Bailey’s Five Must-See Sessions from SAPPHIRE NOW 2013
If you’ve ever been to a SAPPHIRE NOW conference, you know that one of the biggest challenges (other than remembering the names of all the new people you meet) is finding a way to squeeze in all the...
View ArticleSAP and Esri doing business
Very excited to be part of this story. There is a lot of process innovation that can now be unlocked, e.g. by managing Enterprise Assets and Work Processes from Maps leveraging the data stored in GIS,...
View ArticleSAP for Utilities Consumer Self-Service Mobile App is taking off
We are excited to see the first projects underway for our mobile B2C solution ‘Utilities Customer Engagement’. In June, the product team released v2 extending the scope with self-registration, meter...
View ArticleNow that we built the greatest system ever, someone wants to destroy it!
The National Academy of Engineering identifies electrification as the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century, and perhaps of all human history. The NAE also lists water supply and...
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SAP CR&B Data Migration - Reconciliation Strategy
Disclaimer: this blog is written with the sole intent of knowledge sharing based on my own personal experiences across various IS-U Data Migration projects. Please feel free to provide...
View ArticleIt’s All About You: SAP for Utilities Conference 2013
In just 8 weeks, about 1,000 people in the SAP utilities community will converge on Huntington Beach, California, for the 6th annual SAP for Utilities Conference. So here’s something even people who...
View ArticleUncertainty for Smart Grids in Brazil
Aneel, the Brazilian electricity regulation agency, has announced in early August 2012 theminimum specifications for electricity metering systems in low voltage consumerunits. Utilities, meter...
View ArticleEnergy liberalization and unbundling - Your questions answered
Recently a Japanese customer wrote asking a series of questions about market liberalization. Here is a selection of some of those questions and responses. “Looking at the situation in overseas and...
View ArticleWorld Bank report about financing smart grid initiatives
The new report indicates that the World Bank can provide additional support for technologies and smart grids implementation. The report "Towards a Sustainable Energy Future for All", is part of a large...
View ArticlePrepayment solution now available for SAP IS-U
Many Utilities across the globe are challenged with the costs associated with the handling of low income or bad payment habit consumers: increased call center activities, collection activities, bad...
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IT – OT Integration: designing future Operations and Maintenance Platforms...
Since some time ago, and thanks to the irruption of new technologies such as HANA and mobility we are shifting the level of the Enterprise Asset Management platforms towards the creation of integrated...
View ArticleSAP in CIS Gartner Magic Quadrant for 8th Consecutive Year
SAP today announced that for the eighth consecutive year, it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for Utilities Customer Information Systems (CIS). For...
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The smart meter elephant
The story of six blind men describing an elephant has been around for centuries. As each one touches a different piece of the elephant, they “see” and experience a unique aspect. When they all get...
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Design Thinking - The New Frontier
If you’ve not heard of design thinking, then you need to check it out. It recently even saw it features on a recent 60 minutes episode with David Kelley, the founder of IDEO. During the segment they...
View ArticleSAP Asia Pacific Conference for Utilities 2014
The SAP Asia Pacific Conference will take place in Bangkok, Thailand on May 20 - 22, 2014. The motto will be "Power Better: Get Ready for Change and Drive Sustainable Growth". The event will offer...
View ArticleElectric Vehicles - The Tipping Point for the Smart Grid
Hi, Have you ever asked yourself what happens if we plug too many electric vehicles into the existing grid?While electric vehicles have the potential to help the air and the planet, they also push...
View ArticleASUG at the SAP for Utilities Conference held in September in the U.S.
Hello Utilities Community,The ASUG Utility Community Facilitators, Market Leaders and other community members volunteered at the recent SAP for Utilities Conference, held September 15 – 18, 2013 at the...
View ArticleWill Utilities Become Extinct?
I recently read an article that summarized the views of “Energy Darwinism – the evolution of the energy industry," a new report from the investment banking arm of Citibank. The report argues that...
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Big Data: Are Utilities Getting on the Bus?
As I write this, my colleague Brian Jones (frequent contributor to this site) is in Austin, TX, moderating a panel of energy experts from government, academia and the energy industry at the TechAmerica...
View ArticleLive Free or Die Hard
In our highly connected world, risk of cyber-attack, is an increasing threat. The subject has made it to the world stage this week in a number of ways.Germany’s long running magazine, Der Spiegel, says...
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