utilities

Many of us remember growing up watching the TV show Tom and Jerry. Tom always plots to capture Jerry resulting in mayhem and destruction, but Tom rarely, if ever, is able to catch Jerry because of Jerry’s cunningness. Source: Google Play Jerry’s ability to beat Tom is more than just luck. It’s his…

What is ADMS and why are utilities implementing or considering ADMS? Gartner describes ADMS as: The software platform that automates outage restoration and optimizes the performance of the distribution grid. ADMS functions being developed for electric utilities include: Fault location, isolation, a…

Cisco Live is always an incredible event. It was an amazing experience from the sessions, to the speakers and the after hour events! There was just an incredible amount of energy and discussion across many different industries. We discussed business outcomes, digitization, and how cybersecurity is a…

Did you know that about 60 years ago, “Sensorama” the first virtual reality (VR) machine was invented by Morton Heilig?  And 50 years ago, the first VR and augmented reality HMD (head-mounted display) was created by Ivan Sutherland. [Source: Timeline of Virtual Reality]. Today, virtual reality techn…

Guest blogger: AnnMarie Link, Global Strategic Partner Marketing Manager, Cisco  When you think about the future of IoT, can you visualize the impact it will have on the world around us? Picture a world where everything is connected, with data from everywhere organized, analyzed, and acted upon with…

It’s an exciting time in the world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Whether you’re a utility looking to view your customer landscape to fix issues or analyze power consumption, or a manufacturer like Cisco looking to gain visibility into the supply chain, Esri can provide the visualization t…

The impact of Distributed Energy Resources (such as solar photovoltaics, Electric Vehicles, Energy Management Systems) is still generally discussed in the future tense but for many utilities, especially those with substantial amounts of distributed solar, the impact is happening today. They are chan…

At UTC 2016, utility companies and thought leaders discussed how to tackle many issues impacting IT and telecom initiatives in the water, electric, and gas utility industries. To continue the conversation from the event, I hosted a #CiscoChat on Twitter with Bob Lockhart (@BobLockhartUTC), Eric Ehle…

About the Author: Eric recently joined Cisco in 2016 to cover manufacturing and energy vertical marketing. He was previously the Director of Marketing at Belden where he led strategic programs and digital marketing efforts for Industrial Networking and Connectivity, Enterprise Connectivity, and Cybe…