General FAQs
Common questions about Cenova Command. If you don't find your question here, please contact us at support.geo@cegal.com or via blueback.zendesk.com/home.
Does Cenova Command move my data?
No. Cenova Command indexes your data in place. Whether your data sits on on-premises NAS, object storage, or cloud buckets, it stays exactly where it is. Cenova Command collects metadata and headers — not the actual file content — making the process fast and non-disruptive.
What applications does Cenova Command support?
Cenova Command supports a broad range of subsurface applications including Petrel, Techlog, JewelSuite, Kingdom, Geolog, Geoteric, Paleoscan, RokDoc, MOVE, Intersect, tNavigator, JASON, PROSPER, MBAL, GAP, and many others. It also handles generic technical formats, and the supported application list continues to grow.
See the Introduction for the current list of supported applications.
How long does a scan take?
A typical Pre-Assessment — the entry-level engagement — provides a high-level view of your estate in approximately 2–4 weeks, depending on the volume and location of your data.
Full Core Reporting scans run on a schedule and continue to keep your dashboards up to date.
How is Cenova Command priced?
Pricing is based on the volume of data scanned (e.g. per 500 TB or per PB). This makes it easy to start with the most critical areas of your estate and expand as you see value.
Where is Cenova Command hosted?
Cenova Command is customer-hosted. The choice of environment is yours — most customers host it within their own Azure or AWS environment to maintain full control and security over their metadata. On-prem deployment is also supported.
Does Cenova Command read the contents of my files?
No. Cenova Command reads metadata and lightweight headers required for application attribution. The bulk of your file content is never read or moved.
We're already moving everything to OSDU or the cloud — why do we need Cenova Command?
You can't migrate what you don't understand. Cenova Command provides the pre-migration visibility to make sure you only move valuable, high-quality data — saving time and storage costs and reducing the risk of stalled migrations.
We already have a generic storage analyzer. How is Cenova Command different?
Generic storage tools see files; Cenova Command sees projects. It understands subsurface relationships — which files belong to which Petrel project, which are orphaned, and which are critical. Subsurface data needs subsurface-aware indexing.
We have too much data — won't a scan take years?
Cenova Command is built for scale. Its lightweight indexing approach is designed for the PB-scale estates of the energy industry; it doesn't need to read every byte of every file to give you the visibility you need.
Our teams say they already know where their data is. Do we still need this?
Individual users may know where their current project lives, but at the organizational level leaders typically have very little visibility into total estate health, duplicates, or cross-regional silos. Cenova Command provides the aggregate view that the business needs to make confident decisions.
Where to next
- Start with the Introduction and Use cases.
- Plan your rollout with the Installation guide.
- Learn the product in How it works.
- See the components and ports in Architecture.
- Need to talk to someone? Reach out via Support.