Microsoft Power and Utilities Blog
The Microsoft in Power & Utilities blog discusses the emerging technological and economic challenges facing the global Utility industry and how Utilities can innovate through a strategy based on devices and services to transform and grow their business
Trustworthy computing at 10 Years => TwC Next
Ten years ago, Bill Gates sent an email to all Microsoft employees announcing the creation of the...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 01/16/2012
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...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 01/14/2012
Microsoft at DistribuTECH: January 24 - 26, 2012
We are excited to be a premier Opal sponsor at DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition in San...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 01/04/2012
Smart Grid: Where Do We Stand?
The march to realize the vision of the smart grid worldwide continues but the progress reflects...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 12/22/2011
Convergys and Microsoft: Better Together
We have written in the past about the work we are doing with Convergys in Caring for Customers: A...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 12/12/2011
Webcast Replay - The Future of Enterprise Utility Solutions
When we talk about the Future of Enterprise Utility Solutions, we cannot have the discussion without...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 12/01/2011
Accenture, Avanade and Microsoft partner for life cycle management of DSM programs
The world of Demand-side management (DSM) involves reducing electricity use through activities or...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 11/22/2011
Join us for a Webcast on The Future of Enterprise Utility Solutions
Free Webcast Wednesday, 11/30/11 | 1:00pm ET | Click to Register Today's utilities face the...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 11/15/2011
Integral Management of Public Space
Last week in London we held our annual EMEA industry solutions university (ISU) event. ISU provides...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 11/10/2011
Partner Bentley Systems bets on Azure-cloud-based services for sustaining infrastructure
When I spoke last May at Bentley’s Be Together conference, I was extremely impressed with Bentley’s...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 11/09/2011
Replay Now Available for Webinar: Driving Customer Success in the Smart Grid Era: Why the Time is Now for CRM
Thanks to everyone that joined us for our webinar: Driving Customer Success in the Smart Grid Era....
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 11/01/2011
Enterprise Content Management program fundamentally changes the way Hydro One manages its content and documents
Utilities are faced with many challenges from an information management perspective. We often hear...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 10/31/2011
Productivity Future Vision (2011)
Productivity Future Vision (2011) When we at Microsoft think about the future we think about how...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 10/28/2011
Azure based public system helps light up ETSA Utilities' electricity network map
“LURED by the potential to rapidly scale IT systems during times of peak customer demand, one South...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 10/20/2011
Driving Customer Success in the Smart Grid Era: Why the Time is Now for CRM
We are very pleased to announce a webinar with our Global Dynamics CRM partner Convergys and Five...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 10/19/2011
Database as a Cloud Service
The cloud probably ranks right up there with the Smart Grid in terms of confusion to what it is and...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 10/16/2011
BTC Rolls Out First SERA Accelerator
The Smart Energy Reference Architecture Program includes the notion of creation of “accelerators” to...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 10/12/2011
Avanade and Ferranti Partner to Deliver Solutions for Utilities
Several weeks ago we wrote about the Ferranti-Microsoft Global Collaboration for Utilities. Last...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 10/11/2011
Microsoft Global Utilities Summit Draws over 70 Senior Utility Executives; Launches Telvent Announcement
Today is an exciting day. Our Microsoft Global Utilities team is gathered in Redmond with more than...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 10/06/2011
Energy Distributor Showcases New Microsoft Online Services Contributions to Productivity/Cost Savings
We’ve been speaking with a number of power and utility companies struggling with legacy email...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 09/22/2011
Getting Serious about Billing – The Ferranti-Microsoft Global Collaboration Agreement for Utilities
The wide scale, worldwide implementation of smart meters is revealing tremendous opportunities...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 09/14/2011
OSIsoft Launches PI Coresight for Ad Hoc Analysis of PI System Data
We have all heard the phrase “BI for the Masses” but making this a reality has been a very difficult...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 09/12/2011
White Roof Does the Trick
At Microsoft we are committed to developing technologies that help consumers and businesses reduce...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 09/11/2011
SharePoint 2010 Down Under in Australia
Back in December we wrote about how Utilities around the world are using SharePoint for many...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 09/09/2011
Windows Phone 7’s Increasing Trajectory with Microsoft Partners
Last year in February, Microsoft unveiled the next generation of its Windows Phone based on the...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 08/16/2011
Caring for Customers: A “Mashable Ecosystem” Model for Utilities
From our talks around the world with utilities, we hear that many are putting much thought into...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 08/05/2011
The Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency chooses Microsoft Dynamics CRM to monitor complaints and service requests
Power & Utilities today are looking for technology solutions that are flexible, adaptable and...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 07/10/2011
The Role of The Cloud in The Smart Grid
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion concerning visions for...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 06/25/2011
Singapore Power Selects Telvent for Next Generation Utility Technology
We wrote 6 months ago about Microsoft and Telvent’s Smart Grid Focus announcement to bring utilities...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 06/16/2011
The Complexities of Substation Cyber Security
Power and Utility industry cyber-security practitioners will want to check out SubNet Solutions’...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 06/07/2011
Driving Productivity and Innovation with Bentley & Microsoft
I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the Bentley Systems’ Be Together conference held...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 06/04/2011
IHS and Enterprise Sustainability Management
Last week I attended and spoke at the IHS Spectrum Conference in Austin, Texas. For those that are...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 05/28/2011
Consumerization of IT, but’s what’s next?
On my recent vacation in India I was amazed how the explosion of new devices, web applications, and...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 05/17/2011
Webcast(s) Replay: Itron - Microsoft Webcasts on Delivering Mission Critical Solutions for Utilities on SQL Server 2008 R2
Two webcasts are now available for your viewing pleasure. The first presented on Wednesday,...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 05/05/2011
Itron-Microsoft Benchmarking Test Confirms Large Scale Meter Data Management Capabilities
Imagine 10-million meter deployment, validation, estimation, and storage process in under 4 hours,...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 05/03/2011
An inside look at MidAmerican's 273-day quest to transform its process and culture on the way toward making its software more secure using Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle (SDL).
Smart Grid continues to make progress. One of the most important areas under discussion is the...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 04/26/2011
Microsoft and Itron Webcast on Meter Data Management Benchmarking Results - May 3, 2011
As we head down the path towards the Smart Energy Ecosystem with our utilities customers, there are...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 04/26/2011
Microsoft and Toyota Pave the Way toward Smart Energy Ecosystem
An interesting press release out yesterday announced a new strategic partnership between Microsoft...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 04/07/2011
Rubbing Elbows with Presidents
The remarkable feature of American democracy is the proximity of citizens to the highest elected...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 03/26/2011
John Shaw of Mainstream Renewable Power speaking at the IDC Business Process Management and SOA Conference
I blogged yesterday that members of our Power & Utilities Team will be supporting our partners...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 03/22/2011
Microsoft Utilities Team Spreads Out to India, OSIsoft and Telvent User Group Conferences
First, an update for our loyal readers: I will be taking a short break as I will be in India on...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 03/21/2011
The Central Role of Cloud Computing in Making Cities Energy-Smart
Last week our Environmental Sustainability Group published a new whitepaper, entitled The Central...
Author: MSPowerUtilities Date: 03/13/2011