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Complimentary Gartner® Report: Market Guide for Advanced Distribution Management Systems

The distribution grid is being pushed beyond its limits due to the increasing DER penetration, regulatory mandates, climate and cyber events, and customer expectations. Utilities are compelled to rethink how they monitor, control, and orchestrate their networks.
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In our view, this Gartner ADMS Market Guide examines the market direction and solution capabilities, offering recommendations to CIOs for ADMS investments. Nearly half of utilities are planning a major ADMS replacement in the next two years. Therefore, capital decision-making is key to mitigating operational and reliability risks.

The report provides utility leaders with a clear framework to evaluate ADMS platforms and align ADMS investments with organizational maturity, strategic goals, and risk tolerance.

Download this report to learn:
  • How ADMS is moving from reactive monitoring to active, event-driven orchestration and what that means for grid reliability.
  • Why tight coordination between ADMS and DERMS is now an operational necessity, with orchestration emerging as a key differentiator.
  • How to take a pragmatic approach to AI in vendor selection. While 84% of utilities are exploring AI capabilities within vendor offerings, 75% remain in pilot phases, as per the 2026 Gartner Power & Utilities Panel Artificial Intelligence Survey.
  • How to weigh on-premises, hybrid, and cloud approaches against latency, regulatory, and reliability.
  • Security remains a persistent challenge with 40% of utilities operating aging OT and only 10% maintaining a regular five-year upgrade cycle according to the 2025 Gartner Power and Utilities OT Survey.
  • Why data fabric is crucial for IT/OT system integration, enabling dynamic energy automation and analytics for the real-time grid.
  • A Representative Vendor landscape, including GE Vernova's GridOS® ADMS.
GE Vernova is pleased to offer this report for download. Simply fill out the form on this page to receive your copy.

Gartner, Market Guide for Advanced Distribution Management System, by Jo-Ann Clynch, Lloyd Jones et al., 27 May 2026

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