Case Study: LG&E/KU—How Mobile Apps, APIs With Microservices and CA API Management are Helping to Shape the Company’s Future

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CaseStudy:LG&E/KU—HowMobileApps,APIsWithMicroservicesandCAAPIManagementAreHelpingtoShapetheCompany’sFuture

JimLepianka – ManagerMobileAppDevelopment&EnterpriseArchitectLouisvilleGas&Electric/KentuckyUtilities(LG&E/KU)

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Abstract

LG&E/KUisbuildingmobileappstohelpitsbusinessunitsre-engineertheirprocesses,streamlineapprovals,gainefficienciesandstandardizeacrosstheirfleet.UsingadashboardhelpsthecompanybetransparentwiththefivePublicServiceCommissionsandshowprogressontheissuesthatLG&E/KUandratepayersaremostconcernedabout.WithCAAPIManagement,developerscancreateandextendtheirAPIsquickly,whilemaintainingdatasecurity.Withover28,000milesofelectriclinesand25,000milesofgaslines,CAAPIManagementgivesLG&E/KUtheabilitytointegratemappingandGISassetdataintoallofitsapps,givingeveryemployeewithaniPadaccesstoelectricorgasinspectionanddamageassessmentcapabilities.

JimLepianka

LG&E/KUManager,MobileAppDevelopment&EnterpriseArchitect


Agenda

HOWDOESMOBILITYCHANGEEXPECTATIONS

WHOWEARE

CAAPIMANAGEMENT,APISANDWEBSERVICES

QUESTIONS

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HOWDOESMOBILITYCHANGEEXPECTATIONS

§ TargetedSmartPhonesandTablets– DeviceIndependence(HybridApps)

§ TargetedBusinessAreas– WorkManagement– CorporateSafety– Environmental– Inspections– PublicSafetyCommissionTransparency

MOBILITY– REENGINEERING– EFFICIENCY– REUSE– KNOWLEDGETRANSFER


TYPICALWORKORDERSYSTEM


§ PlantMobility– Increasedefficiency– Beforeandafterimages– 75%increaseincomments– Sparepartsandlocations– PMdocumentationfromvendors– Reducedpaper– Automaticupdatesformanagement– Barcodescanningforpartsand

locations


SAFETY§ AirPatrolStandAloneDataEntry

– 2014CIOMagazine100Award– Saved$400kfirstyear– 10%+reductioninflighttime– Inspectionsuploadedduringflights– AutogeneratesWO’sforrepairsand

vegetationmgmt.– Integratesintothehelicopter

communications– Allowsnotesviavoiceortyping


PSCDASHBOARD

§ Allowsvisualizationofinspectionsandrealtimeupdatesforlawmakers

§ Informswhoisonsiteandwhoisinsideincaseofaccidentsorsafetyconcerns


WHOWEARE

UTILITES UNTIS/MILES

ELECTRIC GENERATION >8000mw

ELECTRICTRANSMISSION&DISTRIBUTION 28,000

GASTRANSMISSION&DISTRIBUTION 25,000

§ LouisvilleGasandElectricCompany,&KentuckyUtilitiesCompany,partofthePPLCorporation(NYSE:PPL)familyofcompanies, isaregulatedutilitythatserves1.9millionnaturalgasandelectriccustomersin92KentuckycountiesandfivecountiesinVirginia.

§ Myteamconsistsof16developersandasolutionarchitect.– 18agileprojectsatatime– Notatypicalteamconcept


CAAPIManagement§ Security

– Internal– OAuth– Roles

§ Monitoring/Transparency

§ ProvidesanAPIthatwillaggregatenumerousservicesandsystemdatarequeststofacilitatepreventativemaintenance,workorderupdates,workordercreation,complianceandreporting


CAAPIManagement§ PullsystemdatabasedonGISattributesincluding:

– Environmentalmetersforairquality– Systemdiagrams– SCADAinformation– LockOutTagOut– MaterialSafetyinformation– OSHA/Environmentalhazards– Logginginspectionsanddeficiencies– Assetinformation– Barcodelookupsforequipmentmanuals,partsonhand,and

information


RequiredNetworkingdiagram


VaultInspections

§ Applicationcreatedin3weeks§ RequirementsRefinement§ Development§ UserReviewoffunctionalityandflow§ UnitTesting

§ UserAcceptanceTesting/ParallelProcessing§ Approximately4weeks

FirstAPIMAPIPOC



RecommendedSessions

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DO3X82v StrategiesforDevOpsintheAPIandMicroservicesWorld11/16/2016 at4:30PMLagoonD(L2)

IET01TV TechTalk:ContinuousDeploymentinaWorldofMicroservices

11/17/2016at10:30AMCAAcceleratorZone

DO3X20V EstablishingaFoundationforMicroservicesDO3X20V11/17/2016at1:00PMLagoonJ(L2)


Questions?


MobilitydeliversresultsMobilityallowsustoreengineerexistingprocessesmakingourworkforcemoreefficientandknowledgeable.Transparencymakesiteasiertopassinformationbetweenemployees,departmentsandapplicationswhileallowingleadershiptomaketimelydecisions.Mobileappsallowustocaptureinformationreducingtheriskofknowledgehoardinganddatalosswhenanemployeeretiresorleavesthecompany.

CAAPIManagementallowsLG&E/KUtocreateandmodifyAPIsquicklytoallowforcontinuousdeliveryandreleaseswithindifferingsystemswhilemaintainingasecureenvironment.CoupledwithmicroservicesandvendorAPIs,LG&E/KU’smobileappshavechangedthebusinessandpreparedusforthefuture.

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