Independent Advisory Services for the Utility Industry
Innovative insight for tomorrow
Independent Advisory Services for the Utility Industry
Innovative insight for tomorrow
Why Gartside Consulting?
The advisory perspective, utility-specific experience, and independence model that define the Gartside Consulting approach.
Built for This Problem
Gartside Consulting advises utility leaders on decisions that must stand up not only at the point of selection, but throughout implementation, regulatory review, and long-term operations. The firm’s role is to bring objectivity, utility-specific judgment, and a disciplined evaluation process to choices that carry lasting strategic consequences.
Founded to Fill a Specific Gap
Gartside Consulting operates in the space between broad strategy firms and vendor-aligned implementation organizations. Utilities often benefit from both, but there is also a distinct need for an advisor whose sole role is to improve the quality of the selection decision itself. That is the role Gartside Consulting is designed to serve.
Deep Practitioner Background
My experience spans decades in the utility technology market, including consulting and sales roles that provide a practical understanding of how platforms are positioned, how vendors operate, and where implementation challenges are most likely to emerge. That perspective allows me to evaluate platform decisions not simply as transactions, but as long-term operating commitments that must perform under regulatory review, storm conditions, and organizational change.
Exclusive Utility OT/IT Focus
My work is focused exclusively on utility operational and information technology. That specialization matters. In a sector defined by regulatory complexity, integration depth, and long asset lives, sustained focus is what allows experience to translate into sound judgment. When a utility engages me, it gains more than four decades of industry perspective applied directly to a high-consequence decision.
Click here to download the Gartside Consulting Position Paper titled: The Case for Independent Advisory in Utility IT Platform Selection
