DEC, 2019 - JAN, 202019 big data technology users and then brought in innovation to provide the best solutions that are cheaper, faster, and instant," says Budi A. Setiawan, CMI, BigBox. In a matter of just two years, BigBox is already a step ahead of the competition for delivering the safety and ease of data management factors that are currently demanded by several companies. As a company that complies with the One Data Indonesia program, BigBox acts as a `local' product, providing the speed of adoption and improving cost efficiency for companies that lack the ability to leverage big data. "We provide a three-month freemium package to our clients through a Mini Cluster, so that companies can try the BigBox service for free," adds Akas Triono Hadi, COO, BigBox.In an instance, Indonesia's state-owned oil and natural gas corporation, Pertamina, had embarked on a project with Telkom to digitalize operations at 5,518 Pertamina gas stations across the country to collect real-time data on fuel usage customer transactions. The company sought BigBox's assistance in increasing the visibility on the volume of subsidized fuel and special fuel assignments in Indonesia. While Telkom provided digital solutions such as big data infrastructure, data center, connectivity, and electronic data capture required for the project, BigBox was responsible for data-in-motion and data-at-rest platform. The project saw the biggest MiNiFi deployment in Asia. Multiple Internet of Things (IoT) sensors were implemented in the petrol stations to measure all aspects of the pumping of gas. Data collected included timestamps of when customers lift the gas nozzle, type of petrol selected, and the amount of petrol pumped. Customer footfall at the gas stations throughout the day was also tracked to help optimize the scheduling of manpower resources. The sensors tracked the amount of gas in the petrol station's tanks, enabling the timely provision of information on the station's stocks to various stakeholders and the authorities. "Till July 2019, 1000 gas stations have been integrated with the big data cluster and are providing a steady flow of data. BigBox aims to digitize an additional 4,518 stations by the end of the year," states Hadi.In the current Industrial 4.0 era, BigBox is helping companies realize the need for big data, cloud services, and IoT through data analytics services and aims to evolve as a horizontal platform for banking, health, and manufacturing verticals that will leverage IoT and the cloud. "In line with Telkom Group's footprint, BigBox will continue to encourage its services to attain a global reach," concludes Pramudya.
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