We take utility
software apart.
An adversarial research lab for the systems utilities actually run, SAP IS-U, Oracle CC&B, and Cayenta CIS. We map them to the module, pressure-test the vendor claims, and publish the findings. No vendor pays us to like them.
Systems under analysis
[ 01 / ACTIVE ]SAP IS-U
The enterprise standard. Deep, configuration heavy, only worth it inside a SAP estate.
Oracle CC&B
Oracle's billing heavyweight. Picks up where the estate already runs Oracle.
Cayenta CIS
The integrated-suite challenger. Often the right call below investor-owned scale.
Lab readout
[ 02 / TELEMETRY ]How the lab works
[ 03 / METHOD ]Adversarial by default
We try to break the vendor's story, not repeat it.
Every claim gets tested against module reality, deployment evidence, and named sources before it ships.
Module-level
We map the actual modules: FI-CA, Cayla AI, SmartWorks MDM, DataVoice OMS, not marketing tiers.
Citation-backed
Vendor docs, analyst coverage, named deployments. No invented statistics.
Meter-to-cash
Judged on the real workload: rating, billing, collections, deregulated markets.
Independent
Backed by AvanSaber's SAP practice, disclosed, never vendor-sponsored.
Findings you can act on in a procurement
Comparison tables, honest verdicts, and the trade-offs that decide a multi-year program, written for the people who sign off on it.
Latest field notes
[ 04 / PUBLISHED ]Cayenta CIS: a real alternative to SAP and Oracle?
Module by module against the giants, with the honest size cutoff.
Oracle vs SAP for utilities: CC&B, IS-U, S/4HANA
The selection that turns on estate fit, not feature checklists.
SAP augmented reality for utility field work
Where AR on IS-U earns its place, and where it is demo-ware.
Choosing or running a
utility ERP?
The same team that tears these systems down runs the implementations. Bring AvanSaber's SAP utilities practice into your program.
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