Video case studies about Microsoft technology in the utilities industrySee how companies in the utilities industry are using Microsoft technology to realize greater business benefits and create more satisfied customers. | • | AmerenUE sees mainframe-level reliability, saves $1 million, with move to Windows
At AmerenUE's Callaway nuclear power plant, they migrated and consolidated 50 mainframe applications to an infrastructure based primarily on the Windows Server operating system. Callaway gained the agility to respond to business needs faster and more effectively. It saves nearly US$1 million annually in reduced personnel and licensing costs, and it gets the same reliability it enjoyed on the mainframe.  Watch the video
| | • | Centrica uses Microsoft technology to gain productivity and mobility
Centrica is an energy company with more than 20 million customers in the United Kingdom, the United States, and parts of Europe. Centrica employees used Tablet PCs, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and smartphones, all running Microsoft software, to be more productive, work better on the go, and save 30 to 90 minutes a day. Watch the video | | • | CLP boosts customer service technology with Microsoft and SAP solution
China Light and Power (CLP), Hong Kong's largest power utility, serves 2.2 million customers. CLP implemented a 64-bit customer care system based on SAP and Microsoft SQL Server. The solution enabled greater interoperability and ease-of-use, and improved customer satisfaction. Watch the video | | • | Microsoft Gold Partner ICONICS shows how a company can use innovative software to manage a fleet of wind farms
Power and Utility companies continue to increase the percentage of renewables in their generation mix to help tackle the challenges of climate change. Generation assets such as wind turbines present new challenges from an asset management perspective in that they are unmanned resources that can be scattered over a wind geographic area and on many different terrains. New approaches are needed to optimizing operations at individual wind farms and managing an entire fleet of wind farms. The ability to connect a number of active wind farms from a centralized operations center(s) offers opportunities for increased efficiency, cost savings and better overall management of assets. Watch the video | | • | PBMR benefits from adopting the Windows platform
Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) in South Africa adopts Windows HPC technology over Linux. Benefits and value of the Windows HPC platform are voiced by the customer in this case study video. Watch the video | | • | Plant Desk of the Future
Surface computing will dramatically improve plant floor operations, empowering workers with the desk of the future. Watch the video | | • | SharePoint brings real-time data to OSIsoft wind industry customers
OSIsoft, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, partnered with Prasentia, a service provider to the wind industry, to develop an application based on Microsoft Office products and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. Customers can view Web pages that deliver real-time information in the form of gauges, dials, and other graphics that continually update. Watch the video | | • | Windows Server 2003 64-bit edition gives Areva competitive advantage
The Areva Group is a multinational corporation specializing in energy. They have more than 70,000 employees operating in more than 100 countries. To deliver the kind of reliability customers expect when processing large amounts of data, Areva moved their application from UNIX and anchored it on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit edition. Watch the video |
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