Amir Cahn

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“The two biggest barriers to using data as a service are concerns about data ownership and data security... those are not really blockers because when you talk to utilities that are actually using DaaS, those are not major concerns.”

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“We're a membership based organization and we have over 350 members from around the world... a great platform for people to share best practices, challenges, and really help accelerate the industry forward.”

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“If a utility uses DaaS... for one application, like smart metering, they're 50% more likely to use it for another application, like water quality monitoring, and 30% more likely to use it for more than two applications.”

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“People are the determining factors of technology... the culture factor is going to determine if it's a success or not... every year, the SWAN Conference is less about the technology and more about like change management.”

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“I had a special blue card... they could basically make as many mistakes as they want with this card and in the end they would just pay for the paper that they wanted... I was providing what's called an advanced service.”

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