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No surprise that the Meter Data Management (MDM) market is growing as smart meter rollouts increase and utilities are bombarded with unprecedented volumes of data that can be used to improve customer relationships, utility operations and business intelligence. The resources in this section will help you sort out the challenges and opportunities MDM provides.
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A new Smart Grid report forecasts that the meter data management market will grow from $54 million in 2009 to $221 million by 2014. The phenomenal growth will be fueled by smart meter deployments and expanded product offerings. |
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Security expert Andy Bochman argues that car companies and utilities – two elderly sectors of the U.S. economy – have more in common today than you might imagine. Andy points out that both are grappling with the impact of smart technologies that are rewriting workflows and business models and yes – security practices too. |
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Grid Net and Oracle are partnering to provide advanced distribution management systems and meter data management technology to support utilities' Smart Grid installations. The solutions are intended to enhance grid reliability and allow utilities to make smarter energy choices. |
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Nearly a thousand Smart Grid News readers registered for our High Performance in Data Management webinar earlier this year, but at the end of the day there were more questions than we had time to answer. So webinar co-sponsor Accenture came to the rescue – recruiting its data management experts to fill in the blanks. Click inside for all of the questions in our Data Management Q&A series and links to the experts’ responses. |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: Is Smart Grid management being added to network and system management application platforms, such as HP OpenView, WhatsUpGold, Nagios, or other NMS products/platforms? |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: Which data classes might have most value for utilities? |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: To correlate data you need timestamps. What is going to provide the "heart beat" or timing? |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: What kind of non-customer data is most at risk for running up against regulatory requirements? |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: What are the top high-value business problems that can benefit from Smart Grid analytics? |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: Will data management patents originating in other fields impact standardization of Smart Grid data management? |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: How distributed do you recommend for data and analytics architectures? |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: Why isn’t a giant data warehouse a good option for managing meter data? |
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For a utility, developing an effective approach to data management must start with a comprehensive understanding and evaluation of its current, near-future and long-term future business models. As Accenture’s Frank Hoss explains, this understanding provides the basis for a “future-friendly” data management framework, enabling the utility to capitalize fully on the opportunities presented by smart technologies. |
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Data management experts from Accenture answer questions from participants in our High Performance in Data Management webinar. In this segment: What is the industry definition of SOA and EDA? |
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After being on the ground floor of 75-plus Smart Grid and AMI initiatives, the Accenture team has developed considerable expertise in the data management realm, which is the basis of this primer from senior manager Frank Hoss. He covers everything from recognizing Smart Grid data class characteristics to developing business process transformation plans. Don’t miss it. |
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Data management in today’s utility environment has a long arm that touches numerous stakeholders, both internal and external. To solidify stakeholder alignment as you develop your data management framework, Accenture senior manager Michael Burck says it is essential to provide linkage to your organization’s Smart Grid vision and identified business values. But that’s not the only reason the roadmap comes ahead of the data management framework, as Burck explains.
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First came smart meters … and hot on their heels a meter data management market that is forecast to grow by almost 30% in the next few years, according to IDC Energy Insights. The good news for utilities is there are a dizzying number of vendors offering MDM solutions. We’ve highlighted 10 to get you started. |
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The connectivity and bi-directional communications that are hallmarks of a modern grid at the same time create new concerns about data privacy, confidentiality and integrity. David Scott of Accenture’s cyber security team explains why enabling technologies will expand potential attack vectors – and what utilities must do differently. |
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This graphic highlights the steps involved in creating a data management blueprint, from developing the technology specifications to building the business case. |
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IBM and energy consultant Hildebrand are joining forces to enable large-scale home energy monitoring for three million or more homes in the UK. The project integrates IBM's Informix database into Hildebrand's monitoring system. |
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Wait! Before you click inside to see which Smart Grid trends Jesse Berst thinks are most important right now, think about what you’d put on your own list. If Jesse’s got it right, the top trends he’s identified ought to be pretty close to yours. Find out why. |
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Many utilities are grappling with increased payment arrears and are faced with a challenge to not only recover revenues from non-paying customers – but to also correct behaviors and achieve customer payment continuity. This Gentrak paper explores the renewed potential of prepay metering and integrated billing and CRM to meet these challenges. |
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Months back our foresighted security bloggers started sounding the alarm about the coming Smart Grid data surge. Now it’s become a hot button industry-wide and Andy Bochman is back with some advice you probably shouldn’t ignore. |
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If you ask security expert Jack Danahy about Smart Grid privacy challenges, he’ll tell you they aren’t all that different than those that could have been envisioned in other industries (for instance banking or retail), but were overlooked. So as our industry tries to figure out data privacy, he says the easiest mistake to make in these early days will be to insufficiently separate the data elements. Find out why. |
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At its 2010 Annual Membership Meeting held Feb. 14 in Atlanta, Ga., National Information Solutions Cooperative® (NISC) reported record revenues, continued Membership growth, ratified Board elections, recognized Members celebrating 25 years or more of Membership and unveiled new products—including a cutting-edge Meter Data Management System (MDMS). |
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