Table 6 Basic software competencies
Areas [3] | Software competencies |
|---|---|
Conceptual domains | |
 Markets | • IS design |
 Energy services | • Server software, databases, IT/IS interfaces, cloud |
 Operations | • Process automation systems, remote data acquisition and processing (control systems) |
• Workstation software, databases, information processing (distributed systems) | |
• Data processing, communication protocols (real-time systems) | |
 Grid users | • Intelligent electrical devices (IED) design (embedded software) |
Interoperability | |
 Organizational | • IS design (business process engineering) |
 Informational | • Service design, data/information modeling |
 Technical | • Networking, communications |
Cross-cutting issues | |
 Shared meaning of content | • Semantics |
• Datahubs | |
 Resource identification | • APIs |
 Time synchronization and sequencing | • Reactive and responsive systems design |
 Security and privacy | • Cyber-security engineering and monitoring |
• Data/information management | |
 Logging and auditing | • DMS |
 Transaction and state management | • Platforms |
 System preservation | • Resilience |
• Risk management | |
 Performance/reliability/scalability | • Architecture design |
• Performance engineering | |
• CPS design | |
 Discovery and configuration | • Brokering |
 System evolution | • Systems design |
• Configuration management | |