<s>
Meter	B-Device
data	I-Device
management	I-Device
(	O
MDM	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
software	O
that	O
performs	O
long-term	O
data	O
storage	O
and	O
management	O
for	O
the	O
vast	O
quantities	O
of	O
data	O
delivered	O
by	O
smart	B-Device
metering	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDM	O
is	O
a	O
component	O
in	O
the	O
smart	B-Architecture
grid	I-Architecture
infrastructure	O
promoted	O
by	O
utility	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
may	O
also	O
incorporate	O
meter	B-Device
data	I-Device
analytics	I-Device
,	O
the	O
analysis	O
of	O
data	O
emitted	O
by	O
electric	O
smart	B-Device
meters	I-Device
that	O
record	O
consumption	O
of	O
electric	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
meter	I-Device
deployment	O
planning	O
and	O
management	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Automated	O
smart	B-Device
meter	I-Device
provisioning	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
meters	I-Device
send	O
usage	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
central	O
head	O
end	O
systems	O
as	O
often	O
as	O
every	O
minute	O
from	O
each	O
meter	O
whether	O
installed	O
at	O
a	O
residential	O
or	O
a	O
commercial	O
or	O
an	O
industrial	O
customer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
meter	I-Device
infrastructure	O
is	O
fairly	O
new	O
to	O
Utilities	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
utility	O
companies	O
collect	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
data	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
uncover	O
further	O
uses	O
to	O
these	O
detailed	O
smart	B-Device
meter	I-Device
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
2012	O
web	O
posting	O
,	O
data	O
that	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
complete	O
meter	B-Device
data	I-Device
analytics	I-Device
may	O
not	O
reside	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
