Gas, electricity, energy and water companies face tough challenges and their investment in business applications has to work harder than ever.

Unlock the value of data applications

Utility companies are increasingly dependent on sophisticated data applications for functions such as supply chain management, customer relationship management and business analytics. But getting best value from these applications demands a robust IT infrastructure with the flexibility to keep pace as markets shift and business goals change.

For many utility companies enterprise resource management solutions are the most strategically important applications in their portfolio. As a lynchpin to unlock the combined potential of multiple data applications, these solutions are pivotal to joined-up internal processes and optimal performance across complex networks. They provide the flexibility for IT infrastructures to keep pace with changing business goals and ensure maximum return on investment.

Manage business transformation

Enterprise resource management applications are also a fundamental vehicle for business transformation as they provide access to and management of real-time information used to enhance internal organisational processes and external relations.

Our solutions can be used to address issues such as:

• Regulatory compliance with global finance and accounting standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley
• Procurement reform and optimisation based on precise, real-time supply chain information
• Alignment of human resources processes with changing business priorities, including wide-scale skill monitoring, career tracking and staff optimisation
• Integration of new technologies while protecting investment in legacy systems
• Development of new business programmes to exploit market opportunities
• Management of complete business transformation and change management programmes.

Atos Origin’s enterprise resource management package capability is continually being developed and expanded. To design and deliver comprehensive solutions that meet the needs of utility companies, our services are founded on strong relationships with the leading package vendors and the distillation of best practice methods enabled by over 30 years of in-depth industry experience.