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Demystifying Utility Analytics -- What it's all about, where it's going, and how to get started.

 Monday May 21, 2012 - 11:00 AM Eastern - Virtual Event

This webinar offers pragmatic advice for utilities that are considering data analytics investments; it shares insights from a utility that has been on the leading edge of the data analytics movement in power generation; and it discusses the opportunity to more...

Customer Analytics Issues, Trends, & Drivers

Wednesday May 30, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Utilities have historically made significant investments in their customer care systems and processes, yielding a data-rich environment that is now being enhanced with the influx of smart meter data. Monthly meters yielding 12 annual data events per meter will be more...

Securing AMI at BC Hydro: The Benefits of a Multi-Layered Security Architecture

 Thursday May 31, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Cyber security is one of the top concerns for utilities that are implementing a smart grid network solution. Consumer privacy and data integrity are critical. The good news is that industry leaders have established proven processes and procedures to mitigate more...

Consumer Engagement & the Role of Mobile Apps

 Thursday Jun 7, 2012 - 11:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

The new consumer is a mobile consumer: always "on", 24/7. They prefer texting over e-mail, and e-mail over a phone call or face-to-face communication. more...

New Challenges for Operating the Utility Enterprise

 Thursday Jun 21, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Uncertainty haunts the United States utility industry: Natural-gas prices have plummeted, environmental regulations are throttling coal-fired power, and nuclear power's viability is being questioned in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster and the termination of the Yucca Mountain nuclear more...
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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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