Presentation by Franz Winterauer at Grid Analytics Europe 2016 for the Analytics Technology Innovation Panel – learning from the application of advanced and open-source analytics technologies and tools in the large-scale implementation of utility grid analytics programmes.

1. Grid Analytics Conference
Amsterdam, 5th-6th of April 2016
Franz Winterauer
OMNETRIC Group VP, Head of Energy Insight EMEA
Open for Business
Analytics Technology Innovation Panel

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What do I want to share today?
Open for business means open…
• …for collaboration & diversity
• …for diverse partner eco systems
• …for technology agnostic architectures

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We help capture the opportunities of digitization
In 2014, Siemens and Accenture launched a joint venture based on the market’s
need for a new solution provider
 Engineering and energy
technology
 Smart grid applications
 Grid control experience
 Systems integration and
services capabilities
 Proven delivery
methodologies
 Industry-specific
technologies, assets
and processes
 Dedicated to utilities
 OT-IT integration
specialist
 Integrated smart grid
solutions for a digital grid
...dedicated to helping utilities
bridge the gap between
operations and information
technology
...existing as a separate entity
to which both Siemens and
Accenture could bring their IP
and integrate IT and OT more
effectively
...with expert practitioners
from both companies,
working as one team
IT
experts
Data
scientists
Engineers
Better outcomes
from integrating
information and
operations
technology

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The analytics platform*) is as important
as any other system.
Jim Meadows
Smart Grid Director, PG&E
EUW Conference 2013, Amsterdam
Importance of an analytics platform
*) Let me add: and the capabilities to use it!

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Multi-vendor architecture
Open architecture with several
technologies, nice, but why do
the arrows only go from left to
right?

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Probably not the right way to a Digital Grid:
Only going for the “quick win” and building new silos…
Once upon a time in the good-old-80ties in Banks, Retailers, etc.:
20-30 years later, the same disease spreads in Utilities industry:
Jeez! We have a huge
amount of data. What
can we do?
We have some apps in the Cloud for you.
And they are extremely easy to deploy!
Jeez! We have a huge
amount of data. What
can we do?
We have some apps in the Cloud for you.
And they are extremely easy to deploy!
Operational Source Systems
Analytics Applications
Operational Source Systems
Analytics Applications

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An open approach to data integration
as key to added value
Can you still afford the luxury of not fully exploiting your data?
This is where added value is
generated
North-bound
South-bound
This is where actual analytics
enablement should take place
How to avoid reporting silos and the
“garbage-in garbage-out” principle?
Operational Source Systems
Analytics Applications

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Integration VERSUS Discovery?
(AND?)
Innovative
Data Discovery
Traditional
Data Integration
Low
Quality
High
Speed
High
Quality
Low
Speed

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Low
Quality
High
Speed
High
Quality
Low
Speed
Integration AND Discovery!
Not just occasionally: Always.
We call this: “Smart Grid DevOps”
Combining high speed and high quality
Innovative
Data Discovery
Traditional
Data Integration

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Analytics as a one-directional “add-on” to the operational
world of a Utility’s core systems?
Operational Source Systems
Analytics Applications
Let’s do it like others
did it 20-30 years ago
Let’s use an open approach, reflecting the
opportunities we have today
OMNETRIC IT/OT Data Grid: Analytics has to be embedded & bidirectional!

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Analytics as a one-directional “add-on” to the operational
world of a Utility’s core systems?
Let’s use an open approach, reflecting the
opportunities we have today
OMNETRIC IT/OT Data Grid: Analytics has to be embedded & bidirectional!
Logical and physical data model
Virtual and physical data adapters
Best-of-breed Big Data platform
Cloud or on-premise deployment
Reusable analytics applications
Technology-agnostic optimization
 Open to any data.
 Open to any vendor.
 Open to any tool.
 Open to a broad partner ecosystems.
 Open to cloud or on-premise implementation.
 Open for harvesting value!

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Analytics as a one-directional “add-on” to the operational
world of a Utility’s core systems?
Let’s use an open approach, reflecting the
opportunities we have today
OMNETRIC IT/OT Data Grid: Analytics has to be embedded & bidirectional!
“Big Data with Zero Data”
“Big Data with Minimum Data”

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How to manage a fast
changing technology
landscape?
Too many trees to see the forest?
Can we attract young talents to
cover all these “must-have” technologies?
Can we keep those people?
Anyways, will someone in my
organization approve the hiring budget?
?

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Explore and experiment!
Diversity is king!
 Different people
 Different knowledge
 Different companies
 Different ideas
 Different methodologies
 Different tools
!
How to manage a fast
changing technology
landscape?
?

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Major take-away
IT/OT integration (and analytics!) is not about technology.
It is about people.
…invest in Diversity
Don’t…
…think you can do it all on your own
Do…
…realize results fast …forget the bigger picture

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Email: franz.winterauer@omnetric.com
Twitter: @fwinterauer
LinkedIn: Franz Winterauer
Thank you & CU!