IC4’s WORKSHOP ON CLOUD AND BIG DATA IS A HIT WITH THE MARINE

June 10th, 2015: The Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce (IC4), in conjunction with the Marine Institute and CeADAR, the Data Analytics Technology Centre, recently organised a workshop to explore how it can help companies in the marine sector to leverage the benefits of cloud computing and data analytics (10th June 2015).

This workshop brought over forty participants from the marine, cloud and data analytics sectors together. They explored how best to collaborate to leverage the benefits of sector knowledge, cloud computing and data analytics to create value and transform data into actionable information that can be used to increase efficiency, reliability and automation for asset owners.

Attendees heard case studies from industry peers explaining how they had leveraged the power of cloud computing and data analytics. Two companies spoke about how they had benefited, as members of IC4 and CeADAR, through collaborating on collaborative research projects.

The workshop facilitated a deep level of discussion between attendees, demonstrating the relevance that cloud and data analytics have across industries. The workshop discussions also highlighted some requirements of the marine industry that are not as relevant in other industry sectors. Attendees highlighted how the limited power and CPU budget available, close to sensors, means that intelligent data processing and data transmission techniques need to be employed in order to fully leverage the benefits of cloud computing and data analytics. It was also noted that, in many applications, real-time monitoring, analysis, transmission and alerting is a necessity, especially in security or safety-critical applications.

Finally the workshop created a forum for attendees to network and discuss areas where IC4 and CeADAR could help create value for companies in the marine industry.

For more information on IC4’s outreach events please see the events section or contact Tony McEnroe