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types of people to keep the project running . They want an IT company like Oracle to manage that on their behalf .
“ They also want the elasticity of cloud as well . The idea that you can vary numbers depending on how the project develops and use it when you need it , that ’ s the direction the industry is going .
“ You ’ ve got thousands of projects that make up a programme of work which will ultimately result in the delivery of a project like this .
“ It ’ s around lots of different areas as well : you ’ ve got the transportation links – some will be around the runway , some around infrastructure – but all of those separate projects require a collaboration with a lot of stakeholders .”
That becomes particularly true when you consider the whole phenomenon of the aerotropolis . Oracle ’ s cloud-based solution now has to allow owners the ability to manage everything in the airport and infrastructure build .
As a result of the all-encompassing nature of these builds , it has forced transport hub owners to look at projects now as having a seamless and continuous life
cycle which takes into account all sorts of factors , such as building challenges that may present themselves , growth of passenger numbers , potential wear and tear and technology advancements .
Any changes of this ilk can now be managed through the additional visibility that the software offers . That is pivotal , according to Fulton . He says : “ Organisations such as airports are seeing project
10 October 2017