Why is it useful to develop BI/DWH solutions in our days?

I talked to hundred of Demand Response specialists at a lot of conferences this year around the world and it seems pretty interesting to see how the Demand Response market is changing. We started with something like “Demand Response will save our planet” because it was clear, that new generation capabilities are more than limited. …

The case is that if you are a buy-side company then you have to use an algorithmic trading because everybody does; if you are a sell-side, the situation is the same, to make a huge deal you need to use an algorithm for the better price in better time-frame. Hope you have already heard about …

Car ecosystem is changing in front of our eyes – from tape recorders to pre-installed head units and now to In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. So the most popular topic in auto software community is the future platform for ”infotainment systems” – as if somebody knows what it is. Let’s talk about expert opinions, starting with …

It is extremely sad that we have topics like that. But we have to move on and think about the results and conclusions we could make after what happened in Japan. Japanese Nuclear Commission in 2003 has published a document in which they stated, that the risk of pollution due to accident should not exceed …

Every company once used this popular video which shows us the speed of new information appearance. Marketing tried to understand how to get revenue from this information, and the only thing that can help us is analytical software. Share

Demand Response became a buzzword maybe year ago. Spending some time trying to understand, what market players mean by it, I cleared out that despite the fact, that everyone is using it with the same idea in mind (effective energy management), the concept behind the word is different in different minds. Some people think that …

Why can’t people make really good stuff? Of course, sometimes, they simply don’t know how to do their job at a high level. Some try it this way, others try it that way, but normally the result is nothing to shout about. Things happen. Sometimes the only way to get a good result is to …

Successfull Demand Response program deployment doesn’t make anybody to deploy wires at home. It doesn’t rely on sophisticated and costly hardware. It is flexible – you can manage it online if it bothers you too much. It is easy to setup and easy to modify. Demand Response systems vendors have to think about approaches that …

August 17, 2010, the Kiev office of Luxoft hosted a seminar on the solutions of the company Informatica (pic 1). The seminar covered different methods of development, and new tools to facilitate implementation of various procedures. It also provided an overview of the features of the new version of the solution Informatica 9. Besides a …

Something is going to change dramatically, with open market of Demand Response providers opening. Now they can not only propose services of load shedding, but they have to compete each other, proposing best service quality, better timing and accuracy.  It is obvious, that the IT support of proxy demand resources is crucial to success. And we …

There are some people, negating the experience of the others, people who like to understand everything for themselves. Usually this does not include companies. Companies which ignore the history of industry file for bankruptcy so fast that they don’t have the chance to learn enough to become successful. That’s why we monitor what giants do, …

EPRI (ElectricPowerResearchInstitute) recently published a press release, stating that modern Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) like iPad® (toghther with others based on Android®, the Palm Pre®, the Zune HD® and other platforms) is predicted to be a portable minicomputers, well-suited for SmartGrid perormance monitoring, assets tracking, magnetic and electric field measurements. According to their research there is a …

One of my friends a student of American university has received a letter, describing new policies of energy usage. The letter stated the new rules of lighting, some limitations and recommendations for students on using electricity. It was clear from the letter, that the university has signed an agreement with the utility about participating in …

I am discussing the future of automotive very often. Sometimes with people who are smart and experienced in the subject. And… It seems to me something is wrong in “mass mind” regarding electric cars, which are the strongest technology trend in automotive. We all see that everybody considers electric cars are to be “vehicles of …

RFC1925 – The Twelve Networking Truths Network Working Group R. Callon, Editor Request for Comments: 1925 IOOF Category: Informational 1 April 1996 The Twelve Networking Truths Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. …