All About The Data
A wise man I used to work for once said, “it’s all about the data”
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Lucy Day, Business Development Manager, Compleat Software Lucy has over 16 years’ experience in the software industry and is a self-confessed P2P evangelist! Her previous roles at key Infor partners and most recently Sage UK, have seen her work with clients across Retail, Energy Oil and Gas, as well as NFP and Charities. So, she knows a thing or two about implementing business management software!
A wise man I used to work for once said, “it’s all about the data”, and if he is reading this I hope he won’t be sending me a bill for using his catchphrase! This article is
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oking aside, that is something that has really stuck with me, because it really is. Even when I recently upgraded my mobile phone to a new contract, I was bombarded by questions around data usage, what I use my phone for to ensure I have enough data, what happens if I use too much data, it seems mobiles these days are less about actually calling people and more to ensure you can stream the latest episode of Love Island! But it’s a fact that we live in a data driven society, with an incredible 2.5 quintillion bytes of data being created every day, and 90% of the world’s data being created in the
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last two years alone. A staggering figure, which is expected to double every two years. And when I think back over the last 18 months of lockdown during the pandemic, it really HAS been all about the data. At every government briefing sitting through countless presentations #nextslideplease showing trends of cases, hospitalisations, and vaccinations, and other modelling, because in our world today, data is probably the thing that matters most. But why does it matter, why is it all about the data? When I think back to some of the
projects I have been involved with in the past, systems customers have implemented have not just been to manage a process more efficiently, it has been to capture data. One example of something that was quite mind blowing at the time, was a utilities company who were using drone technology to capture pictures of various pieces of equipment. This would then allow technicians to analyse and determine whether any maintenance or repair work was required which could be scheduled within their asset maintenance application. Very clever stuff. And if we think also to a passion of mine, Formula 1, data is everything! From analysing driver performance, engine performance, tyre longevity, every aspect of data gives each team the opportunity to create speed, and edge to improve, and ultimately win the race. If you love F1 as much as I do I can highly recommend Drive to Survive on Netflix, it provides a great insight into just how much goes on behind the scenes!
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