As company mechanics and lineworkers retire, how do utilities keep track of the contractors replacing them? Read the latest Electric Light & Power article by ARCOS’ Jim Nowak to find out the answer. http://bit.ly/ProjectTime
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Ted Schneider, ARCOS chief technology officer, was interviewed by Forbes to get his take on how the latest in technological advancements are going to affect the workplace, our homes and cyber-security. Read Ted’s insights here: https://bit.ly/2GTS8Pm
ARCOS shares a little more about how our software has helped GVEC become the first Alaskan utility to fully automate callout. Read the latest article in TD World. http://bit.ly/2QhARiB
In his latest Energy Central article, Jim Nowak, ARCOS Senior Director of Operational Services, lifts the veil on how utility automation platforms can improve CAIDI/SAIDI metrics.
Read about it here:
Our very own Jim Nowak’s latest Electric, Light and Power article has been posted! Eliminating the negative can be hard, but automation can help!
Clay & Milk covered ARCOS’s acquisition of RosterApps via a Q&A with Bruce Duff, ARCOS CEO. Read it here: https://bit.ly/2AFT8jC
Electric Energy T&D magazine’s website published news of ARCOS’s contract with GVEA. Here’s the story: https://bit.ly/2E3baj6
Our founder and visionary, Mitch McLeod, was inducted into the 2018 BGSU Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Hall of Fame. Mitch set us on our path – and we are so incredibly proud of him. Check out this video which pretty much sums up Mitch’s incredible leadership. Only four inductees were chosen this year, and we think you’ll agree – this award is pretty special.
Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Hall of Fame 2018 – Mitch McCleod from Bowling Green State University.
…Mitch’s Acceptance Speech
As violent and damaging storms continue to wreak havoc on electricity distribution systems worldwide, it is becoming increasingly important for utilities to understand exactly how much money they spend on restoration costs for these events.
This week ARCOS announced that Cleco Power is implementing its solutions to help automate the way the utility responds to storms and major events within its service territory; restores service; and reports on associated costs with storm damage, with the primary focus for the tool being obtaining better insight on damage recovery costs.
When was the last time you backed up your laptop, tablet or smartphone? I was recently asked whether or not there’s a link between cybersecurity and preparedness plans. If you have a good cybersecurity process in place, you’re always bracing for any situation – whether it’s an emergency response, a major storm, a terrorist attack, or other scenarios. Unlike a preparedness plan, which has a bit of a shelf life, a cybersecurity plan (and the technology underpinning it) changes daily.
With cybersecurity, you are (or should be) doing something daily to change the proverbial combination on your infrastructure’s lock.
