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Breaking down the data walls Slimane Allab, SVP Manufacturing at Cognite, explains that the time is right to take to the waters of manufacturing’s data lakes
Slimane Allab is SVP Manufacturing, Cognite
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odern manufacturing is about realising possibilities through technology. Data lakes have become commonplace, but their enormous potential remains untapped across manufacturing companies. As much as 90% of all data sitting in data lakes is not used by anyone in the company. And it’s not because the industry isn’t collecting enough data. It’s because it needs context. Unlock the value of your industrial data Data lakes are central to the digitalisation of manufacturing. But there are usually only a few people within the organisation who understand how to effectively navigate them, as data lakes only store raw, untransformed data. That’s like having a set of coordinates but no map — useless to most people.
To bridge the gap between data and people, manufacturers need the right infrastructure to store, refine, and make the relevant data available to anyone who needs it to create business value. Nordic manufacturer Aarbakke has put this theory to the test. According to their CTO Rolf Thu, “With the powerful data we have, we can do many things to improve our processes and reduce our carbon footprint. We can track and trace, analyse, and see where the emissions are coming from — and then take action to reduce it.” He adds, “One of the biggest benefits is how rapidly we can move from idea to solution. We are also able to work with enormous amounts of data using a very lean team. And we can do amazing stuff with it because the tools and the data preparation are so good. We’re developing things quickly and cheaply, which is positive for our ROI.”
