Blog Profile / Microsoft Power and Utilities Blog
| URL : | http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities | |
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| Filed Under: | Industries / Utilities | |
| Posts on Regator: | 118 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.9 | |
| Archived Since: | November 19, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Wind Variability Addressed by BTC’s SERA-based Solution
We’ve been writing for years about how the smart energy ecosystem of the future is transforming the work of the utility industry and created our Smart Energy Reference Architecture to directly address the issues that arise from one of those transformative ecosystem derivatives: wind power. Show More Summary
Smart Grid Cyber Security Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance
Having attended several Power Industry Events as well and many recent utility user group meetings, it’s been very insightful to talk with Utility security leaders from around the world. Security is top-of-mind for Utilities worldwide...Show More Summary
More detail on “Improving Carbon Footprint Management and Reporting with Better Analytics”
Here’s a good article from ZDNet that provides more detail on our partnership with CarbonSystems. Take a look here. – Jon C. Arnold
Improving Carbon Footprint Management and Reporting with Better Analytics
Microsoft has been diligently reporting its carbon emissions, energy and now water use through the Carbon Disclosure Project for the last seven years. Our process for sourcing, gathering and analyzing data can be quite challenging as it often starts months in advance and involves many stakeholders from across the business. Show More Summary
The Power of Kinect for Industry
The sales for Kinect have been amazing with over 18 million sold in the past year and we were honored to receive a Guinness World Record for the fastest selling consumer electronics device ever. As consumers, we may take devices like...Show More Summary
Chinese Energy Utility Builds BI Solution to Improve Information Sharing and Efficiency and OSIsoft Gives Customers Self-Service Business Analytics Tools for Real-Time Data Using
Following up on my last blog: “ Releasing SQL Server 2012 to Help Customers Manage “Any Data, Any Size, Anywhere ”, I wanted to highlight two case studies that have recently been published which demonstrates the customer and partner momentum with SQL Server 2012. Show More Summary
Releasing SQL Server 2012 to Help Customers Manage “Any Data, Any Size, Anywhere”
Throughout the Power & Utilities value chain we see data being generated faster than ever before. Whether it’s advanced plant analytics, operation data from the smart grid, smart metering, electric vehicles, or new views of the customer though behavioral analytics we are seeing a tsunami of data that Utilities are trying to manage. Show More Summary
Cool Company: Switch Automation provides a cloud based platform for automation and energy management in homes, apartments and commercial buildings
DistribuTECH is always a great event as there is probably no place on earth where you get to see so many of the world’s smart grid leaders in one place. Last month’s DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio was no exception as it was a terrific event for meeting with customers and partners. Show More Summary
Improving Equipment Performance with Predictive Diagnostic Software
It’s no news that solutions for monitoring and providing early warning of equipment failure in assets such as power plants and petrochemical refineries can save these capital intensive industries millions of dollars annually in avoided lost production, unplanned maintenance expense and regulatory & environmental penalties. Show More Summary
Leveraging Big Data to improve Plant and Asset Performance
One of the keys to improving plant and asset performance is having the right information at your fingertips for better decision making. In the Utility context it’s about improving productivity, reliability, increasing operation efficiency and at the same time reducing operations and maintenance costs. Show More Summary
OpenText Brings Business Process Solutions to Windows Azure
We have written many times about our cloud momentum and how we have bet the company on the cloud and that most of the people who work on software at Microsoft are in some way working on cloud technologies and solutions. But real momentum comes from partners and customers working with us to leverage the cloud for business value. Show More Summary
Smart Grid Implementations Rises 25 Percent in the past year - but that’s not the full story
We just released our third Worldwide Utility Industry Survey for 2012 at the DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition. The survey, a collaboration between Microsoft Corp. and OSIsoft, polled Utility professionals from around the world and highlights the challenges utilities face as they move from planning to actual smart grid implementation. Show More Summary
Join us at DistribuTECH for “Creating a Real Impact for Our Partners and Customers with Microsoft SQL Server”
Microsoft Is Creating a Real Impact for Our Partners and Customers with Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft and our partners offer enterprise-class data management solutions to help you lower your total cost of ownership and manage data with unparalleled confidence and scalability. Show More Summary
Trustworthy computing at 10 Years => TwC Next
Ten years ago, Bill Gates sent an email to all Microsoft employees announcing the creation of the Trustworthy Computing (TwC) Initiative. In that memo, Bill defined the key aspects of Trustworthy Computing, and set the company on a path toward ensuring that every computer user’s experience was secure, private, and reliable. Show More Summary
Webinar this week - Smart Grid: Where Do We Stand? Thursday Jan 19th at 11:00AM EST.
Just a reminder that we will be releasing the survey results on how Power and Utility companies are approaching smart grid initiatives in 2012. You can register for the webinar by going here. We hope that you can join us. – Jon. C. Arnold
Microsoft at DistribuTECH: January 24 - 26, 2012
We are excited to be a premier Opal sponsor at DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas on January 24 – 26, 2012. DistribuTECH 2012 is the utility industry's leading smart grid conference and exposition, covering automation...Show More Summary
Making Utility Substations more Intelligent through Unified Grid Intelligence Solutions
We recently got to spend a few enlightening days with SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) owners and engineers from across the country at the Subnet User conference. For those that are not familiar with Subnet, they are...Show More Summary
Smart Grid: Where Do We Stand?
The march to realize the vision of the smart grid worldwide continues but the progress reflects differences in priorities and emphasis globally. To get a pulse on where smart grid efforts stand worldwide, Penn Energy Research Center has conducted an industry survey on how Power and Utility companies are approaching smart grid initiatives in 2012. Show More Summary
In the Field: Observations on the Power & Utilities Industry in Japan
Earlier this month the Microsoft Power & Utilities Team spent a week visiting customers and partners in Japan. It goes without saying that the Power & Utilities sector in Japan is in unrest due to the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant. Show More Summary
Convergys and Microsoft: Better Together
We have written in the past about the work we are doing with Convergys in Caring for Customers: A “Mashable Ecosystem” Model for Utilities and Driving Customer Success in the Smart Grid Era: Why the Time is Now for CRM. These blogsShow More Summary