Recognizing Value in an Open-Architecture Digital Water System for Research Projects: Managing Time Series and Big Data

The effective management and analysis of big data has become critical for research and operational success in the water and wastewater industry. This is especially true for time-sensitive projects, many of which operate under tight budgets and timelines for which advanced data management solutions may be cost-prohibitive.

In a recent article featured in New York Water Environment Association’s Clear Waters Magazine, Shawn Dent, PE, One Water innovation lead for the Carollo Research Group, outlines an innovative blueprint for a scalable and efficient system that can turn raw data into meaningful insights: an open-architecture Digital Water System (DWS).

In the article, “Recognizing Value in an Open-Architecture Digital Water System for Research Projects,” Dent and Mishra detail their development of a Carollo open-architecture DWS, which uses Microsoft cloud resources to help manage large datasets with ease. Unlike traditional software, Carollo’s DWS offers flexibility and scalability, allowing data to be stored, organized, and shared without using expensive commercial software. The Carollo DWS also makes it easy to move data into the cloud and connect it to user-friendly dashboards that help visualize data over any time period.

Read the full article to learn how an open-architecture DWS provides a flexible, cost-effective alternative for data management, accessibility, sharing, quality control, and analysis – all through a simple web browser.