After updating you on Cisco and GE Smart Grid strategies in recent posts, today Jesse Berst zooms in on IBM, which he’s calling the Smart Grid’s first and only super integrator. Do you agree? Click inside for a quick look at Big Blue's far-reaching role in our ecosystem (and a chance to nominate IBM strategies you want to know more about).">
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IBM Smart Grid Strategy: The Grid’s Only ‘Super Integrator?’
By Jesse Berst
Jul 27, 2010 - 9:48:31 AM

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As the Smart Grid goes mainstream, I have been trying to keep you up-to-date on the major players. Most recently, I talked with you about The Good News and Bad News about Cisco’s Smart Grid Strategyand about GE's Smart Grid Problem: Cool Little Pieces, No Glue .

 

Now I want to give you a quick IBM update. I haven't covered Big Blue as often as I should have. For one thing, IBM is so ubiquitous, I almost forget to call them out. For another, it is hard to put IBM into a pigeonhole. Even its own executives are not quite sure what to say, usually settling for something such as "end-to-end partnering from initial strategy all the way through life-cycle management."


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