When discussing oil, the Middle East immediately comes to mind. It is at the core of multiple current events occurring in the world, politically, religiously, economically, and in the energy market; therefore, it is no surprise that at the Platt’s Global Crude Oil Summit, there will be a session dedicated solely to core trends in […]
Visualization tools make interpreting data reports much easier; ZEMA users already have powerful visual functionalities that enable the display of data in a variety of different formats for easy analysis. However, there are times when the best, easiest way to gain the insight you need would be to compare two or more graphs side by […]
Forecasting is an essential part of running a business, and historical data is a vital component of forecasting. Done correctly, forecasting helps a company plan ahead and increase its chances of remaining profitable. When it comes to data, the challenge for many companies today is finding a way to analyze abundant amounts of data in […]
A common challenge experienced by many market participants is the effort it takes to manage different contract lengths for the same commodity when building forward curves. Forward curves, a series of sequential prices either for future delivery of an asset or expected future settlements of an index (Platts), trade on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly […]
Collecting data is the first step towards finding meaningful correlations among the immense wealth of market information that’s out there right now. However the process of tracking down such information and trying to make sense of it all can often be overwhelming. As any good market trader, business analyst or risk manager knows; as […]
Houston, we don’t have a problem. I was recently asked along to the ZEMA 4 Launch and Learn event in Houston, Texas on April 22. The mission I chose to accept was to spend a full day at the Minute Maid Park shooting the events as they unfolded for a new video. It was an […]
Graphs and charts are useful and efficient communication tools that condense a large amount of data into something digestible. As a business analyst for a company that specializes in enterprise data management for energy and commodities, it’s important I have the right tools to work with when creating accurate charts and graphs to present my […]
It’s been a very busy and exciting couple of weeks here at ZE, which finally culminated in the launch of ZEMA 4 – the latest version of our award-winning data management software ZEMA Suite that offers a faster, smarter, and easier way to manage enterprise data. Ahead of today’s launch, our marketing department worked hard […]
As an analyst at ZE, I have been fortunate to work with ZEMA 4 during its development and now its launch. Internally, a lot of excitement has been generated around this product; we’re eager to get ZEMA 4 into the hands of our clients and show it off to as many people as we can. […]
Data for the energy and commodities markets is growing at an exponential rate. For those of us working in these industries, it can often be a struggle to keep up when we’re constantly bombarded with new locations, new data reports and new data providers. Searching for the right data becomes even more complicated when you’re stuck […]