How Southern Company turned governed data into enterprise AI value

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The episode discusses how Southern Company leverages governed data to create enterprise AI value.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Energy Transition Talks, CGI’s Peter Warren speaks with Joyce Solomon, Data Analytics Manager for AMI at Southern Company, and Doug Leal, Vice-President, Data Analytics and AI at CGI, about how utilities can turn trusted, governed data into scalable enterprise AI value. The conversation explores how Southern Company is using advanced metering infrastructure data, cloud-based architecture, strong data governance and business-led innovation to improve grid op...

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Host: Peter Warren

Guests: Joyce Solomon, Doug Leal

Topics covered

• data governance
• enterprise AI
• utilities
• advanced metering infrastructure
• cloud-based architecture

Keywords

• data analytics
• AI value
• grid operations
• business-led innovation
• cloud architecture

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Organizations: Southern Company, CGI

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