Our History..

The Global Energy Industry spent the 1990's at the bottom of a downturn and PDS was founded right in the middle of it.

Not the most friendly marketplace for a niche software start-up, but we had this big idea...

In those days, it was clear to everyone working in a technical role in Energy that the discipline-focussed islands of application software and data that dominated the Industry's IT Landscape were blocking evolutionary change and the take-up of so many badly-needed, game-changing technologies.

At the same time, the vison of  IT-enabled integration, as we now know it, was just coming into focus.  Our big idea was that if we could build a software technology company with a strong R&D culture, and focus all its products and services solely on the pain points of integration, we might be able to make a systematic and sustainable difference.  And so PDS was created with this mission its keystone.

For thirty years we have been collaborating with our partners and customers to research, develop and deploy software technologies and SaaS solutions that orchestrate data flows, build integrated insights, bridge disciplinary silos, and promote knowledge sharing and collaboration.

There have been numerous successes, but it was never going to be a quick fix or a smooth journey to some ultimate victory.   On the whole, the Industry has made tremendous advances,  albeit in a slightly haphazard manner, but there remains much to be done.

The environmental sustainability imperatives now faced by the Global Energy Industry are a matter of public conscience.  Radical changes are needed across the board, particularly in core multi-disciplinary practices and in workflows that span the supply chain.  In response, the Industry has increased its investment in digitalisation, and launched dedicated digitalisation operations to identify and leverage emerging developments in IT, and in Data and Computer Sciences. Integration is still at the heart of the challenge, and that means PDS's original mission is just as relevant and fresh today as it was thirty years ago.

Working at PDS means being part of a team that invents, develops and deploys software products that are measurably "Best Available Technology" in the Energy Industry, and then finds ways to make them even better...

 Steve Daum, PDS Founder and Group Managing Director