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This shift does not come without challenges, however. The sheer volume of data TGS processes means careful organisation and standardisation is required. Wadii, using Netflix as an analogy, explains the need for consistent data formats that enable instant playback – like that of streaming services – to ensure the approach works.
“ Because Netflix was near enough born on the cloud, all its movies are in the same format,” he explains.“ When you subscribe and log in, things play at the touch of a button. But imagine Netflix was born 50 years ago and they acquired Blockbuster and data on tapes – they’ d have a mixture of formats. It would’ ve been a huge amount of work to get to where they are today, or reformatting all that content probably wouldn’ t have even been possible.
“ The journey we’ re going on is similar. We’ re working on tidying up all our legacy data and bringing it onto the cloud so that we can enable new workflows that will generate value for our clients. This is a challenge we want to overcome for ourselves as TGS, but we also offer this as a service to various energy companies. We have contracts in place with large energy companies to support them through this process.”
Strategic partnerships drive innovation TGS’ digital transformation relies heavily on strategic partnerships across the technology ecosystem. The company works with cloud providers, like Google Cloud and AWS, to modernise its IT infrastructure and processing capabilities.
EPAM, a global IT services company, serves as TGS’ primary systems integrator for workflow modernisation and architecture updates, while cybersecurity firm Wiz monitors the company’ s cloud footprint against potential threats.
“ The oil and gas industry is always a target for various malicious organisations,” Wadii shares, emphasising the importance of collaboration and partnerships.“ We have to make sure we are top-notch, and these partnerships do that.”
On top of this, Wadii and TGS worked tirelessly to achieve the ISO 27001 certification, demonstrating robust cybersecurity practices to clients and partners“ and readiness in case such an event happens”.
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