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PUMPS & VALVES Dortmund 2020
PUMPS & VALVES Dortmund 2020 takes place at the Messe Dortmund conference center in Germany from February 12-13, 2020. Last year's event in 2019 drew 2,894 visitors and 68 exhibitors. The show is very German-centric in terms of visitors and exhibitors so if you're...
Cloud Computing To Continue Growing in 2020
83% Of Enterprise Workloads Will Be In The Cloud By 2020. This is the title of recent article on Forbes.com discussing the expected continued migration of enterprise applications (like DocBoss) to the cloud and how companies continue to increase its embrace. More...
Oil & Gas Industry Trends for 2020
As we move into 2020, forecasters are making predictions as to how the oil and gas industry will fare and what we can expect in terms of production and gas pump prices. In 2018. the US was the single largest producer of oil, producing around 15.3 million barrels per...
SPE Conferences in Calgary, Alberta
The co-located SPE Canada Unconventional Resources and SPE Heavy Oil Technical Conference take place March 18-19, 2020 at the BMO Centre at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta. The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a non-profit organization with over 158,000...
Documentation Trends for 2019
We came across an interesting article entitled The 8 Biggest Document Management Trends for 2019 that discusses many trends applicable to those who work in document control. It's interesting to have a look at the expected trends with 2019 coming to an end and see if...
Oman Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference
The Oman Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference takes place at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, Muscat, Oman in March 2020. The exhibition occurs from March 9-11, 2020 and the conference takes place from March 8-11, 2020. From the conference website:...
What it’s like to be a Document Controller
We came across an interesting video on YouTube called What it's like to be a Document Controller that involves a short interview with a document controller who works in the UK. A few interesting points are mentioned by the interviewee: She refers to the need for...
Can I use Sharepoint for Document Control?
INTRA vs INTER company document control Controlling documents which are edited only inside your company is the focus for most document solutions. From the days before document control software, we saved files with the revision embedded in the file name. This allowed...
EPCs and Suppliers of Process Equipment Really Need to Talk….
75% of process equipment suppliers experience payment holdbacks related to documentation. Over 80% of EPCs feel that data validation and correct formatting are the most important factors for successful supplier document management. While 90% of process equipment...
Handling Material Test / Mill Test Certificate Packages
Tracking all of the material used on a pump (or any piece of steel equipment) is a large task, and one which must be completed with diligence. DocBoss can help. There are two key tasks you currently undertake Uniquely storing the certificates Tracking the material...
International Petroleum Week
International Petroleum Week occurs February 25-27, 2020 in London. Past conferences have drawn participants from around the world from a wide variety of job roles up to and including the board and executive levels. From the official conference website: IP Week is the...
Do Your Projects Grind to a Halt?
Many document controllers use solutions that have evolved over time and people continue to use them because they are adept with Excel, Word, Adobe and other good - but non-document control specific - tools. Apologies to Willie Nelson, but are we “Aging with time like...
EGYPS Egypt Petroleum Show 2020
The 2020 EGYPS Egypt Petroleum Show occurs February 11-13, 2020 at the Egypt International Exhibition Center. In 2019, the event attracted 20,000 attendees and 400 exhibiting companies with over 1,200 conference delegates with 13 country pavilions exhibiting....
Asia Pacific Energy Assembly 2020
The Asia Pacific Energy Assembly occurs January 30-31, 2020 at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore. From the conference website: The Asia Pacific Energy Assembly is recognised as the region’s foremost gathering for senior executives in the upstream oil and...
September 2019 New Release Notification
DocBoss is happy to announce our most recent release update that is available to all DocBoss customers. Here are the highlights: Add new data type to projects While DocBoss supported 3 type of units (Major Tags, Tagged Equipment and Steel), users may now add...
Sub Supplier Override
Piggie in the middle. Not my favorite game as a child. Well, only when I was in the middle. But as a supplier of process equipment, that is often the role you are paid to play. Someone has to bridge the hardened format of the manufacturer with the ardent demands of...
The Oil and Gas IoT Summit 2019
The Oil and gas IoT Summit 2019 takes place January 22-23, 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal From the conference website: With global production superseding demand, prices have declined drastically since 2014. The oil and gas industry is slowly recovering but it is still in...
What is Document Automation?
Document control. Document management. Content management. Document automation. What's the difference between each concept? We wrote a post in the past regarding the difference between the first three but what exactly does document automation mean? From Wikipedia:...
7th Frankfurt Gas Forum 2019
The 7th Frankfurt Gas Forum 2019 takes place on December 11 & 12, 2019 in Kronberg, Germany. The aim of the 7th Frankfurt Gas Forum 2019 is to promote American, German and European energy investments in natural gas infrastructure. The Forum is by invitation only....
Global Industrial Remote Terminal Unit Market Forecast to 2024
Industry Research has produced a new report detailing the forecasted global market for Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) manufacturers until 2024. The report covers the major industry manufacturers globally such as Emerson, Schneider Electric and Siemens among others...
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