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Portal for ArcGIS

April 3, 2024 By: Kelley Rodriguez

ArcGIS Enterprise has revolutionized how GIS data is managed and used, providing users with tools that make data accessible and meaningful in a mobile world. From an end-user perspective, Portal…

Utility Network and EAM

The previous segment of the UN And EAM blog series covered the data modeling and migration strategies that go into building an integrated GIS and EAM system. In this installment,…

Why Do IT and GIS Projects Fail?

Your move to the UN provides an opportunity to move beyond traditional GIS capabilities to advanced data analytics. The modern utility needs actionable information, at a pace that matches demand,…

Justifying Your Move to Utility Network — Think Differently

April 2, 2024 By: Michael Goggin

Replicating everything you already have in your current GIS in the Utility Network is the easiest thing to do. However, simply lifting & shifting what you already have in a…

How to eliminate GIS data problems that put reliability & safety at risk

February 21, 2024 By: Todd Rhodes

Maintaining current, accurate GIS data is a challenge and a constant source of frustration for most utilities. Outdated, inaccurate data often leads to, well, inaccurate and costly decisions that hurt…

Utility Network and Enterprise Asset Management Migration Strategies

November 14, 2023 By: Caleb Hopkins

Migrations are almost always complex and come with many different sets of requirements and considerations. Adding in an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) integration coupled with a Utility Network implementation in…

Managing Joint Use Assets in the Cloud

July 25, 2023 By: Eric Sedmak

Joint use management was made for the cloud. While joint use does not provide a great revenue stream, mismanagement opens an organization up to reputational, regulatory and legal trouble. A…

Improve Your Utility Network Project ROI Using OCM

By: Heather Siemens

The purpose of Organizational Change Management (OCM) is to mitigate the risks of a project, including costs, schedule, and performance. OCM does this by facilitating greater business and financial value…

Why do IT and GIS projects Fail?

July 24, 2023 By: David Miller

IT projects typically fail or do not go to plan, and GIS falls into that bucket. The Project Management Institute (PMI) has found that only 26% of project succeed. They…

Data Migration Made Fun (and processed in minutes)

July 23, 2023 By: Aaron Leese

There are few people in the world that think data migration from an existing system to a new one is a thrilling activity (if you’re one of those people, you…

Utility Network Organizational Readiness

March 27, 2023 By: Dave DiSera

In our experience, technology-related organizational readiness (often referred to as organizational change management) is only successful with a fundamental understanding that it’s much more than just upgrading or implementing new…

A Bank/Unit Model for Utility Network

February 27, 2023 By: Joaquin Madrid, Ph.D. Adam Tonkin Chris Sanders

Although the industry understands that the Utility Network (UN) fulfills the vision to implement a modern GIS digital twin, its adoption still faces major challenges and obstacles, particularly within the…