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Change of CDA strategy aligns data management with business needs
- Source: First Break, Volume 25, Issue 1, Jan 2007,
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- 01 Jan 2007
Abstract
Malcolm Fleming, chief executive, Common Data Access (CDA) and Rick Johnston, National Data Centre solution champion, Schlumberger, discuss the recent change in the management of the UK’s major offshore data storage system. Successful data management is not a static goal that is achieved, checked-off and forgotten. Business needs evolve and change, demanding growth and evolution from data management systems. Technological innovations make commonplace what was near impossible only a few years previously. Business organizations must embrace these changes and be ready to do what is necessary to take data management to the next level, to align the systems with the business needs, for maximum ROI and competitive advantage. Getting to the next level of data management sometimes requires bold moves, for example, changing service providers to move from a legacy system to leading edge technology. To the outside observer, this type of bold move may seem less than wise. But if you’ve done your homework, have a process for system evaluation, a vision of where you need to be, a plan on how to get there, and reliable technology on which to develop the system, the bold moves can pay off big and quickly.