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

By Shehu Khaleel, Electrical Engineer, , January, 08, 2009 - 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, Vice President, Sierra Energy Group, 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 -- they have arrived. Most utility CIOs now are considered a part of the strategic “think tank” and management structures of their organizations.  more...
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Corporate CIO Staffs Are Confused About Interoperability, And They Are Not Alone!

By Rik Drummond, CEO and Chief Scientist, Drummond Group Inc., May, 08, 2008 - 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 thousands of dollars in additional IT expense.  more...
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Does Software as a Service Work for the Meter to Cash Business?

By Frank Hoogendoorn, Senior Director, Business Solutions, Cognera Corporation, 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, weeks and even months beforehand. He asserted that the same is true in business. The key is to spot the subtle activity occurring at the foundations of your industry before anyone else, and you will be ready when the wave hits -- while others are left to scramble.  more...
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A Three Case Study Comparison: Creating a Marketplace for Implementation Ready Interoperable Products

By Rik Drummond, CEO and Chief Scientist, Drummond Group Inc., November, 19, 2007 - 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.  more...
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Technology Integration Presents Challenges

By W. Marie Zanavich, Vice President Information Technology / CIO, Retired, , November, 12, 2007 - 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 customer information management including billing. That scene is changing with the rapid advent and availability of technology in the automation and computerization in electric system operations. Unfortunately, that technology was introduced into the utility without the recognized need for standards or process disciplines.  more...
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Synergy in Energy Trading and Risk Management - A Global Scenario

By Rakesh Singh, Senior Consultant, Wipro Technologies, October, 01, 2007 - 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 symbiotic relationship. This, not only results in better product and lesser time to implement, but also enhanced business opportunities for these companies.  more...
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CIOs and The Pursuit of the Intelligent Enterprise

By Warren Causey, Vice President, Sierra Energy Group, May, 04, 2007 - Chief Information Officers are very near the center of all challenges, triumphs and failures of modern business. As automation has permeated most aspects of life over the last 25 years or so, CIOs who manage those systems have taken on an increasingly more important role. Utilities were perhaps among the last to recognize the need to elevate the CIO into the top-level decision-making process; however, today most understand this vital role.  more...
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Application Integration Creates the Strategic Utility

By Guerry Waters, Vice President - Industry Strategy, Oracle SPL, January, 05, 2007 - Most utilities today manage their IT portfolios by mixing multi-business software applications with some applications that are utility-specific.  more...
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On the Road to Improvement: A Summary of Utility IT Performance Management Practices

By Warren Causey, Vice President, Sierra Energy Group, December, 14, 2006 - Although its roots go back more than 20 years, IT Performance Management (ITPM) still is a relatively new concept, especially among utilities. It is a process, a theory, a technique, and sometimes a system supported by software designed to improve the overall management of IT software and systems within a given organization.  more...
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