Tag archives for data management
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 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 Cole-Fontayn, ...
Power Your Future: ZE’s CEO and Founder Shares Formula for Success in Keynote Lecture
Success in life requires trial and error, positivity, hard work, and, above all, adherence to a strong, personal vision. I believe this to be the core message articulated by Dr. Zak El-Ramly, President and CEO of the ZE family of companies, in his March 4 lecture to a group of students, alumni, and faculty at ...
Why ZEMA? Webinar for Professionals Working with Energy and Commodities Market Data
Most firms require an enterprise data management system to collect data from multiple sources, in different formats, and at different time granularities. They need a system that can also transform and integrate aspects of collected data with several downstream systems, whether it’s ETRMs, an ERP, or several BI systems.
Companies with strong IT departments are often ...
Top 3 Data Hygiene Practices in Trading
Energy and non-energy commodity markets are evolving into data-driven markets. When a trader needs to make an important business decision in a timely manner, he or she will need to collect then manipulate available market or internal data, using it as the fuel for the decision-making engine. There is no doubt that data quality is ...
Regulations Shaping Data Management in the Financial Sector
Banks have always been among the most regulated institutions; however, the year 2008 showed that “the most regulated” doesn’t necessarily mean “regulated enough.” Shortly after the recession, the financial sector experienced a regulatory crackdown from Dodd-Frank, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, and Basel II and III among others, all of which imposed rigid requirements ...
Why Is Data Management in the Banking Industry So Complex? Learn How ZEMA Can Help.
With the impact of the 2008 financial crisis still reverberating across the globe, the compliance, regulatory, and risk data landscapes for financial service providers have undergone staggering changes in recent years. According to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), one of the most important lessons to be learned from the recent financial crisis is ...
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 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 ...
ZEMA’s Three Layers of Enterprise Data Management
As the world moves towards an ever increasingly data-centric outlook, businesses must find ways to ensure that they have access to the best data available to assist them in decision-making. While analyzing and visualizing data to build business intelligence has always been a key aspect of decision making, the sheer amount of available information currently ...
ZEMA Handles Forward Curve Extrapolation with Ease
ZEMA is a superior data management solution that provides its users with easy access to an extensive data library. ZEMA offers powerful and easy-to-use tools to collect, validate, and analyze large quantities of data in one centralized place. ZEMA’s analyses can then be easily integrated with downstream systems. One of the most sought-after functionalities of ...
ZE at LDC Gas Forum Southeast Conference: Data Management and the Polar Vortex
ZE attended the 14th Annual LDC Gas Forum Southeast Conference from April 13th-16th held at the Intercontinental Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia. This well-orchestrated event was one of five regional LDC Gas Forum conferences held annually to bring together buyers and sellers in the natural gas industry, and industry leaders discussing timely issues. ZE attends all ...
