Resources - field notes, articles and guides

Field Notes

Real insights from the field: the situations we encounter, the root causes, and the practical way forward.
Why it’s different: Grounded in concrete, real-world scenarios, not general theory - start here if you currently face the same issues in your own organization.

The long PLM interim with two live platforms and no cut-over date

Field Note

The long PLM interim: one part, two systems of record, no cut-over date

Field Note

The unification mirage: a dozen tools, one screen that fell through

One measurement point across its whole life cycle

Field Note

One measurement point, a whole life cycle, no dashboard.

Duplicate item records unified into one consistent item master

Field Note

The acquisition debt: eight sites, 25,000 items, one thin connector.

Field Note

Anatomy of a data crisis: 27 systems, one free-text field.

Client Perspectives

Articles from the customer’s and the business’s point of view: where industrial data quietly costs money or creates value, and what a shared foundation changes. How it differs: Business-first and problem-led, with figures and a clear takeaway – less about how it works, more about what it’s worth.

When the crude tanker does does not arrive

Client perspective

When the crude tanker doesn’t arrive: how fast can a refinery replan?

Client perspective

One data backbone, 25 years: how refineries keep planning, scheduling and mass balance together

Client perspective

Why refineries count in tonnes: the mass balance, explained

Client perspective

Scheduling in the process industry, explained

Client perspective

AI Beyond the Turbine - How AI-Ready Is Your Company?

Data Integration Explained

The concepts behind boTec: how the DataBridge and our integration approach actually work – and why we do it differently from a data lake, warehouse, lakehouse or data mesh. How it differs: Technical and conceptual, for readers who want the “how” and the architecture – the reasoning underneath.