Since the merger of Warren B. Causey, Ltd. with Energy Central, over three years ago, Sierra Energy Group has continued to produce the renowned “Causey Reports” under the direction and guidance of Warren Causey. Today, we are letting you know about a few changes to the Causey Reports. They are not going away; we think that the changes we are making are an improvement for our readers and clients.

The result of in-depth surveys and interviews with utility CIOs, this report is a real-world overview that provides you with a look at the view from the CIO suite and (1) increases your understanding of your marketplace and the important changes that have occurred over the past year; (2) gives you the information you need to align your product and business development efforts to marketplace needs; (3) allows vendors to position their company for advertising, marketing and sales messages ­ far more effectively against your competition; and (4) for utilities, provides a high-level perspective on key business and technology issues. These benefits are all acutely more pertinent with today’s movement towards intelligent enterprises.

Since the merger of Warren B. Causey, Ltd. with Energy Central, over two years ago, Sierra Energy Group has continued to produce the renowned “Causey Reports” under the direction and guidance of Warren Causey. Today, we are letting you know about a few changes to the Causey Reports. They are not going away; we think that the changes we are making are an improvement for our readers and clients.

The result of in-depth surveys and interviews with utility CIOs, the report is a real-world overview that (1) increases your understanding of your marketplace and the important changes that have occurred over the past year; (2) gives you the information you need to align your product and business development efforts to marketplace needs; (3) for vendors, allows you to position your company - your advertising, marketing and sales messages - far more effectively against your competition; and (4) for utilities, provides a high-level perspective on key business and technology issues. These benefits are all acutely more pertinent with today’s movement towards intelligent enterprises.

The IT Performance Management Report covers this vital discipline that utilities want in the current economic climate: improved efficiency and demonstrable ROI from tightly managed Information Technology.

The Report includes the results of a comprehensive research effort under the leadership of renowned industry analyst Warren Causey. The Report includes an industry overview and analysis, utility management survey and interview results, an analysis of the vendor landscape, and vendor profiles.

As utilities continue to push enterprise application such as CIS, ERP, EAM, Workforce Management and others out to field crews through mobile data systems, quantum leaps in the effectiveness and efficiency of these teams and individuals in the field are being realized. This “mobile” segment of the utility market is, not surprisingly, the fastest growing segment of the utility enterprise solutions market. The SEG Enterprise Solutions Market Intelligence Service (ES-MIS) has identified more than 200 projects opportunities; the leading application areas for these planned project activities are mobile projects. This market has been building for some time, but the convergence of technology, operating needs, and regulatory requirements has created a unique window of opportunity for utilities to finally push their operations to the field.

The result of a survey of over 100 executives at utilities of all sizes across the US and Canada, The 2006 CIS Report is a comprehensive view of this important marketplace. Utility executives will find it invaluable for its insightful market analysis and vendor comparisons. And for vendors, it's a wealth of strategic analysis, customer insight, and competitive information — a virtual blueprint for how to sell in this market.

The result of in-depth surveys and interviews with utility CIOs, the report is a real-world overview that (1) increases your understanding of your marketplace and the important changes that have occurred over the past year; (2) gives you the information you need to align your product and business development efforts to marketplace needs; (3) for vendors, allows you to position your company - your advertising, marketing and sales messages - far more effectively against your competition; and (4) for utilities, provides a high-level perspective key business and technology issues.

One of the hottest topics in utilities is enterprise solutions - Enterprise Resource Planning and Asset Management, GIS, Work Management Systems, Business Intelligence and Outage Management. The potential market is enormous with over $2 billion in expenditures planned over the next three years. Once again, Warren Causey has made a thorough investigation of this complex market, surveying hundreds of utilities of all sizes. The result: this new report; an insightful, comprehensive analysis of the enterprise solutions market.

Now this all new edition of the Causey Mobile Data & Field Services Report delivers a strategic evaluation of field force automation, its quantifiable cost benefits and improved customer service efficiencies. As with all Causey Reports, the all new Mobile Data Report delivers actionable intelligence for utilities and vendors alike.

The CIS/CRM Report is an in-depth analysis of important news in the utility CIS/CRM industry. The result of a survey of nearly 100 executives at utilities of all sizes across the U.S. and Canada, it's an in-depth view of both utilities and vendors and points the way to a new paradigm of customer-centric systems.

The product of in-depth interviews and surveys with utility CIOs and CTOs, The Path Ahead gives you unprecedented insight into the future of IT in utilities and what it means to you, your company, and your job.

The IT Performance Management Report is the first to cover this vital discipline that utilities want in the current economic climate: improved efficiency and demonstrable ROI from tightly managed Information Technology.

This 2004 report includes a complete update on this technology and utilities that seem to be increasingly embracing the idea. The report contains 124 pages including, survey reports of what utilities are actually doing, detailed vendor profiles and extensive analysis.

The utility industry isn't sitting still, nor is the information technology which will enable it for the future. But a New Utility Model is evolving. For the last eight years, Warren B. Causey, Ltd. has been known as the premier source for up-to-date research and information on the Energy/Utility Industry.

The WMS/OMS Report tracks the development of these important technologies and their deployment in the United States and abroad. The report includes case studies of WMS/OMS installations at utilities and energy companies, an extensive analysis section, as well as a vendor section profiling the capabilities, functions, technical details, and relative strengths and weaknesses of the vendors.

In recent years, as utilities' reliance on Geospatial Information Systems has increased, so have questions concerning how to optimize the use of geospatial data in real-time systems such as Work Management, Outage Management and SCADA, among others. The GIS Report is the most detailed, up-to-date analysis of this technology and its application in the utility industry.

The 166-page Warren B. Causey, Ltd. Utility ERP/EAM Report is the largest, most comprehensive and current study on the subject now available. The report includes an all-new survey of 100 of the top 500 utilities in the U.S. and Canada.