utilities
Water company dangles £10m for MSSP support
Assessment by the NCSC of previous industry breaches has seen an “enhanced” Cyber Assessment Framework (e-CAF) created that requires...
utilities
National Grid eyes £50 million service desk, digital workforce overhaul, as changes loom
A UK net zero target and fossil fuel vehicle ban are likely to result in as many as 1,600 connections to the grid each day. Current application processes are inadequate.
Cybersecurity
Utilities splash cash to get OT security in order as new "e-CAF" regime shakes up sector
Another £82 million in Operational Technology and cybersecurity contracts hits the market as water, gas companies overhaul legacy systems amid pressure...
Cloud
UK gas utility eyes "high-risk" shift to Azure, frets over ICS security
"A requirement to bring unmanaged and unsupported ICS devices under proper governance and control..."
utilities
UK's crisis-wracked largest water company seeks help from “Digital Twins” amid crisis
Training, software, analysis, data migration support and more needed as company goes to market.
ERP
Water company eyes clouds for ERP as well as rain, gears up for overhaul
Cloud-based ERP and HR systems upgrade worth over £4 million is the plan for utility company.
utilities
UK water companies go to market for open data platform
Utilities want a platform “capable of enabling the easy publication of data in both a centralised and decentralised manner"
open data
11 UK water utilities are joining forces on Open Data as an ambitious project wins backing
"Progress in developing open data enablers (such as data infrastructure, data culture and capabilities, collaboration) has been limited across the water sector" warns the regulator.
Enterprise IT
This major water utility has £35m for help on change delivery
Digital transformation means cultural shifts too...
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Thames Water in £63m plan to outsource back office, customer services
Thames Water is planning to outsource customer services and back office operations under a trio of contract opportunities worth up to £63 million. The water company, which serves 15 million customers, hopes that slicker digital services and improved levels of automation will help it support a turnaround programme amid a
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Anglian Water launches £31 million IaaS, PaaS framework, eyes SAP migration
England's largest utility by geographical area wants IaaS, PaaS hosting.
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Scottish Water goes to market with £4 million physical data capture contract.
Utility wants to "harness the full scope of new technology"