http://www.managingpowermag.com Managing POWER en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:27:34 EDT A 2007 study sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security confirmed some of the industry's worst fears about the grid's vulnerability to terrorist attack. That study has remained under wraps until recently--and its findings are even worse than you may suspect.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/422.html Wed, 2 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST Making sense out of the NERC cyber security rules is inherently difficult; the ever-changing regulatory scene makes it even harder. With Version 4 now in hand, Version 5 is on the way.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/397.html Mon, 17 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT Some of the ripest targets for cyber soldiers and techno-terrorists are bland, non-descript boxes sitting inside electric utility generating, transmission, and distribution systems, controlling many of the operations of the utilities. The computer technology, once state-of-the-art, is decades old, and that’s part of the problem.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/388.html Wed, 18 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT Putting more money and effort into information and information technology will pay solid returns when it comes to understanding and adapting to the world around us, including our changing climate.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/368.html Thu, 1 Mar 2012 0:00:00 EST Is your organization being held back by a “server hugger?”... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/370.html Thu, 1 Mar 2012 0:00:00 EST Cloud computing is a growing phenomenon for many businesses, large and small, promising significant efficiencies and cost savings. But, as with anything new, computing in the cloud poses some unforeseen legal issues.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/351.html Tue, 1 Nov 2011 0:00:00 EDT "Asset health" offers a conceptual path to integrating information technology with operations technology, thereby overcoming the common management problem of "siloed data," according to a recent study by The McDonnell Group.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/341.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 0:00:00 EDT How easy is it to hack a generator's SCADA system? It's so easy it scares the heck out of the guy who used to run network security for the Bonneville Power Administration. It's so easy he can't tell us any details, for security reasons. That's why we should all be scared.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/326.html Fri, 1 Jul 2011 0:00:00 EDT Enterprise resource planning software has swept the power industry, promising to improve coordination and management. Has it lived up to the hype? One ERP vendor says the programs often underperform.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/330.html Fri, 1 Jul 2011 0:00:00 EDT Given cloud computing's potential to lower operating costs and increase flexibility, it's no wonder that it is on the cusp of sending the corporate world into a paradigm shift.... http://www.managingpowermag.com/it/293.html Mon, 3 Jan 2011 0:00:00 EST