Archives for July, 2011
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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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 [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: OT, smart grid
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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