Author Archives: Ryan Arian
The Top 5 Challenges for Data Management
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…
How the US Shale Gas Revolution Curtailed Asian Petrochemicals: Analyzing Market Trends Using ZEMA
Petrochemical Trouble Brewing in the Middle Kingdom US Shale Gas Revolution On April 28, 2014, Reuters and other sources reported that Sinopec Corp, the largest petrochemical producer in China, had…
Top 3 Recent Trends in Risk Management
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…
Energy Demand Dynamics in a Global and Interconnected World
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…
ZEMA Tips and Tricks: Visualizing Profiles and Data Reports Using Market Analyzer’s Canvas Feature
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…
ZEMA vs. Data Silos
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,…
ZEMA Helps Organizations Avert Metadata Crisis
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…
Gas Market & the Crimean Crisis: Economic Realities vs. Political Maneuvers
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…
Reading the Commodity Market Barometer
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…
Shale Gas: The Northeast Game Changer
Source: EIA 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…