While Big Data is the current hot topic impacting all areas of business, the concept is not new to the essential industries – water, energy, and transportation companies – which have been collecting, managing and acting on vast qualities of data for decades.

This year’s event focused on the major challenges that the essential industries will face in regards to Big Data. On the day we presented the findings of a research report we commissioned where we surveyed respondents from the energy and water sectors.

The research reported that among respondents the key driver for acting on big data was to improve operational performance and that the key challenge that our clients face was the ability to join up the data that they collect across their organisation. The full research report can be downloaded from here »

This was the eleventh annual seminar, which was presented under the Centre for Essential Industries initiative – an on-going programme of conferences, events, papers and roundtable discussions organised by AMT-SYBEX in conjunction with our clients and industry partners.

A number of themes emerged from the day, including:

• The potential effect of smart meter data on network companies
• Managing customer data and volume for over 20m energy customers
• Empowering your people by giving them control of data collection
• Data as the key to a real understanding of Asset Health
• Key steps to take now to prepare for advances in data technology

The audience, were involved in interactive discussion, and detailed presentations and QA sessions as follows:

Data and the Smart Grid, Steve Johnson, CEO, Electricity North West & Chairman of Energy Networks Association.
By gathering data we can use it to help manage network capacity.

Improving data collection in the field – A practical example, Mike Down, Asset Systems Manager, UK Power Networks.
Improving data collection isn’t just about introducing new systems, it’s about engaging with the end users and winning them over to ensure success in any data improvement project.

The Digital Platform – Operators Linked In, Sheila Campbell-Lloyd, Wastewater Regional Manager, Scottish Water.
This presentation discussed the importance of capturing and connecting rich level data to not only support operator and capital activities but to inform strategic direction.

The Fukushima Event and the Response of the Nuclear Industry, Dr Chris Hall, Emergency Planning and Fire Protection Strategy Manager, EDF Nuclear.

Energy Data – Component or Catalyst? Steve Adcock, Head of IT Investment & Solution Delivery, Xoserve.
As a component, data growth may simply influence transaction volumes. As a catalyst, data growth may identify new requirements, processes and products that have significant impact on the investment planning and also the ‘value’ we gain from ‘Big Data’.

From Big Data to Big Results, Leonard Hayes, Technical Director, AMT-SYBEX.

The collaborative project team will deliver enriched functionality, especially around work planning and scheduling, enabling the businesses to optimise resource and equipment utilisation along with minimising maintenance costs. Planning will be centralised and the standardisation of working practices across asset groups and areas will improve unit cost accuracy and enable easier transfer of key skills.

About Ellipse
Ellipse is the application of choice for asset intensive businesses across the globe. It gives them the ability to manage the full asset life cycle, from design, work management, maintenance through to replacement planning. For more info please visit here »

Regulatory reporting has traditionally been a labour intensive exercise undertaken at the beginning of each financial year. The AMT-SYBEX solution provides a suite of over 50 reports which can be scheduled and delivered to the user desktop in under one hour ready for analysis and compilation into the RRP.

This new solution represents a major step-change for the client in terms of regulatory reporting and will deliver significant efficiency savings, freeing up a business analytics team who previously had to spend over three weeks effort assembling and verifying asset data for the year-closed.

For more information please contact us »

“Big Data” is being widely touted as the next big thing. But what does it mean for the essential industries – where timely access to information has long been key for all aspects of business from securing investment and business optimisation to basic health and safety?

Our annual seminar this year will focus on Big Data and what that means for our clients. On the day we will have a number of industry speakers and papers will be presented examining the following themes:

• The potential effect of smart meter data on network companies
• Managing customer data and volume for over 20m energy customers
• Empowering your people by giving them control of data collection
• Data as the key to a real understanding of Asset Health
• Key steps to take now to prepare for advances in data technology
• The challenges and issues for essential industries presented by the Low Carbon Economy

This is an invitation only event, however should you like to make an enquiry please contact Jill Budge.

For information on our 2011 seminar click here »

 

AMT-SYBEX will attend the 13th congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA). The four day conference and exhibition will see up to 1,500 delegates in attendance, they will discuss and learn about radiation protection and the progress that is being made in that area. There will be a strong representation from the nuclear sector.

The event will be held in Glasgow from 14th -18th May and AMT-SYBEX will be there to show case our Affinity Fieldreach™ product. Come and meet us at stand 56 and learn how Fieldreach can help your business improve safety and compliance in the field, while helping to reduce errors.

For more information on the event, click here »

About Affinity Fieldreach
Fieldreach is a business driven mobile solution that allows you to customise and deploy solutions in the field tailored to your own specific requirements. It has been certified by SAP for the Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP).
 

The solution incorporates a suite of tools to support site inspections (by both contractors and internal personnel) and to enable the efficient entry of asset data into the Asset Register, while ensuring that all aspects of data integrity is assured. AMT-SYBEX provided a complete end-to-end solution, which eliminates data duplication, increases security, minimises risk through reducing the possible points of failure, utilises existing components of the IT estate, and lowers the overall cost of ownership and support.

The AMT-SYBEX approach to web portals is enhanced by common elements from the Affinity Suite™ of enterprise class data management products.

The solution will aggregate data from multiple back office systems and deliver maximum flexibility for capital investment planning by managing scheme creation (using core asset data), work allocation and commercial change control for new connections and asset replacement in the organisation’s construction sector.

The AMT-SYBEX approach to web portals is enhanced by common elements from the Affinity Suite™ of enterprise class data management products.

Over 30 Utilities use the Achilles Verify system to qualify their supply chain through a standard assessment of their suppliers’ management systems and site performance.

This achievement affirms our commitment to the Utility sector and acknowledges our recognition of our people, quality, community and the environment in which we work.

About AMT-SYBEX
AMT-SYBEX creates enterprise software and delivers associated services to the UK and Global infrastructure and energy industries.

To read more about our accreditations click here »

About Achilles
Achilles provides supplier management services that are used by companies throughout the utilities industry, including the power generation, transmission and distribution, nuclear, water, telecom and gas industries.

Achilles’ supplier management services improve the efficiency of the procurement cycle while promoting health and safety, environmental and quality management and wider corporate responsibility in the supply chain.

The office will provide product development, implementation and support services for on-going work in Iberdrola-ScottishPower and in Scottish Water.

Andy Miller, Group Managing Director, said, “This reaffirms our commitment to our long term customers in Scotland. In addition, the development work that will be undertaken in the Scottish office further demonstrates our investment in our Affinity Suite of products.”

AMT-SYBEX also has locations in Letchworth Garden City, Dublin, and Belfast.

 

Meet AMT-SYBEX at the inaugural SAP Utilities Innovation Forum, UK and Ireland which takes place in London on 2nd May 2012.

This event is free to attend for SAP customers and we look forward to meeting you there.

For more information on the event, click here »

AMT-SYBEX and SAP
We are a member of the SAP® PartnerEdge™ program and enjoy a close relationship with SAP, leading system integrators, technology providers and other local service providers, working to provide innovative, market-leading solutions, such as:

Affinity Marketflow™ – is a powerful industry dataflow management solution for major energy companies within de-regulated energy markets
Affinity Meterflow™ – is a powerful meter data management product which manages enormous volumes of sequential meter readings and interval data in a rapid and reliable manner, without requiring extensive investment in IT infrastructure
Affinity Fieldreach™ – is a business driven mobile solution that allows you to customise and deploy solutions in the field tailored to your own specific requirements. It has been certified by SAP for the Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP)