The new North American Reliability Corp. (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, which have been given the force of law by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), are extensive and are backed by audits that can be enforced with fines of up to $1 million per day for utilities found out of compliance. Since this expanse of regulation is new in the utility industry, many utilities are at a loss for how to deal with the new requirements. Many are struggling to establish a direction or are taking a "wait and see" attitude until there is more clarity around the still evolving regulations. Many companies, that serve the industry, are stepping up to fill the solutions void using Microsoft technology to address the NERC-CIP standards. Discover how Microsoft's ubiquity in utility Enterprises, its enabling technologies and architectures are making it easier, and faster, to develop the necessary solutions to deal with these new requirements. Get the NERC Compliance Whitepaper:   Download as XPS
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