By Stephanie Kanowitz
Feb 24, 2021
To handle the explosion of data in the electric industry, better big data analytics is needed, according to the Energy Department’s Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC).
Its February report states that data sources are growing thanks to smart meters for field measurements and electric vehicle charging, radar for weather measurements and asset monitoring, such as embedded sensors for condition-based observations. Although the resultant big data contains valuable information for improving cost effectiveness, energy efficiency and customer experience, challenges with analyzing it are growing, too.
“Electric sector stakeholders are facing an emerging need to define how to capitalize on big data, as well as information and communication technologies automation to create new business opportunities and manage market-driven change,” the report states. “At the same time, they face challenges in developing a justification for relevant investments
By GCN Staff
Feb 23, 2021
The Air Force is considering using DevSecOps to upgrade the software on the C-130, a versatile military transport aircraft that has been in use since 1956.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Air Mobility Command seeking two partner companies to work with aircraft prime Lockheed Martin to transform software development culture and practices. It wants recommendations for how to implement a digital enterprise strategy on the C-130 platform by transiting legacy software to a DevSecOps-driven, cloud-native agile software development platform including proposed costs and implementation schedules.
While many “agile” development projects have devolved to waterfall processes, the Air Force wants to move the whole C-130 program office and its contractors “to a true agile culture using cloud-native tools,” according to a Feb. 18 request for information.
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