The hardest part of reliability isn’t collecting data—it’s making decisions you won’t regret later.

Ali Walsh, Head of Asset Strategy & Insight at SA Power Networks, shares how her team makes asset decisions that stand the test of time on this episode of Reliability 4.0 .

Ali explains how SA Power Networks balances safety, reliability, customer experience, and cost across one of the world’s longest and most geographically dispersed electricity distribution networks—while navigating high rooftop solar penetration and bushfire risk.

We dig into:

🔸 Why trusting your data matters more than having perfect data

🔸 How data scientists complement (not replace) engineering judgment

🔸 What “risk removed per dollar spent” means in real asset decisions

🔸 How customer and regulator expectations shape asset strategy

🔸 Why feedback from investigations must loop back into decision-making

If you’re overwhelmed by data but still accountable for long-term outcomes, this episode is about decision confidence, not dashboards.

This episode is available on:

📺 YouTube: https://youtu.be/yimTPivJ_5U

🎧 Apple Music: https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/reliability-4-0/6223fe96-8647-4a4e-856f-635785c0426c/episodes

Or wherever you get your podcasts!

Learn how structured RCA supports better asset decisions:  https://easyrca.com/engage

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