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02.08.2023 By Thomas Mickels
Multi-channel publishing: one click is all it takes
Publish content in different channels at the touch of a button. Whether you are talking about text, images or videos, that can be done with ease using multi-channel publishing. And best of all, this leads to lowers costs, greater efficiency and more reliable operations. You can find out how this works in my blog post.
Read more24.07.2023 By Simon Bächle, Zoe Holdt and Timo Hartmann
More than just a contract – power purchase agreements as a driver for innovation
While electricity prices on the stock market are subject to ever greater fluctuations these days, off-market contracts, known as power purchase agreements, can provide a solution. These agreements can not only provide protection against volatile prices, but also boost the expansion of renewable power plants. You will learn exactly what this is all about in this blog post.
Read more21.07.2023 By Wolfgang Weber
Grid fees for gas – quo vadis?
In this blog post, I will first present the system of grid charges for electricity and gas grid operators in Germany and the influence that grid fees have on the price of gas for household customers. I will then explain why I believe that grid fees (and thus also the gas price) will rise. Finally, I will offer a prediction of what a financial relief package can and cannot provide and what consequences consumers and grid operators should take away from this.
Read more13.07.2023 By Andreas Essl and Wolfgang Weber
Key performance indicators and dashboards are a key internal management tool for revenue optimisation for grid operators
Reports and key performance indicators (KPIs) create transparency that is of great use for many departments at a company. Using dashboards is recommended since they are a cost-effective tool for grid operators in view of the limited budgets available to them. In our blog post, we will be focusing on dashboards that provide grid operators with business and financial KPIs.
Read more12.07.2023 By Tobias Dieter
DORA et labora
The new EU regulation to strengthen digital operational resilience aimed at financial entities – also known as DORA – has been in force since 17 July 2023, though firms will be given a two-year window to comply with its rules. This new regulation places heavy demands on many companies. In my blog post, I will explain which companies are affected and what they have to do now.
Read more07.07.2023 By Juan Carlos Peñafiel Suárez
Is a single source of truth (SSOT) needed in the laboratory?
Laboratories are working hard today to solve the problems created by the exponential increase in data. One promising approach is single source of truth (SSOT). In this blog post, I will explain the underlying concept behind SSOT as well as the advantages it brings.
Read more04.07.2023 By Amir Lettgen
AI-driven broker support
Having strong relationships with customers is indispensable for insurance companies in a highly competitive market. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and modern business relationship management (BRM) systems opens up new opportunities to provide more effective support to brokers and increase customer satisfaction. In this blog post, I will explore two current trends – AI-driven dialogue systems and hyper-personalised customer experiences – and explain how they are revolutionising the sale of insurance.
Read more29.06.2023 By Michael Westermeier
How to make an update to Industry 4.0 work – digital retrofitting using retrofit sensor technology
Many established SMEs in the manufacturing industry in Germany struggle with the challenge of using heterogeneous machinery: they operate machines made by different manufacturers, some of which are newer than others, and some of which are used more than others – all depending on their company’s individual history. If we are talking exclusively about digitalising and standardising these types of manufacturing environments in the sense of modern Industry 4.0 applications, then there is one question in the industry that is more pressing than any other: is a conversion or retrofit worthwhile at all?
Read more28.06.2023 By Ellen Szczepaniak and Felix Magdeburg
Mobility: Getting ready for 2050
Climate change, digitalisation and crises are forcing the hands of companies, organisations and governments. The EU Commission has set itself the goal of being climate neutral by 2050. There is not much time left and it is a tricky job. Inertia in the systems make change difficult. So what needs to be done to achieve these goals? Industries such as the energy and automotive industries play an important role. We need to realise a transition in the power, heat and transport sectors; and sector coupling and electrification are two relevant trends. We will look at mobility and, in particular, electromobility in this blog post.
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