Why more utilities are choosing SaaS solutions
Software as a service (SaaS) has changed the way all modern businesses operate, yet the water industry has been slow to utilize SaaS solutions as a better means of collecting, managing, storing, and leveraging data. However, utilities are now increasingly turning to SaaS products to help them relieve the multiple pressures on the industry and […]
Building a Futureproof Tech Stack for Utilities of All Sizes
The tech stack of the future will be very different from the tech stack that utilities relied on ten years ago. But what could — and should — a water utility’s tech stack actually look like in the future? Below, I share my thoughts on: The challenges of building a tech stack First of all, […]
Cybersecurity: Myths & Realities
[QTalks Ep.8]Cybersecurity: Myths & Realities Is cybersecurity the elephant in the room when it comes to a utility’s digital journey? We find out in this month’s QTalks episode on Cybersecurity: Myths & Realities. With the implementation of digital solutions, utilities have more granular data and insights than ever before. But at what price? Water systems […]
Digital Transformation — Why Utilities Need an End Destination
The digital transformation of operations and systems can create substantial value for water utilities. With this significant potential, however, utilities often make errors when it comes to why and how they’re investing in certain technologies — leading to disappointing returns on investments. Below, I share my thoughts on how utilities can start their successful digital transformation […]
Transforming your Utility: Hydraulic Models, Digital Twins and Ways of Working
Water utilities face growing challenges with aging infrastructure, population growth and climate change. As a result, making informed data-driven decisions about how to best plan short- and long-term should be top-of-mind. The problem is that now there is too much data, often paralysing the process of decision making. Below I share my advice on transforming […]
Digital Twins for Intermittent Water Supplies
Nowadays, Digital Twins are mainstream. Technologies such as sensors, big data analytics and cloud computing power a new generation of IoT-connected water assets, and even city infrastructure. Digital Twins promise to solve the water sector’s complex problems by improving processes, increasing productivity, minimizing risks, and optimizing operational efficiencies and total performance. In addition, by enhance decision-making […]
The Future of Water Distribution Networks
There’s no denying that the future is already here — and water networks need to catch up. Back in November 2021, I hosted a panel at Aquatech in Amsterdam on the future of water distribution networks. I was lucky enough to be joined by three water experts from around the world to discuss this topic. I spoke […]
Making Digital Twins Accessible to All
As the use of Digital Twins across water utilities grows, so too does the evidence showing the value they bring to water utilities in helping them optimize the performance of their water networks. However, alongside the growing body of case studies that detail water utilities’ successful use of Digital Twins is the widespread perception that utilities must have […]
Best Practices for Deploying a Digital Twin
Digital Twin Technology is not new, not even for the water industry. Nevertheless, there are often misconceptions about how expensive and how difficult it is to deploy one. In this short interview with Qatium advisor Dragan Savic — CEO at KWR Water and Professor of Hydroinformatics at the University of Exeter — we talk best practices for deploying a […]
How Digital Twins Help Water Utilities Optimize Network Performance
Rising city populations, high consumption of resources, ageing infrastructure, climate change, complex Water Distribution Systems — these are but a few issues forcing those in city management to rethink their sustainability and efficiency efforts. Underlying each is the question of clean water management, and how water utilities can be empowered to make informed decisions in the […]
Water Quality and the Impact of Digital Innovation
[QTalks Ep.4]Water Quality and the Impact of Digital Innovation The impacts of climate change on water are often cited in regards to availability: whether too little (drought), or too much (flooding). Yet, how is climate change impacting water quality? From wildfires, algal blooms and contaminants of emerging concern, water utilities are facing increasing challenges. What […]