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CSC and Proximetry to Deliver First Smart Grid Network Management Cloud Service for Utilities

CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) - CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it is collaborating with leading wireless network and performance management software provider Proximetry to leverage its AirSync platform as the foundation of a first-of-its-kind smart grid network management cloud service. more...

Utility Analytics Spending Nears $2 Billion by 2016

Energy Central - North American investment in utility analytics is expected to grow about 29% per year from $552 million in 2011 to nearly $2 billion in 2016. more...

TDi Technologies Announces Unique and Highly Secure Remote Access Management Solution Addressing NERC-CIP Requirements

TDi Technologies Inc. - TDi Technologies, the leader in IT Foundation Management, today announced their highly-secure and unique ConsoleWorks Remote Access Management solution - designed to meet the strictest remote access cyber security and compliance requirements of the NERC-CIP standard while also improving operational efficiencies. more...

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From the Control Room, to the Substation, to the Pole, ConsoleWorks Automates Baseline Configuration Management of All Cyber Assets

TDi Technologies Inc. - TDi Technologies, the leader in IT Foundation Management, today announced the availability of the new, automated Baseline Configuration Management solution designed to provide managerial visibility and control over the BCM practice while eliminating the majority of sources where human error can result in unintentional device configuration changes that impact the overall security practice. more...

E Source Launches Utility Website Design Center

E Source Companies, LLC - E Source recently launched a new interactive web-based resource to help utilities design and build highly functional and user-friendly websites. more...

Whitepaper Addressing The Importance of Baseline Configuration as a Critical Security Management Control Available from TDi Technologies

New and Enhanced Database Security Capabilities Introduced in Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c

SAP Harnesses the Power of SAP HANA(TM) Platform to Deliver New Real-Time Applications

Telvent and Schneider Electric join forces to improve efficiency of mission critical infrastructures

Tendril Launches First-of-its-Kind Energy Application Developer Program

Spain's National Energy Commission Selects Telvent to Support its Expanding IT Systems

Lockheed Martin Launches Cyber Security Solution Tailored to Utility and Energy Industry

Nashville Electric Service Flips the Switch to EMC VNX Unified Storage

Schneider Electric Delivers StruxureWare(TM) for Data Centers, Integrated Management Software for Data Center Managers that Breaks Down the Barriers Between IT and Facilities

Delta Electricity Signs Significant Managed Services Contract with Mincom

U.S. utility survey respondents believe energy prices will rise significantly, place emphasis on growing nexus of water and energy challenge

Avista Renews Long-term Services Agreement with HP

Itron to Provide Online Prepayment System for EDM

Orion Energy Systems Sees the Light, Moves Data to Windows Azure

ABB demonstrates IT/OT convergence at Automation & Power World

Ness Technologies Wins $17 Million Deal with Israel Electric Corporation

Israel Electric Corporation Awards Accenture IT Services Contract

Capgemini Wins Contract to Manage IT Support Services at EDF Energy in the UK

Top Energy Industry Leaders to Gather at EnergyBiz Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.

Itron Expands Partnership with SAP, Offering New Business Analytic Solutions to Utilities

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ENERGY BLOGS

Smart Grid: SoS "… interacting in unpredictable ways that regulators and investors cannot comprehend

By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Summary: Similar to financial markets, system crashes are expected in smart grid, because they have been though to be just more...

SMART GRID: EEFECTIVE REACTIVE POWER CONTROLLER

By Shehu Khaleel - Utilities today devote considerable attention to managing voltage levels and reactive power (VAR) throughout the power transmission and distribution systems. more...

Read all about it! Smart grid security paper from Pike Research

By Ernie Hayden - By Ernie Hayden CISSP CEH, Managing Principal – Energy Security, Verizon Energy & Utility Practice I have been a more...

Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering?

By Jay Cappy - By Jay Cappy, Verizon Business PS Utility Practice Lead – IT Advisory Services This is the first installment of more...

NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards out for Comment and Ballot

By Ernie Hayden - By Ernie Hayden CISSP CEH, Managing Principal – Energy Security, Verizon Global Energy & Utility Practice On November 7, more...

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Conferences / Shows

IBM End-to-End Security for Smart Grids

Monday Feb 6, 2012 - 12:00 AM Eastern - Virtual Event

This on demand webcast is currently available and focuses on end-to-end smart grid security risks and how IBM customers are managing these risks at various points in the electric smart grid chain. more...

Harnessing Disruption - Dealing with the Threat of Technology and Competition

Thursday Feb 16, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

This utility industry is on track to spend $1.6 trillion in the coming two decades on generation, transmission and distribution. Clearly, new ways of creating and delivering power will change the business. How does such a capital intensive industry make more...

Grid Analytics Issues, Trends, & Drivers

Wednesday Feb 29, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

With the realization of the smart grid, the utility industry has experienced fundamental change over the last decade. Entirely new areas of expertise, value, challenge, and opportunity have emerged. Right at the heart of these opportunities and challenges is how more...

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Utility Analytics Institute Summit

Wednesday Feb 15, 2012 - Thursday Feb 16, 2012 - Orlando, FL

Equip yourself with essential knowledge and stay up to date on the latest in energy analytics. more...

EnergyBiz Leadership Forum

Monday Mar 19, 2012 - Wednesday Mar 21, 2012 - Pentagon City, District of Columbia - USA

Join us at the 2012 EnergyBiz Leadership Forum to collaborate with your peers and get the insights you need to make the best decisions for your organization. more...

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Articles

Small & Medium Utility Companies -- 10 Things to Consider Before Renewing on your IT Journey

By Sathyanarayana Krishnamurthy

Small & Medium Utility Companies are eager and ready to embrace the new Technology. It can be just an ERP implementation focused on better cost management or advanced Smart Grid implementation to drive efficiency. Unlike more...
Filed Under Information Technology

Role Of Information And Communication Technology In Mitigating The Effect Of Climate Change

By Shehu Khaleel

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be an important tool of combating climate change, and should be engaged because ICT sector is a sector that is used to rapid changes and development. more...
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CIOs Have Reached the Boardroom...Oops!

By Warren Causey

Only a few years ago, it wasn't uncommon to see articles about the climb from basement data processing centers toward the executive suite by utilities' top information technology (IT) staffers, or chief information officers (CIOs). more...
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Corporate CIO Staffs Are Confused About Interoperability, And They Are Not Alone!

By Rik Drummond

The software purchasing community requires interoperable products in their networks, value and supply chains that install easily to begin intercommunicating with other like products in a straight forward manner. This frequently is not the case more...
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Does Software as a Service Work for the Meter to Cash Business?

By Frank Hoogendoorn
The analogy was excellent. I was at a conference listening to Gary Hoover, of Hoover Online fame, draw a parallel between tsunamis and business trends. Tsunamis may seem like sudden events that appear without warning; more...
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