Blogs by data management Experts & Analysts | ZEMA Global Data Corporation
Blogs by data management Experts & Analysts | ZEMA Global Data Corporation
Blogs by data management Experts & Analysts | ZEMA Global Data Corporation
Blogs by data management Experts & Analysts | ZEMA Global Data Corporation
In order to make timely business decisions, companies spend a lot of resources creating viable decision support systems. In the same way that fuel quality impacts engine performance, the supply and quality of data directly influences a company’s decision-making engine and affects the outcome of business operations. In a recent interview with Financial News, Michael […]
Petrochemical Trouble Brewing in the Middle Kingdom On April 28, 2014, Reuters and other sources reported that Sinopec Corp, the largest petrochemical producer in China, had put on hold a massive $3.1 billion USD ethylene plant in Qingdao, a refinery hub in China’s Shandong province.[1] The official reason cited was a safety reassessment, following last November’s […]
Risk always exists in any commercial endeavor. What separates successful companies from the rest is that they do two things right: they manage risk properly and quickly adapt to ever-changing markets. The payoffs for managing risk properly are huge, which is why more companies are increasingly emphasizing risk management. According to the latest study by […]
Rarely have organizations in the energy and commodity markets faced so many fundamental shifts in the economic sectors underlying their business. Not long ago, commercialized markets followed the perceived rule of supply and demand. For energy commodities such as power, natural gas, and coal, weather was a principal driver of demand, and hence price. However, […]
When it comes to working with data, it is almost always easier to understand figures with the help of visual aids. As you know, the ZEMA Market Analyzer tool helps to produce graphs and data series, making it easier for you to digest data and identify patterns, trends, and events almost instantaneously. Now, ZEMA 4’s […]
Most organizations have disparate and uncoordinated data silos which are often the result of ad-hoc projects initiated by different departments. These silos result in many problems, including delayed data access, the complete inaccessibility of data, and employee confusion regarding the correctness and validity of data. ZEMA is the perfect solution for corporations struggling to standardize […]
As markets and relevant data evolve, processes, procedures and models must be developed to provide answers or insight into critical business matters associated with this influx of new information. ZEMA provides the scaffolding around which organizations can build analytical frameworks like ETRM’s, BI tools and ERP’s. ZEMA removes the burden of mapping and updating the […]
On March 18, 2014, Russia’s annexation of Crimea- formerly of the Ukraine- became official. This move sparked international condemnation, most notably from the Western powers, which threated to retaliate with a series of sanctions against the Russian oil and gas sector. About 80 percent of Russian gas exports to Europe pass through Ukraine; in 2013, […]
Since energy products are the backbone of the economy and are widely used by all sectors, the general belief is that a rise in energy commodity prices in translates to an increase in the price of non-energy commodities, such as metals and agricultural products. To assess the validity of this common belief, we’ll review two […]
Over the past few years, natural gas has taken the energy sector by storm in the United States. The newly discovered technology allowing for efficient extraction and production of shale gas has rejuvenated the energy sector in the U.S., putting the country in a leading position in the global energy market. According to the U.S. […]
