Microsoft Power and Utilities Blog

From time to time I take a break from my day job in this blog to talk about other experiences that are significant or have touched me in a special way. During this US Thanksgiving holiday I had a couple of things that came to mind. One was Microsoft being...

When I spoke last May at Bentley’s Be Together conference, I was extremely impressed with Bentley’s vision for changing the way companies go about designing, constructing and operating world’s infrastructure through software. Yesterday, Bentley announced...

Free Webcast  Wednesday, 11/30/11 | 1:00pm ET | Click to Register Today's utilities face the challenges of tighter IT budgets, reduced in-house development staff,and the need to quickly deliver business benefits through applications. Utilities also...

Last week in London we held our annual EMEA industry solutions university (ISU) event. ISU provides Microsoft account teams with customized industry training and thought leadership from leading customers, partners and our own industry experts. In the...

The world of Demand-side management (DSM) involves reducing electricity use through activities or programs that promote electric energy efficiency or conservation, or more efficient management of electric energy loads. DSM programs can help customers...

Thanks to everyone that joined us for our webinar: Driving Customer Success in the Smart Grid Era. We had a great turnout and we appreciate the terrific evaluations! For those that either missed or would like to listen again, a recording of the webinar...