The rapid growth of renewable energy deployments on grids worldwide has profoundly changed the electric power value chain. Professionals at every link in that chain — from control room operators to generating fleet managers to regional transmission operators — face operational challenges that simply did not exist even a decade ago. With increased complexity and uncertainty, the strategic use of operational data is critical to navigating new challenges.
Year: 2018

Rising power prices, new environmental regulations and budget constraints are prompting many utilities — and large industrial users of water — to start looking at the Internet of Things. By fine-tuning existing processes or leveraging predictive analytics, large water consumers are finding ways to reduce their costs and carbon footprint without major retrofits or new hardware investments. While water utilities and large water consumers have employed SCADA systems and automation for years to control their operations, this shift to digital analytics will mark a fundamental turning point in the industry. Water utilities will literally be able to accomplish more with less.
Year: 2017

In a new era of heightened oil-price volatility, data and technology are crucial in helping operators cut costs and maximise value.
Year: 2017

Food and beverage manufacturers have it tough, and the pressure cooker is only getting hotter. Consumers want a sustainable food supply, government regulations are constantly changing and many brands are producing product with aging equipment and other older assets. On top of everything, manufacturers must guarantee utmost quality to maintain consumer confidence and uphold brand integrity, all while making a healthy margin. So how does the food and beverage industry juggle such a complicated and demanding ecosystem? The answer lies in data.
Year: 2018

HP is one of the world’s most recognizable IT companies. Its global product line spans everything from the online photo service Snapfish to consumer laptops and desktop computers to containerized data center solutions for corporate customers — and hundreds of consumer and business-facing offerings in between. To support these operations, the company operates e-commerce websites, corporate websites and dozens of mission-critical internal software tools. All of these systems depend on HP’s six global data centers and 10 managed compute spaces. After a data center consolidation effort in 2006, HP turned to the PI System to help improve its data center monitoring and maintenance operations.
Year: 2014