This document discusses how grid operators like Alliander are becoming IT companies due to digital transformation factors like electric vehicles, self-sufficient homes/offices, and overproduction of renewable energy. It describes Alliander evolving from a defined company with defined tasks to a conglomerate with new, undefined tasks. The document advocates that cloud and DevOps can help with this transformation by reducing complexity, but some systems may not be suitable for public cloud due to privacy or automation requirements. Managing cloud adoption requires understanding how it will disrupt existing architectures and reduce complexity by evaluating cloud fit and purpose for each system or dataset.

1. Cloudifying Alliander
Digital Strategy & Architecture
Michel de Goede

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Welcome
2Image: Altaro Software

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Topics
1. How a grid operator – or any company - is actually an IT company
2. The dynamically moving IT landscape
3. Cloud & DevOps to the rescue?
4. Disruptive architecture & complexity management
5. DIY balancing tips and takeaways
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1. Electric Vehicles
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1. Self sufficient homes and offices
5Image: Zerohouse

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1. Net producing homes and offices
6Image: Adam Mork / IEEE

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1. Overproduction
7Image: Agora Energiewende (8 May 2016)

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1. Maximum asset usage and minimal asset cost
8Images: TenneT, E&I Consulting

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2. From a well defined company
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New
connections
Meter
installation
Meter data
collection
Meter
maintenance
Meter outage
management
Infrastructure
design and
build
Grid
maintenance
Other
infrastructure
maintenance
Grid outage
management
Market
facilitation

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2. With well defined tasks
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2. To a conglomerate of companies
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Nuon Gasnetwerken V
B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%
Nuon Gasnetwerken VI
B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%
Nuon Gasnetwerken VII
B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%
Nuon Gasnetwerken VIII
B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%
MPARE B.V.* Arnhem 100%
Allego B.V. * Arnhem 100%
Allego GmbH Berlin 100%
Allego BVBA Antwerp 100%
Hoom B.V. * Arnhem 100%
Energy Exchange
Enablers B.V.*
Arnhem 100%
Alliander Smart
Connections B.V.*
Arnhem 100%
Alliander Duurzame
Gebiedsontwikkeling *
Amsterdam 100%
Indigo B.V. Arnhem 95%
Zown B.V.* Arnhem 100%
Smart Society Services
B.V.*
Arnhem 100%
Alliander AG Berlin 100%
Alliander Netz Heinsberg
GmbH
Heinsberg 100%
Alliander Stadtlicht
GmbH
Berlin 100%
Alliander Netz
Osthavelland GmbH
Osthavelland 100%
Alliander Netz
Brandenburg GmbH
Brandenburg 100%
Alliander Netzbetrieb
Hennigsdorf GmbH
Henningsdorf 50%
Alliander Stadtlicht
Rhein-Ruhr
Hagen 100%
Bietergemeinschaft
Hagen GBR
Hagen 100%
Joint operations
CDMA Utilities B.V. Arnhem 50%
Utility Connect B.V. Arnhem 50%
Entropia Assets B.V. Arnhem 50%
Other participations
and joint ventures
Plugwise Holding B.V. Sassenheim 37%
Locamation Beheer
B.V.
Enschede 23%
The New Motion B.V. Amsterdam 20%
Ziut B.V. Arnhem 53%
Ziut Advies B.V. Arnhem 53%
Redstack B.V. Sneek 33%
INNAX Group B.V. Veenendaal 6%
Reddyn B.V. Arnhem 50%
EDSN B.V. Baarn 26%
Etriplus B.V. Venlo 25%
Duurzame Energie
Netwerken Gelderland
B.V.
Arnhem 50%
Stadtbeleuchtung
Hagen GmbH
Hagen 49%
Energy App Factory
B.V.
Arnhem 49%
Consolidated
subsidiaries
Liander N.V. * Arnhem 100%
Liander Infra Oost
N.V. *
Arnhem 100%
Liander Infra West
N.V. *
Amsterdam 100%
Liandon B.V. * Duiven 100%
Stam Heerhugowaard
Holding B.V. *
Heerhugowaard 100%
Stam & Co. Materieel
B.V.*
Heerhugowaard 100%
Telinfra Support B.V.* Heerhugowaard 100%
Stam & Co.
Leidingwerken B.V.*
Heerhugowaard 100%
Stam & Co.
Infreatechniek B.V.*
Heerhugowaard 100%
Sol Energy v.o.f.* Heerhugowaard 67%
Endinet Groep B.V. * Eindhoven 100%
Endinet Infra
Bedrijfsvoering B.V.*
Eindhoven 100%
Endinet Infra
Ontwikkeling B.V.*
Eindhoven 100%
Endinet B.V.* Eindhoven 100%
Alliander Telecom
N.V. *
Amsterdam 100%
Kenter B.V. * Arnhem 100%
Alliander Participaties
B.V. *
Arnhem 100%
Gamog Gasnetwerk
Veluwe B.V.*
Arnhem 100%
Gamog Gasnetwerk
Oost-Gelderland B.V.*
Arnhem 100%
Gamog gasnetwerk
Flevoland B.V.*
Arnhem 100%
Nuon
Warmtenetwerken I
B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%
Nuon
Warmtenetwerken II
B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%
Nuon
Elektriciteitsnetwerken
I B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%
Nuon
Elektriciteitsnetwerken
II B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%
Nuon Gasnetwerken
IV B.V.*
Amsterdam 100%

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2. With new tasks that must still be defined
12Images: Anshul Shrivastava, Alliander

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3. Cloud & DevOps better fit some than others
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3. Which holds for cloud models too
14Image: Crucial Cloud Hosting

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3. Eventhough providers move upward
15Image: Kotler

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3. And only privacy can hold us back
16Image: EU

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4. Cloud means landscape disruption
17Image: Stackoverflow

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4. Managing cloud is managing complexity reduction
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Total system complexity is a function of the number of business functions, the number of
system connections and complexity of the platform. Calculation: bf3.1+ sc3.1+ pc3.1
Adaptation of material from Roger Sessions, Object Watch. Productivity comparison: ISBSG

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4. Managing cloud is managing fit
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4. Managing cloud is managing purpose
20Image: Forrester

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5. DIY balancing and takeaways
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Privacy constrained systems of record are not a public cloud candidate
Systems of (critical infrastructure) automation are not a public cloud candidate
Systems of (non critical infrastructure) automation are a public cloud candidate
Non privacy constrained systems of engagement are a public cloud candidate
Non privacy constrained systems of insight can be placed anywhere
Consolidation (internal cloud like IaaS) or use (SaaS) can both be maximized
Data set theory helps complexity reduction
Enter cloud with the exit in mind

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Thank you!
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