Utilities stories

Smart utilities and cities will need initiatives to drive projects
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smart cities
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it infrastructure
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green it
One of the biggest challenges today is how the infrastructure industry can create a new energy future to become more efficient, affordable, and sustainable.

Energy security the 'most exciting' development in new survey
Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
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power / energy
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it infrastructure
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cisco
Respondents were asked about changes in the utility industry, including the most exciting smart/IoT technology developments in the next 12 months.

Gentrack and Merkle bring Salesforce solutions to utilities
Wed, 30th Nov 2022
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crm
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digital transformation
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cx
Gentrack is a Salesforce consulting partner, and both Merkle and Gentrack have invested in integrating and implementing Salesforce's energy and utility cloud.

Claroty research unveils new attack that targets PLCs
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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cybersecurity
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attack
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research
Claroty has released research detailing a new type of cyber-attack, one that weaponises programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Vodafone New Zealand completes Australasian telco first
Mon, 21st Feb 2022
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dr
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fibre
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telecommunications
Vodafone has expanded its partnership with FiberSense to Wellington, and is the first company in NZ to utilise existing underground fibre cables.

Infosys and Microsoft advance Ausgrid's cloud transformation journey
Tue, 14th Sep 2021
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microsoft
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partnerships
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cloud adoption
"Accelerating our cloud transformation journey in partnership with Infosys and Microsoft allows us to improve the reliability of the network, keep downward pressure on electricity prices and bring new services to market."

A cloud-powered transformation of the utilities industry
Wed, 25th Aug 2021
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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energy initiatives
The adoption of cloud technologies will significantly impact how the utilities industry approaches asset management, field workforce management and more.

IFS acquires utilities workforce management company Clevest
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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crm
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cx
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martech
This acquisition extends IFS’s capabilities in service management solutions as it focuses on driving service experience.

Rapid adoption of mobile devices for utilities companies, study shows
Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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pos
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mobility
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digital transformation
The need for real-time data access is becoming more critical for energy and utilities field workers, leading to the rapid adoption of rugged mobile devices and tablets over the next five years.

5G brings potential for new revenue, customers
Wed, 30th Oct 2019
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5g
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inventory management systems
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wireless networks
Over 50% of enterprises believe 5G will help customer acquisition and generate new revenue streams, according to Infosys research.

Gartner: IoT market growth shows no sign of slowing
Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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iot
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it in healthcare
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fleet management
Utilities will be the highest user of IoT endpoints, totalling 1.17 billion endpoints in 2019, and increasing 17% in 2020 to reach 1.37 billion.

DXC subsidiary takes SAP energy industry partner award
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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sap
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partner awards
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utilities
Winners of the awards were selected from SAP’s ANZpartner ecosystem and announced at the recent SAP ANZ Partner Kick-Off Meeting held in Sydney.

Australia’s utilities sector must innovate to tackle energy poverty
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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energy
Energy poverty affects over 42,000 families in Australia, namely indigenous Australians, pensioners and low-income families.

Utilities most critical industry in the world – but cloud fast catching up
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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cloud services
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colocation
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telecommunications
Vertiv has released a report ranking the most critical industries in the world, revealing cloud and colocation growth rapidly accelerating.

IDC NZ appoints Telecom's strategic manager
Thu, 1st Nov 2012
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idc
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utilities
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analyst report
Adam Dodds takes up the role of Research Manager IT Services effective immediately.