Cloud computing and grid computing are often mistaken for one another, but the fact is that they’re nowhere close to the same thing. This article explains both systems, and how they differ from one ...

A New Zealand utility is piloting two software solutions to gauge their efficacy at handling grid constraints. Raglan is a beachside community of just under 4,000 people, about a two-hour drive from ...

Edge computing and AI are revolutionizing utility operations by enabling real-time, autonomous decision-making at the grid edge, improving reliability, reducing costs, and supporting renewable ...

The concept of “grid computing” was created in the late 1990s by researchers at Argonne National Labs and other places. Like many revolutionary concepts in IT, including the World Wide Web and ...

Automation company Itron debuted its Itron Enterprise Edition (IEE) Cloud, a cloud-based meter data management (MDM) platform developed to meet the needs of electric utilities. IEE Cloud, which is ...

Tapping into computing resources on an as-needed basis has plenty of benefits for enterprises -- but success depends on maturity of foundation technologies Tapping into compute resources with a ...

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, is working together with Norwegian ...

The US grid management industry faces significant challenges, and with much of the electric grid infrastructure in the US approaching end-of-life cycles, grid reliability is only declining. To address ...

This is the second of a series of newsletters based on a Server Computing 2004 presentation I gave at CD Expo’s Enterprise IT Week in Las Vegas last month. One of the trends in server computing is ...