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TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY

Energy companies must ensure the technology that runs their business and infrastructure is always on, fully secured and can be cost-effectively supported. Large companies are merging into giants, creating or enhancing new or previously overlooked IT issues for both themselves and competitors. Multiple mainframe systems,
un-standardized hardware and incomplete or out-dated communications infrastructures are just some of the IT challenges it can face.

Lengthy and time-consuming testing and deployments is required to ensure new technologies and updates do not conflict with the configurations of equipment and software already installed.

Difficulty managing large volumes of data: decentralized management makes it challenging to track what is backed up and when. In the event of data loss (due to human error, equipment failure or otherwise), it can take days to months to attempt to find and restore critical information, often with less than satisfying success rates.

Multiple mainframe systems and un-standardized hardware often results in servers running at sub-optimal utilization, pointing to significant hardware and management inefficiencies.

Slow break/fix response: If a computer, switch, server or other piece of equipment fails, it can take a dedicated technician weeks to replace the defective device with a new one, at outrageous costs. This will negatively impact productivity and your bottom line.

Single point of failure and downtime risks: Employees at extraction, generation, refining and distribution facilities work around the clock in multiple shifts. IT needs to ensure 24x7x365 up-time, but often does not have an effective disaster recovery strategy.

Geographically distributed offices spread over large geographic areas make inter-office communication difficult and costly at best, and a nightmare to manage through mergers and growth.
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