Power industry information is facing difficulties

As a national basic industry that affects the national economy and people's lives, the power industry has made remarkable achievements in recent years in improving the management level and service quality of the power industry through information technology.

The electricity industry has been implementing information technology for nearly 20 years. The enterprise informationization has involved all aspects of power production, management, operation, and social services, and information has been used in various subsystems (sub-applications) and modules. The active and effective role, but from the overall perspective of power informatization, there are a series of problems, such as: information institutions are not sound, there is no closed-loop management, information islands, technology platforms are not uniform, lack of a unified information standard , security breaches and other issues. After nearly five years of development in the information technology of the power industry, information applications, assets, and quantity have grown rapidly and have formed a certain scale. Faced with a wide variety of platforms and applications, the information department must better play its role and promote the power industry. Informationized health develops in an orderly manner.

The positioning information department is the key information department must correctly position itself, can actively carry out work, and better play a role for enterprise information, integrating the current status of the information industry in the power industry, the role and positioning of the information department are mainly the following two Aspects:

Enterprise Information Technology Authority. Grasp the part of information technology (IT) development involved in enterprise informatization planning, determine the technical route and goals for information development; standardize the introduction and use of information systems in network, security, host, database, storage, backup and other information platforms Master and control the application system development or introduction of information systems related to the structure of the system, development platform, database, data dictionary, and other aspects of the software development of various aspects of the process, to facilitate the system can smoothly enter the production and operation stage, to ensure maximum application system from The smooth transition from development to operation and the safe and stable operation of the information platform require a certain amount of processing capabilities for the events, failures, and problems that occur during the operation and maintenance phase, enabling the business departments and end users to recognize the technical capabilities of the information department.

Department providing information services. The information department must change its concepts to provide high-quality IT services for the business departments and end users. Especially within the power industry, the service role of the information department is even more important. It is always centered around safe electricity production, efficient management, and reliable services. Themes, while improving the quality of IT services, can better promote the informatization of the power industry, making the informatization of the power industry enter a virtuous circle.

Information Centers Faced with Difficulties The informatization experience over the past few years shows that, as far as Zhejiang Electric Power is concerned, the current information department itself faces numerous difficulties. If these difficulties are not taken seriously and solved in a timely manner, the overall development of informationization will be greatly damaged.

IT technology is developing too fast. IT technicians and business personnel are unable to fully understand and master host computers, operating systems, databases, networks, storage, and security in the ever-changing IT technology.

Informatization has developed in an orderly manner. Planning can not meet the requirements of development, business departments have strong needs, but some applications (modules) in the process of enterprise information development can not be in authority in the planning, design, construction, operation, or control of the information sector It is reflected in the diversity and complexity of the platform. From one side, the power sector has become the center and warehouse of the latest IT technology, thus increasing the cost of system construction and operation and maintenance. In particular, the importance of information security is often neglected during the planning and construction of the system. Therefore, there are certain security risks in the system architecture, operation methods, and data exchange. At present, most of the application systems are “sick” and have formed After the system is put into operation, the information department will make up the security loopholes again, and the security holes in new applications will continue to create phenomena. The system development will have a certain degree of disorder.

Information department's own problems. In the information sector, there is currently a widespread lack of institutional and human resources deployment. Due to the decentralization of the information system architecture, human resources are not concentrated. The information front has been drawn too long. On the other hand, the basic skills and responsibilities of the existing personnel of the information department are very important. There are certain deficiencies, resulting in low maintenance and operation, and system monitoring is not in place.

Leadership support. In recent years, IT has been a major development period in the power sector. The scale of IT and assets have grown rapidly. However, the direct economic benefits of IT have not been obvious. This has led leaders to doubt the investment of IT. Therefore, the upgrade of human resources and platforms in the subsequent operation and maintenance of the system is inevitable. Financial resources such as quality assurance cannot be guaranteed. The scale has been expanded, people have not increased, assets have increased, and follow-up financial guarantees have not been implemented.

Take measures to promote the informatization information department as a non-major profession of the power company. In the face of the current status of the informatization of the power industry, we should recognize the situation, seize the opportunity, face difficulties, and push the informatization of the power industry to a new level. The height of this information department can focus on doing the following aspects of the work.

Do a good job in basic work and implement the enterprise's informationization work. First of all, we must earnestly and steadily do a good job in the application of the system, we must make a difference, there is "for" to have "bit." At the same time, we must use all available opportunities to publicize this work and gain the understanding and support of leaders, business units, and users. The ultimate realization of enterprises can not be separated from information and information technology for enterprises to improve their competitiveness.

Strengthen communication with business units. In the process of system planning, construction and operation, we will continue to formulate and improve corresponding regulations and norms, promote the standardization of information platforms, gradually eliminate information islands, form closed-loop management, and improve the operation and maintenance level and service quality. More than one person communicates and reports. Informatization construction is a top-down innovation and change of management mode, organizational structure, and thinking mode. Experience and practice show that the leadership and participation of leaders are the primary conditions for the success of information construction and the key to the start and success of enterprise informationization.

Establish and improve the information organization and a high-quality information technology team. Talent is the key, and enterprise informationization requires a “composite” information technology talent team that understands technology as well as management, and has a reasonable knowledge structure and strong technology. It requires companies to create talents by strengthening personnel training, technical exchanges, and cooperation. A large number of high-level specialized personnel who are proficient in professional knowledge, have strong innovative spirit and practical ability, to promote the enterprise's internal information construction. The establishment of a talent team is accompanied by the establishment of institutions, technology-led management, and management-based promotion of technology applications. Therefore, the establishment of information institutions in the power industry and the rights and obligations conferred on them should be treated differently from other departments.

Due to the rapid development of information technology, it is impossible to simply separate the technical management, construction, operation, and maintenance of the information technology of the power company. If you do not directly participate in the practice of information technology for a long time and engage in technical management, you cannot accurately grasp the information. The development of technology will be more or less influenced by external IT companies or experts. It cannot be tailored, developed, and managed for the informatization of our company. Therefore, it is necessary to use technology in the organization of information technology. The organic combination of management and specific technical practices.

Use a highly centralized model. According to the current development level of IT technology and the current state of informatization in the power industry, a centralized model similar to that of banks, telecommunications, etc. should be adopted. As long as the centralized application can take a highly centralized model, we can solve all the problems we face today. problem. Since our existing technology, infrastructure, and management can all meet the business focus, why not adopt this centralized model directly?