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Replication keeps data onshore and offshore more or less identical.

elements like work orders, and are commissioned, a drilling functionality, it is much easier document management to track the company would be able to take for that data to be replicated at specifcations of the asset as it is the CAD serialized assets from the application level instead of maintained, and inventory can be the builder and pull them directly directly within the database. This implemented immediately, allowing into their own EAM and document means that data exchanged between safe asset operation. Additional management system. Some EAM systems goes through the data functionality including permitting, packages may be able to import integrity controls built into the health & safety, and even full-blown the asset data, but lack the hooks software.

reliability centered maintenance into CAD and 3D CAD systems Most data replication (RCM) functionality, can be necessary to fully build those assets functionality focuses on implemented later. out into the system. transactional data rather than data Subpar implementability and Integrated document management objects because CAD drawings and usability are both potential delivers an ROI by reducing the time other documents can be quite large. barriers to a drilling contractor to it takes to fnd, manage and update But the transactional data itself realize ROI on an EAM software documents relating to the asset. must in fact be replicated, and EAM investment. software with built-in replication

On/offshore data replication functionality will offer greater data

Documentation, asset lifecycle EAM vendors with a focus on the integrity and cost less to license

For any number of reasons, offshore industry offer a built-in and implement than a third party including standards compliance data replication solution. While solution that must be confgured, and risk management, it is critical many offshore operators may run integrated and then tested, hence, to have all of your asset data in a software that relies on a third party increasing ROI. single repository. EAM software replication solution, EAM software for the offshore industry needs with its own offshore replication is

Patrick Zirnhelt to have integrated document functionality offers ROI benefts director of sales management so as assets are set originating from both reduced cost for asset-intensive up in the system, all relevant CAD and increased utility. industries for IFS drawings, contracts, maintenance Replication involves one or North America. He schedules, testing reports, and more application databases has almost 20 years other documents, are stored in a onshore and one application of experience working central repository. These individual database located on each offshore with enterprise systems, and is a documents must also be linked to vessel or oil rig. Replication professional engineer registered in the asset object in the EAM system, will keep business critical and Ontario. He holds an MBA from the which frankly not every EAM transactional data at these sites York University, Toronto, and a BS application will be capable of. more or less identical. degree in mechanical engineering In a perfect EAM world, as When the EAM vendor from Queens University, Kingston, new drillships or other assets themselves offers the replication Ontario.

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