When I hear the words “boot camp,” it brings to mind images of intense training with never-ending calisthenics, lots of running, and really bad food in the mess hall.We all realize that analyzing meter readings has typically been a tedious, manual process taking days, if not weeks, to pore through
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The move-in/move-out process can be particularly difficult on residents. And many government agencies are attempting to meet the needs of the 21st-century customer with an information technology (IT) infrastructure designed and implemented 10 to 15 years ago when the state-of-the-art in IT was less advanced and each agency’s challenges and
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I’ve been in the utilities software business for 12 years. Normally, when I visit a customer or prospective customer site to talk with the “billing” people and I mention the word “permits,” they say, “Huh? What’s a permit? Oh, you mean that stuff where we have people fill out applications?
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If you’re a city, county, or water utility you’re probably saying, “Is this a serious question?”The answer to your question is YES.And the answer to my question to you is probably, “I don’t know…”Yes, you own the physical water meter in the ground, but the real question is, “Who actually
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“A goal without a plan is a dream.” Herman Edwards, Former NFL Player and CoachI was listening to ESPN Radio not long ago and former NFL player and coach Herm Edwards was talking about goals and planning, and it made me think about you and your business challenges. In life
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