Unstable oil prices, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical risks are vitally important issues for many countries around the world. Energy independence has moved sustainable and carbon-neutral power generation solutions to the forefront of every political agenda. Photovoltaic solar energy, wind power, nuclear, and bio-fuels are all being explored as viable alternatives.

Improving Asset Information Management (AIM) is only one of several critical business challenges faced by IT groups in asset-intensive organizations, and the other challenges generally dominate IT strategy and technology migration plans. Unfortunately, this keeps AIM off the CIO's agenda and postpones opportunities to significantly improve asset performance.