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How has The COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated Cloud Adoption
“Digital transformation” and “cloud adoption” have been buzzwords for the business world for the last few years. From enterprise-level organizations to small and medium businesses, it appears that every business…
Renewable Energy and The Role of The Mining and Metals Industry Sectors
Global warming has long been a major concern for the world. Unfortunately, despite the warning bells being rung by scientists and environmentalists for decades, a complete transition to renewable energy…
Q & A: An Interview with Ian Gordon, Director of Business Development, European Markets, ZE PowerGroup Inc.
A Virtual Fireside Interview on data trends, data management pain points and solutions for the Energy and Commodities Industry Sector Introduction With over 25 years worth of experience in technology…
EU carbon prices set new records amid speculative buying
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has had a tumultuous start to 2021. Prices have risen by 22% to new record highs in the last six weeks as a…
Congratulations to the 2020 Global Energy Awards Winners and the Finalists!
Energy companies from 10 countries, spanning 4 continents, received honors for leadership, innovation and exemplary performance in 2020 at the annual Platts Global Energy Awards event held Virtually on December…
Tender Dashboards and Data trends for agriculture and soft commodities
Tim Worledge,Editorial Director at FastmarketsAgriCensus Tim spoke about the role of price reporting agencies (PRAs) and the advantages they bring to modern markets. PRAs rely more on “old-school” methods rather…
Global Wheat Market Outlook
Nathan Cordier,Chief Analyst AgritelArgus Media Nathan Cordier, chief analyst at Agritel, presented the outlook for the key agricultural markets for the 2020-21 season. In the northern hemisphere, Agritel predicted European…
Hyperconverged Business Operations: Visual Analytics, Data Science & Streaming for Real-Time Decisions
Dr. Michael O'Connell,Chief Analytics OfficerTibco Dr. O’Connell opened the second day of the Summit with a presentation on using data in real-time to assist in decision-making. “We believe that if…
How the Chemical Industry is digitalizing to create a resilient Supply Chain
Simon Hardy,Head of Supply Chain Commercial StrategyICIS Simon Hardy’s presentation focused on digitalizing supply chain management. He described the chemical industry’s early steps into digital technology to manage the flow…
Rise of the Data Cloud
This is a ZE Global Tech Summit Recap Blog. Kent Graziano,Chief Technical Evangelist,Snowflake Kent Graziano’s presentation dealt with the emergence of the “data cloud”, the system in which data is…