TaKaDu

TaKaDu Central Event Management delivers measurable benefits and return on investment for water utilities.

Optimize your network operations with a single cloud-based software solution that leverages all your data sources such as flow, pressure, level meters, consumers’ digital meters, water quality, and more. Monitor your network automatically, 24X7, and get actionable insights regarding asset failures across your organization – where and when they’re needed.

In more than a decade of working with water utilities around the globe on Central Event Management (CEM) system implementations, I’ve repeatedly seen that the network management challenges that managers think they’re facing are (almost literally) only the tip of the iceberg.

The page highlights two key performance indicators—Technical Efficiency and Infrastructure Leakage Index—for managing non-revenue water (NRW) and prioritizing activities.

Unitywater manages over 12,000 km of water and sewer mains across Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast, and Noosa in South East Queensland, Australia, using data-driven decisions and digital tools.

While official environmental cooperation between Israel and Australia is limited, local companies are adopting Israeli technology across a broad range of areas.

TaKaDu offers careers in advanced analytics and cloud-based software solutions focused on water savings.

A serial entrepreneur, Amir founded TaKaDu in 2008. Previously, Amir founded YaData in 2005, serving as CEO until the company’s acquisition by Microsoft in 2008. In 1999, he founded Cash-U (later named Unipier).

Using Central Event Management (CEM) requires dividing the water network into District Metered Areas (DMAs) and collecting flow data automatically.

TaKaDu CEM analyzes network data and detects events like leaks, helping teams prioritize and resolve issues to reduce water loss and improve efficiency.

Hunter Water Corporation, the second-largest water utility in New South Wales, Australia, expands its use of TaKaDu’s Central Event Management (CEM) solution to enhance water network visibility and reduce water loss. The utility, serving approximately 600,000 people, leverages the technology to integrate data sources and optimize efficiency as part of broader water conservation efforts.

Jun 2020waterworld.comNews article

Unitywater extends its collaboration with **TaKaDu** to enhance water network monitoring and leak detection. The partnership integrates **AI-driven analytics** into Unitywater’s infrastructure management, improving operational efficiency. TaKaDu’s technology helps identify and address leaks in real time, reducing water waste across Queensland’s South East region.

Aug 2017Utility MagazineNews article

TaKaDu, an Israeli company, partners with Sydney Water under a one-year contract to improve water conservation and enhance network efficiency. The collaboration aims to optimize Sydney’s water infrastructure through advanced technology. This initiative marks a significant step in leveraging foreign expertise to address water management challenges in Australia.

Dec 2014J-WireNews article

3M invests in **Takadu**, an Israeli software firm specializing in cloud-based analytics for water infrastructure monitoring. The deal, made through 3M New Ventures, secures minority stakes in Takadu’s data-driven solutions, which detect and predict issues in water systems. This marks 3M’s second investment in an Israeli company within the past year.

Oct 2013Twin Cities BusinessNews article