Data is central to businesses today, from driving efficiencies to understanding and even creating new markets, but many organisations have struggled to integrate it into their operations.
But what about closer to home in Ireland? The picture is a mixed one, said John Tallon, modern applications practice director at Storm Technology. Some industries and individual organisations are racing ahead, while others lag. The lagging sectors are in catch-up mode, though. “It’s largely siloed data: the quantity surveyor comes in and does their thing, but that doesn’t automatically flow into the purchasing and delivering of goods, or to checks on site when they get delivered.”
“Previously, capital investment was required. That is no longer the case. Also, it’s fast to get up and running. You’re not doing heart surgery on your business.” Being able to centralise data in the cloud not only allows for analytics, it also simplifies processes. “There’s a lot of life science in Ireland, a lot of machine data; vast amounts of data coming out of these machines, producing whatever they’re producing.