JULY 2016CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM6Copyright © 2016 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.JULY - 01 - 2016 July - 01 - 2016, volume 01 - 11 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIO ApplicationVisit www.cioapplications.com OIL & GAS SPECIALThe Winds of ChangeThroughout history, companies from the Oil and Gas industry have faced complexities given the nature of this market. Plummeting oil prices, competition, and plentitude of energy demand are not the only problems affecting the industry. The Oil and Gas market is also being reshaped by the fear of climate change and efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and minimize fossil fuels. To thrive, organizations are overhauling their business strategies and legacy processes with new technologies to optimize costs and steady their ship."Information-at-the-finger-tips" translates to higher profits for Oil and Gas companies, irrespective of whether it is the flow of information from field measurement instruments or regulatory documentation. With the Oil and Gas operations being very field intensive, a cloud and mobility centric model will come in handy to attain value from them. The benefits of mobility and cloud solutions will extend beyond cost optimization and the enablement of higher production rates. Alongside, firms that leverage analytics will be benefitted with improved results--from exploration to refining and distribution. Companies quick to understand this will lead the space with on-demand information to make operational decisions on production, maintenance, vendor and resource management, and customer delivery among others. With the right solutions, companies can move beyond contemporary real-time monitoring to real-time prediction and agile responses. In tandem with these trends, redesigning the enterprise architecture to integrate new technologies is no more a choice but a necessity at this hour.On that note, we present to you this edition on the solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry. We are featuring a list of the "25 Oil & Gas Solutions Transforming Business" today--the ones that are helping customers in the Oil and Gas space to optimize their technology investments and deploy new capabilities. Hope this will help in restructuring strategies for your organization.Do let us know your thoughts.EditorialManaging Editor: Sarah WilsonVisualizer:Ajay K DasStephen ThomasEditorial Staff:Aaron Pierce Alex D'SouzaAva GarciaJoshua ParkerShirley Faith Anusha JainSales:Xavier ThomasXavier@cioapplications.com510.371.0422Mailing Address:ValleyMedia, Inc.44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.230.0396 F:510-894-8405Sarah WilsonManaging Editorsarah@cioapplications.com
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