Are we working toward an energy transition or are we in an energy race? It’s a race. The Energy industry needs to safely and sustainably deliver energy to 9.7 billion people worldwide by 2050, and the companies that get there first will gain real advantage. In this race, information is every bit as important as energy and the cloud will be a key enabler for the Energy sector.

Improving information management

To win any race you have to be fast and agile. In the Energy sector, this means being able to make informed decisions quickly and act on them effectively. The foundational element in all of this is information. The better you can manage information and the more insights you can draw from your data, the more potential you have to succeed.

Energy companies need to dramatically improve the way they capture, organize, integrate, protect, govern and exchange information. And they need to do it at scale. The current on-premise IT infrastructure of many firms is not capable of the task. If information management is the foundation of future business, the cloud is its key pillar.

Accelerating the energy race

There are many benefits to moving information and content to the cloud. Chief among them is the ability to drive transformation and innovation while significantly reducing costs associated with traditional, legacy infrastructure. In fact, some have demonstrated savings of up to 30% in managing and maintaining information management solutions.

However, I don’t believe cost is the only factor driving the nine-fold increase in cloud spending within oil and gas this decade. Companies need the compute power, scalability, performance and security that only the cloud can deliver. They need to shorten the development and deployment times of new digital functionality. And organizations are well aware that continuing with on-premise infrastructure is costly and ineffective.

Introducing a better way to manage information 

Soon cloud computing will transition from strategic differentiator to table stakes within the Energy sector. However, there are still massive opportunities for Energy companies that move to cloud now. Asset Information Management for Energy from OpenText™  helps companies deliver visibility, insight, and control over enterprise information to facilitate successful digital transformation and put themselves in pole position for the energy race.

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