GLADSTONE AREA WATER BOARD ( GAWB )
“ Whilst we are still in transition , the organisation is starting to see some of its benefits of moving into the cloud already – high availability , scalability , agility and flexibility – just to name a few ”
– Kiran Kewalramani , Chief Information Officer , GAWB make that as an informed decision .”
Kewalramani says the technology within GAWB is “ two-pronged ”. There is the corporate network , ICT , and operational technology , which is predominantly around the telemetric network and the supervisory control and data acquisition ( SCADA ) network . The company has partnered with Schnieder Electric and Nexon to assist with the delivery of these technological elements .
Enterprises also have a huge appetite for mobility solutions , and GAWB is no different .
“ We have on-field staff , and we have now made them digitally enabled ,” Kewalramani explains . “ They now have a capability to get their regular maintenance schedule , and associated business instructions on a mobile device .” The solution is fully integrated with TechnologyOne , which means once the on-field staff updates their schedule , it ’ s updated in real-time on the ERP system .
Gathering momentum Over the next 18 to 24 months , Kewalramani says he sees GAWB
42 December 2017