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Splunk Cloud Platform Architecture - AWS

Modernize your Utility’s SOC and build better security with Splunk Cloud Platform on AWS

Utilities are responding to increasing threats and vulnerabilities targeting both familiar enterprise information technology (IT) channels and others outside of traditional systems, such as ransomware attacks on business processes, and operational technology (OT)/Internet of Things (IoT) vulnerabilities that straddle the cyber-physical world. Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) are seeing the security landscape change and are […]

How to securely extend utility OT data to the cloud

Utilities are considering the strategic advantages of modernizing their operational technology (OT) networks to drive business value. OT systems are rich with data that could be used to support simulations, incident response, and business decisions, but the networks they are connected to are often limited by the storage and compute power available onsite. An OT […]

Computational needs of the electric grid of the future

A July 2019 Navigant report on growth of distributed energy resources (DER) annual capacity predicts that we will reach 600 GW of total DER capacity in eight years, out of which nearly 250 GW will come from distributed solar assets. Managing grid stability with such a massive influx of these highly variable energy resources is […]

New guide: Understanding NERC CIP compliance for power and utilities

As power and utility customers are experiencing digital transformation, they are looking to the cloud for ways to enhance support of their business and customers. Our customers want to know more about security and resiliency using cloud and they are sensitive to their compliance obligations including those around North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical […]