ABSTRACT

The convergence of technologies in a utility maximizes the synergies of an integrated architecture and shared information with numerous cost and operational benefits, such as reducing duplicate hardware and databases, and the improved exchange of information and process visibility. It is apparent that synergies in sharing and exchanging operating data can enhance integration of applications and drive toward a common platform of technologies. Enterprise Information Management (EIM) frameworks and strategies provide a clear roadmap for utilities to establish the necessary governance and technology solutions to drive and enable the convergence of OT and IT, which is key for the ultimate realization of a smart grid. The Design-Time Data Management enables business models to drive information service and persistence models. The information service models are collections of the services, operations, and messages utilized for information exchange. Effectively using data wherever they needed throughout the enterprise requires an architecture and strategy to deal with how utilities collect, use, and act upon it.