between EV owners and charging stations. For example, their B2B white labelled mobile application makes it convenient for users to locate charging stations. It is a one-stop solution for EV charging requirements. Numocity addresses essential aspects of EV charging, such as driver satisfaction, charger stability, and system reliability. This requires special algorithms and a set of unique operational methodologies, that ensure a stable and reliable EV charging experience.

Cloud-connected hardware is an essential requirement for electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure. Thus, the whole setup needs to be cloud-based without any local on-premises servers. Furthermore, charge point operators require scalable, secure, and functionally rich cloud software for effectively deploying EV chargers while complying with various regulations in different countries. Given these mandates, Numocity recognized that cloud solutions were a necessity to ensure a smooth transition to clean mobility.

Azure cloud to do more with one unified platform

The company offers a feature rich software stack for operating and monetizing the charging infrastructure on the cloud. It enables easy integration and IoT-enabled charge management. Numocity guides and processes data within the EV charge management system from charging grid management to easy payment policies/processes.

After working with several cloud solutions, Numocity found that Azure was the most complete tech stack for its solution. Working with Azure was much simpler and more efficient. They loved Azure’s ability to handle multiple customer requests seamlessly. The team gained improvement in productivity when they used Azure to run numerous instances and virtual machines for their clients.

“We evaluated several vendors for cloud capabilities. Owing to its advanced features and support from Microsoft, Azure became the platform of choice across all the countries we operate in.”

Siddharth, Sreenivasan, Co-Founder & CPO, Numocity

Also, many large companies across countries use Azure’s functionalities such as hosting virtual machines, creating a secure network, providing fast access to data, effectiveness, safe backup, and quick recovery. This made it the most suitable platform for Numocity to deploy its solutions.

The Numocity team particularly appreciates the support from the Microsoft team, which helped the B2B company deliver solutions to some of the largest players in the Indian EV market.

“Collaborating with Microsoft enabled Numocity to ensure an uninterrupted supply of EV charging. It has resulted in us powering more than a few thousand chargers across India.”

Ravikiran Annaswamy, Co-Founder & CEO, Numocity

Numocity’s solution impacts not just the EV market but also our environment. By providing cloud solutions for clean mobility, it has led to an overall carbon footprint reduction.

Microsoft Azure has also actively assisted Numocity in enabling the localization of data and helping the company follow specific data regulations of the countries they operate in.

More value for end customers with Numocity’s innovative solution

It’s not just Numocity, but end customers too that are deriving benefits from the company’s use of Azure –

EV charging infrastructure backed by Azure cloud-based software solutions is readily available.
Numocity enables an easy and superior self-charge experience for EV users as the entire process is simplified and streamlined.
Range anxiety or concern about the distance an EV can travel on a single charge is a barrier to electric vehicle adoption among consumers. Using Microsoft Azure, Numocity solves the problem of range anxiety, enabling electric vehicles to be adopted more rapidly.

The future belongs to electric vehicles

The electric vehicles market is projected to grow significantly in the next 10 years. Numocity has a strong customer base in India and in foreign markets like APAC and MEA. With the global ABB E-Mobility group acquiring a controlling stake in Numocity, it looks to expand its geographical presence across the global market. This requires them to cater to the rising needs of their customers in terms of cloud computing and data management. Numocity is looking to deliver the right solutions at scale using the Azure platform. The company expects customers to have Enterprise IT requirements such as data backup, secure systems, disaster recovery plans, etc. With a strong partnership with Microsoft, Numocity is confident that it can better align products and services that can satisfy these customer requirements.