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GoExpedi likes to describe itself as the “Uber-meets-Amazon” of the energy industry - and aims to do for industrial parts and tools what Amazon did for books. This was the gist of our CEO Sanjay Brahmawar’s and my conversation with…

Modern, digital utilities have a huge challenge managing the deluge of data that they create. Utility data management is one of the least-discussed challenges facing utilities today. My first experience with this was when I worked at a west coast utility…

Planning for technology adoption in utilities involves never-ending cycles of regulation and change, moving as inexorably as constellations do around the North Star. I recently had the opportunity and privilege to support a field service webinar: “Lessons Learned from Technology…

I recently came across a thought-provoking publication by Deloitte that outlined the evolution of the utility customer journey from rate payer to consumer to prosumer to transumer.  My initial reaction was the authors really like the word play with “sumer.”  My second reaction was one of skepticism.  Let me explain.  According to…

The oil and gas industry has no shortage of challenges – from decarbonization to sustainability and resiliency - and with that comes the need for creative and forward-thinking solutions. To deal with these issues, along with constantly fluctuating and volatile market…

One of the more famous quotes in the scientific community is “nothing exists in a vacuum.” And while I don’t disagree with the statement, I don’t mind misconstruing it to illustrate a point. It can be argued that “carbon” does…

2020 will forever be remembered for two reasons – Covid 19 and the accelerated impact of climate change. And, while the two trends are not directly related, there is a clear realization across the world that a more sustainable path…

The energy markets had a rough ride in 2020: Supplies flooded the market while prices and demand plummeted during worldwide pandemic lockdowns. Fracking and wells closed, refineries were mothballed or closed. Margins are tighter, and supply/demand is expected to remain roughly balanced for…

Hyper-competition, demanding customers and the continuous need to invest in new technologies will drive telcos to fundamentally transform their offerings and market positioning in 2021. CSPs need to now anticipate and focus on emerging opportunities beyond traditional connectivity, to meet…

The black swan effect is a metaphor that describes events that are rare, hard-to-predict and have a major impact. While a single black swan event is extremely rare, to have two happen at the same time is exceptional. That is the situation…