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The Hidden Cost of Maintaining Homegrown Asset Monitoring Software
The cost of building asset monitoring software internally extends far beyond deployment. Security patches, integration maintenance, technical knowledge, and ongoing engineering support can consume resources for years after launch. Accounting for these responsibilities helps organizations understand the full cost of software ownership and make a more informed build vs. buy decision.
AI-Assisted Coding in Industrial Environments: Where It Works and Where It Falls Short
AI-assisted coding is helping industrial organizations by greatly simplifying the development of small applications for internal use. However, moving from a functional prototype to production-ready industrial software still requires expert validation, integration, cybersecurity, and long-term support.
Should You Build or Buy Asset Monitoring Software?
This guide explores when custom software development makes strategic sense, when partnering with an established solution delivers greater long-term value, and how advances in AI should influence the decision-making process.
How Asset Monitoring Software Streamlines Compliance for Microgrid Fleet Operators
Managing compliance for one microgrid is manageable, but managing compliance for a microgrid fleet is a substantial workload. Most operators still handle this manually, so the compliance burden grows right alongside the fleet. Here's why that breaks down at scale, and how asset monitoring software turns operational data into audit-ready evidence automatically.
The 5 Biggest Challenges in Managing Microgrid Fleets
Microgrid fleet management introduces a specific set of operational challenges that aren't a problem for a single-site operation. This article explores the five most common issues fleet operators run into as they scale including fragmented visibility, ineffective remote troubleshooting, cybersecurity exposure, compliance, and coordinated decision-making across distributed sites.
Why Legacy SCADA Is Becoming a Liability for Microgrid Fleet Operators
Legacy SCADA was designed for fixed, localized infrastructure, not the heterogeneous, distributed energy systems that the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has introduced and that are reshaping the grid. As a result, it is fundamentally misaligned with the operational demands of modern microgrids.
Keyfive 2026: Q1 Build Brief
Keyfive’s Q1 tech and reature releases highlight platform upgrades that make industrial operations faster, safer, and easier to scale. Together, these updates give operators more real-time visibility, tighter control, and a more resilient foundation for managing connected assets at scale.
How Operational Data and Digital Twins Drive Business Reliability and Performance
Most organizations collect substantially more operational data than they can actually make use of. This article examines why raw data alone fails to deliver operational value, how digital twins transform that underutilized data into reliability intelligence, and what it looks like when organizations move from reactive monitoring to predictive, system-level decision-making.
What CERAWeek Revealed About AI, Energy Demand, and the Future of the Grid
Keyfive was on the ground at CERAWeek 2026 learning more about how AI and operational data are reshaping the energy sector.
Your Operational Data Is Intellectual Property — Start Treating It Like It
Raw operational data doesn't create a competitive advantage, but structured and refined operational data can be an invaluable asset for your company. This post lays out the criteria for transforming your data into a defensible asset, the safeguards required to protect it, and how Keyfive can do this for your organization.
How Asset Performance Management Software Turns Your Sensors Into an Actionable AI Platform
Most organizations collect massive volumes of sensor data, yet never unlock its full potential. Asset Performance Management software transforms IoT sensor data into system-level intelligence and will empower your your organization with predictive maintenance, real-time visibility, and proactive operational optimization.
Evaluate Your Data Foundation with our Reliability Self-Assessment
Operational data problems show up as dashboards that don’t reconcile, inconsistent definitions across teams, and constant manual cross-checking. Take our free assessment to score your data reliability and get clear next steps before you scale automation or AI.
Five Signs Your Operational Data is Unreliable (and What to Do About It)
Before you layer AI, automation, or fleet-wide optimization onto your critical infrastructure, it’s worth pressure-testing your foundation.
When IT Meets OT: The Challenge of Connecting Cabinets to Cloud
Why do IT/OT convergence projects stall? Explore the real obstacles, from legacy OT protocols and cybersecurity boundaries to upgrade cycles, governance, and data integrity.
This July 4th, Let’s Think Bigger About Energy Freedom
Energy independence isn’t just about making sure the lights stay on or the energy costs stay low. It’s about knowing how your energy is created and used, when to act, and what’s coming next. True autonomy comes from insight, visibility, and the ability to respond with purpose, not guesswork.
Think Before You Beep: Designing System Alerts with Context, Not Just AI
Stop drowning in false alarms. As AI-powered monitoring expands across industrial operations, alert fatigue is threatening productivity, safety, and trust. The solution isn’t more sensors—it’s smarter systems.
From Deregulation to Digital Transformation: How Domestic Energy Policy Drives Traditional Power System Innovation
Recent executive orders prioritizing domestic energy production and deregulation are driving competition and modernization, with AI emerging as an essential tool for the evolving energy landscape.
Data Integrity: Building Trust in Tomorrow's Power Grid
As we integrate AI and smart technologies within grid and renewable energy infrastructure, data integrity is required to maintain efficiency, prevent failures, and build confidence in the system’s performance.
Renewable Energy in Data Centers: Drivers, Challenges, and Solutions
The rapid growth of data centers, driven by advancements in AI and electrification, is leading to an overwhelming demand for electricity. The U.S. Department of Energy sees the rising demand as a catalyst for expanding renewable energy production, though the road is long ahead.
Keyfive Partners with Eagle Point Funding to Unlock Federal Non-Dilutive Funding
Keyfive has entered a strategic partnership with Eagle Point Funding, a leader in securing non-dilutive funding from U.S. Federal agencies.