Key facts
- Utilities face modernization challenges from legacy systems, data silos, and fragmented IT/OT environments.
- Modernization is driven by electrification, smart grids, regulatory pressures, and customer expectations.
- Info-Tech Research Group published a blueprint to guide utilities in building a technical reference architecture.
- A key risk is that modernization efforts could add complexity without a proper technical reference architecture.
Info-Tech Research Group has released a blueprint highlighting potential risks for utilities undertaking modernization efforts. The research group notes that as utilities grapple with increasing demands from electrification, smart grid advancements, regulatory pressures, and evolving customer expectations, many are still hampered by outdated legacy systems, isolated data silos, and fragmented IT/OT environments. The blueprint, titled 'Build a Technical...', aims to guide utilities in developing a robust technical reference architecture to navigate these challenges effectively and avoid adding unnecessary complexity to their systems.