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I Want My Data When I Want It, Chapter One

Posted At : April 5, 2007 5:43 PM | Posted By : Tom West
Related Categories: Pipeline Integrity,SalesForce.com,Pipeline Pigging,SAP,Collaboration Products,Telvent,Critical Control,Scientific Surveys,SCADA,ERP,CRM,Business Process Management (BPM),knowledge visualization,Tom's_Blog

I Want My Data When I Want It, Chapter One
It was great to see some of my old colleagues from the Energy Pipeline Industry last night. Ever since my work with DATAP Systems, Valmet Automation, PRCI, PIG, TechCorr, El Paso,  Scientific Surveys Ltd, and many other pipeline operators, service companies, organizations, and consultants, I have heard the same thing over and over again, “I just want my data, when I want it, and I want to be able to find it quickly……”, there are more “ands” to add here, but this is chapter one of this line of thought.

The pipeline business is data intensive with data flowing from SCADA, shipping and transport, custody transfer, integrity management and pigging, security (videos, satellite photos, etc.), and knowledge based information.

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The Art of International Business

Posted At : February 12, 2007 8:09 PM | Posted By : Tom West
Related Categories: Sealweld,Thomas L. Friedman,Collaboration Products,Scientific Surveys,TechCorr,ERP,Business Process Management (BPM),Skype,Tom's_Blog

The Art of International Business
I have heard many people talk about international business, but few who have successfully mastered the art form of conducting businesses in multiple States or Provinces, much less multiple countries and continents. We are talking about a whole new set of rules and customer expectations that are thoughtfully laid out in the book “The World Is Flat” by Thomas L. Friedman. Basically the internet has broken down the old ways of thinking and walls to commerce and we are starting to see the floodgates open up and we are going global. The big question is, how do I keep track of it all?

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