Randy Rhodes

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Archives for July, 2011


Mashing Up Your Smart Grid

by Randy Rhodes  |  July 28, 2011  |  Comments Off

I found it interesting that CISCO recently supported a special report on Mashables.com explaining how the smart grid would impact our lives. I’ve been thinking for a long while about how the smart grid initiatives may affect our overall computing architectures within electric utilities. I noted in my last post that CEP and several other [...]

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IT Meets OT in the new Utility Industry Operational Technologies (OT) Hype Cycle

by Randy Rhodes  |  July 26, 2011  |  Comments Off

Gartner’s annual release of hype cycles is a high point for clients who want to get their arms around the advancement of technology. The hype cycle methodology is a proven way to put tech investment opportunities into perspective. This year I took over authorship of the Hype Cycle for Utility Industry Operational Technologies. We added [...]

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One More Voice

by Randy Rhodes  |  July 20, 2011  |  Comments Off

Hey, I’m joining the Gartner Blog Network. Why? It’s time to make my web presence a bit more – well, corporate. I’ve been pushing thoughts through Google Buzz as well as tweeting for the past year. Meet me on Google+ and Twitter, if you like. It takes a while for new Gartner analysts to shape [...]

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