{"slug":"aggreko-embeds-machine-learning-across-global-operations-with-azure-databricks","url":"https://findausecase.com/use-cases/aggreko-embeds-machine-learning-across-global-operations-with-azure-databricks","title":"Aggreko embeds machine learning across global operations with Azure Databricks","description":"Aggreko, a supplier of temporary power generation equipment across 265+ locations worldwide, used Azure Databricks and Delta Lake to unify data silos and analyze real-time IoT data from tens of thousands of field assets, embedding machine learning for predictive maintenance, saving over 30,000 hours of productivity, reducing service material costs by 10%, and achieving 140% of its cost-reduction target in the first half of 2020.","company":"Aggreko","industry":"Energy","aiCapabilities":["Predictive Analytics","Machine Learning"],"businessFunctions":["Supply Chain & Logistics"],"technology":["Azure Databricks","Delta Lake"],"deployment":"Public Cloud","problemStatement":"Aggreko's data across 265+ global locations was siloed, making it difficult to empower the organization with consistent, trusted, data-driven insights; access to up-to-date information was limited, hindering the ability to identify underperforming assets or anticipate maintenance risk in real time.","solutionApproach":"Aggreko selected Azure Databricks as its centralized data and AI platform, using Delta Lake to unify data into a modern lakehouse with automated cluster management, and embedded machine learning to analyze real-time IoT data streaming from tens of thousands of field assets, predicting maintenance issues to prevent catastrophic failures and augmenting human decision-making.","businessValue":"Aggreko saved over 30,000 hours of productivity through data automation such as automated manufacturing reporting, reduced service material costs by 10%, and achieved 140% of its cost-reduction target in the first half of 2020.","evidence":{"band":"high"},"sourceUrl":"https://www.databricks.com/customers/aggreko","dates":{"publishedAt":"2026-09-29T05:46:44.486Z","publishedAtSource":"pipeline","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T05:46:44.486Z"},"license":"Open for reading and citing with a link to https://findausecase.com/use-cases/aggreko-embeds-machine-learning-across-global-operations-with-azure-databricks. Bulk republication requires permission."}