High Performance Workload Scaling in the Maritime Industry How SoftLayer Fits Into the RightShip Story

Capt. Bryan Guenther

RightShip

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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

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