connected utilities
Distributech 2020 Takeaways
Automation and Diversity at Distributech 2020 2020 could be a great year for the Utility Industry. It’s easy to get focused on the challenges the industry faces and take pause: pace of change, wildfires, liability, climate change, renewables, workforce…the list goes on. But as I spoke to…
Intelligent Connectivity is Changing the Way Utility Operations and IT Work Together
Come talk to the IT and OT experts from Cisco and Itron at DistribuTECH 2020. As we enter into a new decade, technology is shaping our future faster than ever. Everything is becoming connected and managed by an app on your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Utilities are no different. Consumers expect m…
Cisco Securely Transforming the IOT Edge in Utilities
Cisco looks forward to joining thousands of information and communications technology (ICT) professional to discuss modernizing utilities in Fort Worth, TX on June 17 – 21, 2019 at the annual UTC Telecom & Technology conference. Conference-goers will have the chance to attend pre-conference tra…
Field Area Network Security Webinar – Bringing OT and IT Together
Because “somewhat prepared” is not good enough. Are you cyber-resilient? Or like other utility leaders, are you asking yourself what it really means to be cyber-resilient? It’s the burning question for utilities today who want to modernize and secure their networks. Field Area Networks are critical…
Active Network Delivers Environmental and Business Outcomes for IoT and Cities
Visit our Itron and Cisco partnership page. Connected things are proliferating in cities (1.6 billion in 2016) and utilities (600 million smart meters in 2016) around the globe. Data is streaming into utility operational back office systems, providing inputs for everything from energy usage, billin…
Securing Communications Between the Distribution Line and the Control Center
As DistribuTECH kicks off, this is a great time to look more closely at how communications between distribution-line reclosers and a utility’s control center can work. Cisco and Eaton have developed a solution for this area of operations that speaks to utilities’ desire to—among other things—authent…
Top 3 Future Cyber Threats For State and Local Governments
Law Enforcement evidence held for ransom, utilities taken offline and transportation derailed. All have happened in the last 12 months. Sometimes it feels like TV supervillains from our childhood have come to life; CHAOS, Cobra and, worst of all, the dreaded Legion of Doom. But in a world of interna…
The Digital Factory: Real Solutions and Real Outcomes
I recently participated in a Cisco advisory board meeting attended by some of our leading manufacturing customers. There was a lot of discussion about the tough challenges the industry is facing. Flexibility, agility, and managing costs were hot topics. Traditional manufacturing environments with ma…
Visit Cisco at Hannover Messe 2015
Springtime in Germany brings us Hannover Messe, one of the largest industrial conferences and exhibitions in the world. This year, Cisco will feature our validated and proven Manufacturing and Power Transmission & Control solutions. Our portfolio of market-leading industrial products and solutio…