data management

Revolutionizing Data Management: Introducing WellAware Admiral, Commander and Scout!

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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted healthcare organizations on multiple fronts.  Obviously, there are incredible challenges with battling an unfamiliar  disease. Patient volumes have spiked in certain regions, quickly overwhelming staff and resources. Those on the front lines are constantly at risk, given their regular exposure. And in the hardest-hit places, physicians have to make impossible … Read more

Superior Data at a Lower Cost

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Better Data, Better Results®: How WellAware’s Automation Platform Transforms Energy and Oilfield Chemical Operations In the evolving landscape of the energy sector, effective data management is not just a necessity—it’s a competitive advantage. WellAware, an industry leader in energy and oilfield chemical optimization, has long recognized that the key to operational excellence lies in the … Read more

Data silos isolate valuable data away from industrial teams

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In the industrial space, data silos are everywhere. Many industrial companies today still rely on cumbersome data management systems that render operations data inaccessible to those who need it most. In other words, your data is “siloed”.  Siloed data is a major problem for organizations that are trying to take advantage of digital transformation. Before … Read more

How to Export SCADA Data into Production Software

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Production engineers use a number of tools to help them optimize production from oil and gas wells, ranging from Artificial Lift Optimization software to Business Intelligence to good ol’ Excel. One of the most important pieces of software that any Production Engineer uses, however, is Production Software. “Production Software” – a somewhat vague term that can … Read more

The Ultimate Guide to IoT Sensors for Industrial Applications

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The Internet of Things shows a lot of promise to solve some BIG problems for industrial companies. When organizations pursue industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) projects, they often begin by exploring what types of industrial IoT sensors are available. Operations managers typically have an idea of what processes they want to monitor but aren’t always sure … Read more

What are Managed Services for the Internet of Things?

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Managed Services business models have become much more prevalent over the last few decades thanks to advances in cloud computing technology. More recently, Managed Services Providers (MSPs), in particular, have grown increasingly popular as companies try to optimize operations and decision-making around data streams. What are Managed Services for the IoT? So, what are Managed … Read more

How Much Are You Paying Your Systems Integrator?

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Systems integrators (SIs) are a recent global phenomenon. Wikipedia defines a systems integrator as “a person or company that specializes in bringing together component subsystems into a whole and ensuring that those subsystems function together.” In other words, they help customers manage the complexity of big technical projects, such as those involving digital transformation.  Overall, … Read more

Rapid, Incremental Change is the Key to Digital Success

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Industrial leaders use the Internet of Things (IoT) to change the way they do business. They want to pursue digitization to make operations and infrastructure safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for their workers.  However, many fail to realize that big business process change is hard to get right. Organizations can’t simply add an IoT layer on … Read more

A complex relationship between cybersecurity and productivity

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Welcome to the last (but certainly not least) post of our industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) data problem series! Throughout this journey, we’ve covered a wide range of challenges and topics. Our goal has been to help leaders understand the data problems that industrial businesses face when deploying IIoT networks. We’ve saved cybersecurity for last, as it … Read more

Data from SCADA systems is incomplete

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Continuing with our data problem blog series, we tackle the topic of incomplete data, another challenge many businesses face when considering digital technologies like SCADA systems to improve their business processes. Incomplete data is distinct from the problem of missing data. Missing data is information that companies don’t collect because it’s either unavailable or too expensive to gather. Incomplete … Read more

Industrial dashboards are full of unprocessed data

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Digital transformation initiatives are full of utopian visions of beautiful dashboards that help engineers, managers, and executives make great decisions every time. But how sure can we be that these dashboards are telling the truth? Let’s talk about science for a second. Have you ever heard someone proclaim “It’s Science!” with great authority about a … Read more

Bad data from remote monitoring leads to bad decisions

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Bad data collected by a remote monitoring system can wreak havoc on industrial organizations. When prevalent in business processes and analysis, bad data creates a fundamental disconnect between what is actually happening in the field and what decision-makers think is happening in the field. Put simply, bad data misrepresents reality. It “lies” about the current … Read more

Edge compute solves the industrial low-res data problem

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Through our data problem series, we’ve covered several data challenges that industrial companies face when pursuing digital projects. Some struggle with low-quality data, while others are limited by data silos and legacy systems. Many of the specific issues we’ve covered are symptoms of the Digital Age. We have more data than ever before at our fingertips, and we are … Read more

Industrial data structure should be optimized for search

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When it comes to data structure, Google knows a thing or two. The tech giant basically structured the entire internet by encouraging website managers to implement certain SEO practices in order to achieve higher search rankings. Now, Google can organize millions of relevant search results in less than a second, enabling users to find exactly … Read more