Microsoft’s latest smart grid-related announcement is its reference architecture designed specifically for utilities. The Smart Energy Reference Architecture (SERA) announcement comes with a list of endorsements from large utility companies around the country and from integrators like Accenture. That last group will be key in keeping utilities focused when it comes time to make final decisions about connecting private and public networks and coming to terms with shifting business models that will no longer be built around simply selling the most electricity. They’ll also play a large role in guiding utility customers through the evolution of Microsoft’s, Cisco’s, IBM’s and others’ smart grid plans — as many of the same outfits are endorsing grid tech plans from all of these industry leaders as they arrive.
via Microsoft’s Smart Energy Reference Architecture Ready for Utilities | Blogs | ITBusinessEdge.com.
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