CRU ’ s strategy on data gathering
CRU ’ s strategy on data gathering
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“ Take the mining industry as an example ,” Will continues . “ Companies are producing reams of data and , at the same time , using a lot more to improve their operations . There ’ s a big increase in IoT devices at mining sites and satellite geospatial analysis for monitoring purposes , for example , which help to boost productivity , eliminate unnecessary costs and allow for the move towards predictive maintenance . At the same time , we ’ re seeing an acceleration in the drive towards automated mining and self-driving vehicles , which can operate around the clock . Not only can they improve production rates and safety , but provide greater availability of data and information to analyse .”
CRU has been operational for just over 50 years . And while the company has always been at the forefront of primary research and analysis , Will explains that the exponential growth of data and innovative technology has led to the company ’ s own digital transformation journey . “ We started as a paper-based publisher that would publish thousands of industry reports each year . And , because we have clients in 90 countries worldwide , we ’ d have
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