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Introduction The Advent of Deregulation was supposed to transform Utility Industry from a traditional industry to a competitive entity. We have come long way down in deregulation and still undergoing a transformation, with the focus largely on smart grid initiatives as a larger umbrella to meet the existing and future more...
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The Smart Grid Projects increases the Complexity of the energy sector, and that brings more rapid changes, and follow the definitions of these changes are an additional challenge for the energy sector. Complex environments require more Dynamism and Flexibility, and these two characteristics the energy sector has not yet developed, more...
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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 their big brothers, limited exposure to IT and lack of in-house expertise in the organization more...
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. Use of ICT can contribute significantly to energy efficiency, sustainable environmental growth and carbon free economy. ICT can more...
Posted By: Warren Causey
- Vice President, Sierra Energy Group, a division of Energy Central
On: June 19, 2008
On: June 19, 2008
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). At most utilities today -- although there still are exceptions scattered around the country -- more...
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 even with products that call themselves interoperable, and this may costs the organization hundreds of more...
Posted By: Frank Hoogendoorn
- Senior Director, Business Solutions, Cognera Corporation
On: January 10, 2008
On: January 10, 2008
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; but they are actually the result of plate tectonic activities that have taken place, days, more...
The article shows the different outcomes of interoperability certification programs instituted for three well known industry standards; why some became heavily used and others did not even though all three standards were well designed to address business needs. Achieving Interoperability is Difficult Defining Information Technology (IT) interoperability and the roadmap more...
The biggest technology issue facing utilities today is the lack of compatibility and integration of information from the business or customer side of the utility with information from the operational side. Traditionally, past technology efforts of the last 30 years have focused on the back-office or financial/administrative systems and on more...
Synergy in Information Technology space of Energy Trading Domain is not new, but the increase in number of players in the entire value chain has once more emphasized the need for synergy. Consultancies, Product companies, System Integrators, Trading Companies, ERP vendors and even Hardware vendors are all looking towards a more...
