Solving the Overlooked Data Problem in Manufacturing

Written by CSP Group | Jan 19, 2026 11:30:00 PM
The manufacturing industry's overlooked data problem and how a change of perspective solves it
Imagine you are looking at a whirlwind of files: Documents are flying wildly around, information seems completely out of control. But in the middle of the storm, all the documents are perfectly organized. What looks like chaos is actually already order. You just haven't realized it yet. This optical illusion exactly describes the situation in many databases in the manufacturing industry and explains why so many companies think a solvable problem is inevitable.
 
The dangerous illusion: "That's just the way it is"
Do you know these sentences from your IT department? "The database has just become slow." "We need new servers again." "The backup took eight hours this time." Most companies have become accustomed to these situations. They see the whirlwind and accept the chaos as normal.
In doing so, they overlook what is right in front of their eyes: The data is not the problem - the lack of structure is. Like an optical illusion, it only takes a change of perspective to recognize the solution that has long been there.
 
The true cost of not looking
What happens when companies fail to change their perspective? The consequences are serious and become more expensive every day:
  • Production downtime due to system overload: if the quality database takes minutes to load during a simple query, in the worst case scenario, the entire production process comes to a standstill. Every minute of downtime costs several thousand euros, depending on the industry.
  • Audit panic every twelve months: the auditor announces his arrival and suddenly three employees spend days searching for audit logs from 2019. The data exists somewhere in the system, but no one can find it quickly enough.
  • IT budgets that are exploding: Instead of solving the actual problem, ever larger servers are purchased, more storage space is bought, more powerful hardware is installed. An endless spiral
  • Employees who give up: When every database query becomes a test of patience, motivation drops. Quality engineers spend their time waiting instead of analyzing.

 

The moment when everything becomes clear

Do you remember the picture of the hurricane? The decisive moment is not when someone from outside establishes order. The decisive moment is when you yourself realize that the order already exists, just hidden under layers of old data that no longer belong in the operational system.

Database archiving is precisely this change of perspective. It separates the essential from the historical without losing anything. The old data does not disappear, it is made visible, structured and kept accessible. At the same time, the operational system is freed up and can once again do what it is designed to do: work quickly and reliably.

Why now is the right time

Data volumes in the manufacturing industry are doubling every two years. If you don't act today, you'll be fighting a whirlwind twice as big tomorrow. The question is not whether you need to rethink your archiving strategy, but only how much it will cost you to wait any longer.

CHRONOS: A change of perspective for your database

Data volumes in the manufacturing industry are doubling every two years. If you don't act today, you'll be fighting a hurricane twice as big tomorrow. The question is not whether you need to rethink your archiving strategy, but only how much it will cost you to wait any longer.
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