utilities

Water authorities around the world work to ensure that clean, safe water flows from the sources to customers’ homes. Just as flowing water is key to that mission, so, too, is flowing data. And for a growing number of water authorities – including the Ontario Clean Water Agency in Canada – IoT soluti…

In the kitchen, you strive to use the highest-quality ingredients possible. But you don’t typically serve one or two ingredients on a plate. Instead, you build a plan for what to serve and how to combine the ingredients to achieve the desired results. Unless you’re a culinary whiz, you probably want…

The utilities industry is under tremendous pressure to integrate new energy sources and consumption models, improve service reliability, optimize operations, and lower costs — all while reducing cybersecurity risk. That’s nearly impossible to achieve with the status quo. But with a comprehensive arc…

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…

What industry challenges is your business facing today? Tomorrow? Next year?  And how is your IT strategy building the bridge to key business outcomes? The fourth industrial revolution. Transformations in the grid. Field operations. Connecting workers. The imminent growth of 5G. Generatio…

Every sector focused on automation and control – from manufacturing and transportation to utilities – relies on the ISA99/IEC 62443 series of standards to ensure the security of critical infrastructure. At Cisco, we are proud that not only have we been serving as a contributing member in defining th…

In a state like Minnesota with blistering hot summers and long subzero winters, people rely on power to stay safe and comfortable. That’s the tall order that keeps large utility suppliers like Great River Energy raising the bar with new Cisco IoT networking solutions. As the second-largest electric…

Utilities have been slow to adopt IoT networking due to long upgrade cycles and interoperability complexities across multiple applications with differing network needs. Yet, more and more, we hear our utility customers emphasize the need to simplify and support large-scale outdoor networks that hand…

The next big thing in wireless is almost here. 5G mobile technology will soon be available, bringing the promise of compelling new uses cases and capabilities to transform industrial IoT (IIoT). But how will 5G impact networking architecture for industrial environments? Our new white paper, Demystif…