
	To maximize the return on your investments and expand your capabilities to manage emerging markets you will need horizontally integrated processes across your value chain. From distributed power, generation, transmission and the need for enhanced communication at the customer level your, costs may increase significantly in the absence of core horizontal solutions to support your business processes. You will need visibility at the corporate level and across business lines to the customer residence level. Integrated data, information in real-time, and actionable information for operations and shared data with customers, will be required. Creating and managing that data and enabling sharing across multiple platforms while managing security at enhanced levels will be critical to effectively manage operations and enhance the customer experience.
