Generative AI: from productivity to personal use
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Smarter Field Service for Today’s Utility Challenges
Many electric, gas, and water utilities still manage field operations through a patchwork of legacy systems, spreadsheets, paperwork, and manual workarounds. These disconnected tools were never designed to work together, yet crews and dispatchers are…
Sustainability: The time is now
Human beings are a relatively new species in evolutionary terms. Yet today, humanity is the main driver of biodiversity loss, climate change, and other serious problems that put the continuity of life as we know…
Vibe-coding: the new way to build software?
While 2023 was shaped by chatbots and 2024 by the rise of RAG and new models, 2025 introduced a concept that’s capturing the attention of developers worldwide: vibe-coding. The signal is clear: the term already…
Fragmented Contingency Plans, Amplified Risks: 5 Key Challenges in U.S. Utilities and How to Anticipate Them
In an increasingly demanding environment, marked by strict regulations, extreme weather events, and a critical dependence on digital infrastructure, utilities face the enormous challenge of ensuring operational continuity in the face of any incident. However,…
Building the Foundation: Why Strong Data Governance Powers AI and Forecasting in Utilities
The potential of artificial intelligence in the energy and utilities sector is enormous, ranging from smarter forecasting and grid optimization to proactive maintenance and better customer experiences.
Load Forecasting: Anticipating demand to reduce costs and gain efficiency
In the energy business, the time factor is crucial. Decisions about which plants to start up, when to do it, and at what capacity require careful planning. It is not enough to simply react to…
Why Smart Financial Planning Can’t Wait for Public Power Utilities
Public power utilities are navigating a decade of disruption: infrastructure investment, workforce shifts, decarbonization goals, and evolving rate strategies. For CFOs and finance leaders, this complexity demands more than traditional spreadsheets and annual budgeting. It…
What’s New in IBM SPSS Statistics Version 31
The new version of IBM SPSS Statistics arrives with major innovations to take your analysis even further: Smarter algorithms More intuitive visualizations Tools for faster, more accurate decision-making This version not only expands the software’s…
Fragmented BI, fragmented decisions: 5 key challenges for Utilities – and How to Overcome Them
In recent years, utilities have invested heavily in data analytics as a driver of efficiency and decision-making. However, this evolution has not always been supported by a unified strategy around Business Intelligence (BI) platforms.
From Pressure to Performance: How Digital Transformation Is Reshaping Water Utilities
Water utilities across the U.S. are at a pivotal crossroads. Decades of underinvestment have left aging infrastructure on the brink of failure, while legacy technologies, diminishing skilled workforces, emerging contaminants, evolving regulations, and fluctuating public…
Self-Service or centralized BI? Finding the right balance for the utilities sector
In the world of data applied to public utilities, striking the right balance between a centralized Business Intelligence (BI) strategy and a self-service approach is key to maintaining agility without sacrificing control.