25 years on, Powerlink Queensland supercharges AI adoption via RISE with SAP
Key Takeaways
⇨ Upgrade follows implementation of SAP S/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud in 2022, and SAP Sustainability Control Tower in 2023
⇨ Company looks to improve data management, asset management and visualisation and organisational efficiencies
⇨ SAP Business AI aimed to further improve mission critical processes already running on SAP
Queensland government-owned transmission network service provider, Powerlink Queensland, has brought forward its move to RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure as part of the upgrade to core systems.
“We opted to accelerate our move to RISE with SAP as it is a natural progression of our digital transformation and AI advances. With many of our mission critical processes already running on SAP, having the ability to leverage SAP Business AI capabilities will deliver tremendous value to our people,” said Powerlink Chief Executive Paul Simshauser.
The announcement is the latest in Powerlink’s SAP system upgrades, which started with an implementation of SAP S/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud in 2022, and later SAP Sustainability Control Tower in 2023.
The choice to move to RISE with SAP aims to drive further improvements in data management, asset management and visualisation and organisational efficiencies through SAP Business AI.
Simshauser said RISE with SAP had strengthened the organisation’s sustainability reporting through the consolidation of auditable climate-related metrics aligned to Australian and international standards.
“Powerlink has a long-standing relationship with SAP, reaching a 25-year milestone this year, that has delivered significant value to our organisation with recent uplifts in data management, automation and self-service,” Simshauser said.
Powerlink General Manager Business IT and Digital Delivery, Mark Pozdena, said the move to RISE with SAP also offers Powerlink a range of new capabilities, including increased platform security and functionality. These include new visualisation tools for the administration of critical asset information used organisation-wide in the management of Powerlink’s transmission network.
“We plan to move to RISE with SAP by the end of the calendar year to take advantage of new innovations within the platform and offer new capabilities to our people,” Pozdena said. “Importantly, RISE with SAP offers increased security and availability, which is critical to us in this day and age.”
Commenting on the announcement at SAP NOW in Sydney last week, SAP ANZ President and Managing Director Angela Colantuono said, “Every organisation today requires cloud-enabled systems and processes to unlock untapped productivity gains.
“For Powerlink Queensland, turning to RISE with SAP and leveraging the full breadth of SAP Business AI will help achieve faster time to value for many of its organisational processes, empowering its staff through data-driven analytics so they can focus on delivering improved experiences for its customers.
“Furthermore, new innovations in SAP Sustainability Control Tower will enable Powerlink to automatically report on its environmental, social and governance data, significantly reducing the amount of time and effort required for reporting and driving further productivity gains.”
