Gartner Decoded: Translating AI trends to realise practical business value
https://youtu.be/CpFvW2qCkIg A discussion with Ignite’s Consulting Services Manager Kris and Solution Architect Nischay on how to translate Gartner’s trends into practical, business value. Recorded 5 September, 2024 Kris Hunter, Manager Consulting Services Nischay Thapa, Solution Architect Download session slides
Notes from AEMO Consumer Energy Resources Workshop #1
Consumer Energy Resources (think solar, batteries, EVs) are growing fast and are forecast to make up 45% of dispatchable capacity in the market. A market that has been built around a smaller number of generation assets will literally become millions of different, small, distributed assets in future. This will constrain the market, the network and […]
Must Know: Takeaways Gartner Data and Analytics Summit 2024
Didn’t make Gartner’s Data and Analytics Summit this year? Don’t worry. We did. Consulting Services Manager Kris gives us his download including key takeaways from specific sessions. Business outcomes, business outcomes, business outcomes. Ignite was founded on the belief that there are no data projects, just business projects that use data. The Garner summit reinforced […]
More from Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2024
Solution Architect Nischay Thapa shares his technical highlights from the 2024 Data and Analytics Summit. Contents How to Make Your Data AI-Ready and Why It Matters What to put in place now, for AI success in the future Practical Composable Analytics? What you need to know What is the REAL cost? Measuring and Quantifying Cost, […]
Prototype to Production
“We are improving the quality of our problems.” Richard Murray, Data & AI ManagerSmartestEnergy Australia On May 2, we held a boardroom breakfast with guests from across the energy industry. We joined together to hear how Mark Bonney, VP IT, Change & Data, and Richard Murray, Data & AI Manager, from SmartestEnergy Australia have worked […]
Mentoring the Master’s at Monash
The Ignite team returned to the Monash University Master’s program this year, as part of our longstanding relationship with the renowned tertiary institute. This year saw Kris and Mitch return, along with Raji, in her first experience as a mentor to the graduates. “It was a really good experience. I was really surprised with how […]
Data and the Energy Transition
Earlier this month (November 2023), Ignite held its first gathering of peers in the utilities space to discuss data’s role in the energy transition. Our inaugural speaker was Hilary Newstead, General Manager, Strategic Energy Management with SIMEC Energy, Australia (SEA). Hilary and SIMEC were the right choice for our first breakfast. SIMEC’s role is interesting […]
‘Democratising’ Data with Databricks’ Generative AI Code Assistant
Generative AI has the potential to make data accessible to every user within your organisation. It represents a paradigm shift in how data is harnessed and used. The excitement surrounding Generative AI must be tempered with a crucial realisation; you can’t simply apply a language model to your data and expect magical results. To unlock […]
An Interview with a Data Scientist: Key Insights from a Successful Proof of Value
Alinta Energy engaged the Ignite team to enable them to demonstrate the capability of their in-house data platform and data science expertise by developing a challenger model to run parallel to their existing gas demand forecast model. This would provide the organisation with the capability to run comparison scenario analysis and accuracy testing of their […]
A springboard for data sharing: B2B data portals opening opportunities for collaborative value gains
Consumer Data Rights have driven faster adoption of self-serve technologies for consumers to access their own data, freeing up the time of the service provider’s customer care team. In turn, consumers are becoming more receptive to exchanging their data with service providers, knowing they retain ownership, the exchange is secure, and they are deriving a […]