Do you currently have an outage management system (OMS) in place, or are you spinning up a phone or text chain to let your employees and community know about an outage? With an OMS in place, you’ll notify your employees and everyone who is affected by an outage or needs a boil water notice with a click of a button. Read on to learn how.

With the new regulations in Ontario, many utilities are wondering what Green Button is and how they can comply with this new regulation. We’ve compiled these 10 Green Button FAQs all in one place so you can start to understand how your utility can comply with this regulation.

There’s an EV revolution on our immediate horizon, and it’s changing the way people use your services. EVs will impact your distribution network and your procurement plan. The question is: are you ready for this change? SmartWorks EV analytics could be your answer to the EV revolution.

Paperless billing is not a new concept, but most utilities have late adopters and struggle for 100 percent compliance. Knowing the benefits that paperless billing for utilities and self-serve portals offer your customers will help you get closer to 100% adoption. Read on to learn how a self-serve portal can help with paperless billing adoption.

Are you thinking about moving your CIS suite to the cloud? Knowing the benefits and risks of cloud CIS hinges on four factors: security, control, access, and cost. Read on to learn about the benefits and risks of moving your CIS to the cloud.

Are you struggling with too many tasks and too little time? In this guest blog post, our sister division SmartWorks says that automation is the answer.

You’ve heard about scammers targeting customers like yours, and you want to do something about it. You’ve decided to educate your customers, but you’re not sure how. This blog post will cover the three most common scams, how to spot them, and how a self-serve portal can protect your community from scammers.

You’ve heard it in the news; bad actors are targeting utilities. But, do you know what a cyber threat is and how to keep your community’s personal information out of the hands of cybercriminals? In this blog post, we’ll cover what a cyber threat is and how to protect your municipal utility digital operations.

With all the recent cybersecurity breaches targeting utilities and the grid, you may be wondering if now is the time to move from an on-premise server to the cloud. But, how do you know if the cloud is safer than your own server. Read on to learn more about cloud security for utilities.

Not all web portals are created equally. Is your customer web portal a true self-service portal that offers a rich customer experience? Use this checklist to find out if you have a real self-serve customer experience portal.

As threats and risks facing municipal utilities continue to rise, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as Benjamin Franklin said. Resources may be tight, but there are several easy, cost-effective cyber security best practices that our friends at Field Effect want to share with you in this guest post. Read on to learn how you can keep your municipal utility safe.

There was a time when all you needed to protect your network was a firewall and antivirus. Times have changed. Now more than ever, you need a team of experts by your side searching for threats 24/7/365. And it’s surprisingly affordable. Learn how you can protect your network at every endpoint with managed detection and response (MDR).

Have we got the summer bucket lists for you. No matter if you’re still at home or been given the go-ahead to move around the country, we’ve got a list that has you smiling. How many can you mark off your list this summer?

When was the last time your team backup up the files on your server? If you’re not sure or know your team is not backing up your data, you could have a disaster waiting to happen. Read on to learn the reasons your utility needs a backup and recovery plan.

Technology is changing the times we live in. Customers expect to do more online and to be served when it is convenient for them. Is a utility customer web portal right for you? Read on to learn the questions to ask when considering moving to an online customer web portal.

If you’re still on the fence about moving your CIS to the cloud, read on to learn the 9 benefits of CIS Cloud migration.

If you’re like most business leaders, you’re worried about network security. With everyone working from home and cybercrime on the rise, it’s not surprising. But you probably think it’s complicated and expensive. But in this blog post will give you 11 steps you can take to protect your network and critical systems that are surprisingly affordable.

With our world becoming more connected every day, it’s important for your utility to have the services your community needs right at its fingertips. Today, customers want your utility to provide them with online customer service on any device, anytime and anywhere. Not sure you want to spend the money on an online customer portal? Here are 4 points to ponder when trying to decide.

As your customers opt for online payments, you need to make sure you have the right protocols in place to keep your customers’ data secure. Thanks to our partner, Invoice Cloud, we have a handy checklist for you to use to make sure you’re doing everything to keep cyber criminals out of your network. Read on to get the checklist.

You may not think your utility is at risk for a cyber attack. If you’re like most small- to medium-sized businesses you think that cybercriminals only go after big businesses. But the truth is if your utility doesn’t have managed detection and response, your community’s private information could be at risk. Read on to learn more about Covalence, our managed detection and response service.