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Rightship – Our Story
Independent company formed in 2001
• Owned by BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto
and Cargill
• Global customer base
• Offices in US, UK, Australia
Ship Vetting, Environmental Efficiency
& Risk Management Service
• Petroleum, Gas & Dry Cargo Vetting
Service
• 24X7 operation
Award winning proven vetting system
• ISO9001 and ISO27001 Certified
“to subject somebody or something
to a careful examination or scrutiny,
especially when this involves
determining suitability for something”
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The Data Challenge
Port State Control
Inspections
Casualty history
Incident history
Inspection history
Owner/Operator history
Flag history
Class history
Terminal feedback
Environmental Impact
Emissions
rating
Detentions
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
Instant
Messaging
Risk Modeling
Mobile
Predictive Analytics
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The Solution – Why SoftLayer?
Requirement
• Enhanced Risk Modeling & BI
• New requirements created by SPSS / Cognos
• We’re a vetting company, not an IT company
• Embrace new cloud technologies - IaaS
• Flexibility
• Cost control
• Fast, solid performance!
Solution
• Not all cloud providers are equal
• VM / Bare metal options (self provisioning)
• Know underlying hardware
• Compliance with licensing
• Flexibility & Scalability
• Cost effective