Purpose & Description

Energy companies face intense market pressures with commodity price volatility, changing government regulations, and new forms of competition. Managing through these industry cycles is paramount to building shareholder value. Continued industry consolidation and globalization require companies to be proactive in with continuous operating improvements.

Developing modern technology infrastructure and applications for the energy industry must incorporate cloud and mobile offerings, integrate with valuable legacy systems and infrastructure will improve asset utilization, visibility and control, compliance and security. It will also enhance adaptability and speed to take advantage of fast changing market dynamics.

The utilities sector is also undergoing unprecedented change due to growing demand, environmental and regulatory mandates, changing consumer expectations, and competition. The industry is facing challenges including aging infrastructure, security concerns, service reliability and adoption of new technologies for a mobile work force as well as customer service.

IT strategy for many utilities still remains closely focused on running existing operations, and yet they face an array of issues that require strategic IT investment and innovation.