{"id":15017,"date":"2021-01-19T08:12:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T08:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/customer-stories\/mercury-digitise-their-permits-process\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:35:21","slug":"mercury-digitise-their-permits-process","status":"publish","type":"customer-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/us\/customer-stories\/mercury-digitise-their-permits-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury Digitise Their Permits Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15017\" class=\"elementor elementor-15017 elementor-8492\" data-elementor-post-type=\"customer-stories\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1beebf wrapper-pagetitle e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1beebf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mercury Digitise Their Permits Process<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060bf59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"060bf59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88a980 wrapper-main e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e88a980\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2501cc4 e-con-full h2-green e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2501cc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mercury-engineering-logo-e1755701868529.png 500w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mercury-engineering-logo-e1755701868529-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72467a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e72467a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112b895 para-lg elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"112b895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>LOCATION: <\/b>Amsterdam, Netherlands<br>\n<b>PROJECT: <\/b>Hyperscale Data Centre<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fb057 para-lg elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1fb057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Mercury eliminated paperwork, automated manual processes and increased efficiency on hyperscale data centre project in Amsterdam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee48f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee48f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Datascope-36-e1610985308581-1024x391.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Datascope-36-e1610985308581-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Datascope-36-e1610985308581-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Datascope-36-e1610985308581-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Datascope-36-e1610985308581.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb33111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb33111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h2><p>Already providing a range of services on site, DataScope was approached by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryeng.com\/\">Mercury<\/a>\u00a0to address the time and resource intensive demands of managing permits on a hyperscale data centre project.<\/p><h2><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/h2><p>With an approval process featuring multiple stages, and a fully paper-based manual system, Mercury Engineering worked with DataScope to develop a fully digital solution to address the following challenges:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8766292 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8766292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc18081 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bc18081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/timer-254x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8398\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Time Taken for Approval<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A lot of time was taken to obtain approval and signatures. There was an opportunity to make this process more efficient.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d23f84 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1d23f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/loupe-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15074\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">A Multi Stage Approval Process<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">With a range of permit types and a complex approval process, a flexible solution was needed to replicate the manual process digitally.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76013fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"76013fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/workflow-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15072\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Missing and Incomplete Audit Trails<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A paper-based system presented the potential for lost or incomplete permits and as such, required additional governance.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189c018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"189c018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Waste-Management-App1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15108\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Waste-Management-App1.png 231w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Waste-Management-App1-155x300.png 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d2d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d2d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The Solution<\/strong><\/h2><h3><strong>Digitising a Complex Workflow<\/strong><\/h3><p>DataScope worked closely with Mercury to build a digital permits system that enabled site teams and subcontractors to electronically complete, manage and approve permits via any smartphone device.<\/p><p>Taking Mercury\u2019s existing permit templates and multi-stage approval processes DataScope digitised and automated the entire end-to-end process automatically sending documents and notifications to the appropriate user for approval as it passes through the workflow.<\/p><p>For each permit, all actions taken, approvals\/rejections, and completed forms, signatures and photographs are instantly available to view in one automatically-created PDF.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf53a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbf53a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba4b4d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5ba4b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Asset-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15075\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mobile Solution<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">DataScope digitised existing Permit Templates and processes for completion, submittal and approval in the field from any smartphone.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4bfc3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ba4bfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icon_notification.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15018\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Intelligent Workflow<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A permit submittal is automatically transferred to the next approval stage of the workflow. Submitters can live track their permits status from submittal, to each approval and to final approval.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812a50c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"812a50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/loupe-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15074\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Instant Access to Data<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The mobile permits system is underpinned by a web system that allows for instant access to PDF versions of completed permits, reports and timestamped audit trails of all completed permits.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1106c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d1106c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Covid-19 Benefits<\/h3><p><strong>Though introduced prior to Covid-19 the switch to a Digital System has proven effective in the challenges presented in 2020<\/strong><\/p><p>Remote Oversight and Approvals Possible<\/p><p>Reduces Risk of Key Authorisers being unable to review documents while in work from home situations or quarantine etc<\/p><p>Reduction of interaction of multiple people with the same paper documents.<\/p><h2><strong>The Result<\/strong><\/h2><h4><strong>Lean and Environmentally Conscious<\/strong><\/h4><h3><strong>25,000+<\/strong><\/h3><h4>Electrical and Room Access Permits processed in the last 12 months<\/h4><p>In the initial stages of the project, over\u00a04,000+\u00a0Access and Electrical Permits were manually processed which all required processing, tracking, physical storing, and time.<\/p><p>With all electrical and room access permits now being processed electronically and plans for further permit types to be digitised, the amount paperwork has been significantly reduced on site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a82888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a82888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-Permits.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15109\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-Permits.png 437w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-Permits-184x300.png 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb60bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb60bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Increased Productivity and Enhanced Oversight<\/strong><\/h3><h4><strong>2 Hours per Day<\/strong><\/h4><h4><strong>Saved time processing storing and scanning permits on site.<\/strong><\/h4><p>Digitising the Permits System has not only saved time for the Mercury site team, but also seen similar benefits for subcontractors and the wider supply chain. With the time taken to obtain multiple signatures on every permit reduced, this has also mitigated late authorisations and potential lost time.<\/p><p>Permit authorisers now receive automatic email notifications when they need to take action on a Permit and are able to review and sign off permits from their smartphone.<\/p><p>With all permits submitted by the supply chain instantly available for review on the web system as PDFs, processing time has been eliminated.<\/p><p>A full, timestamped audit trail of all movements of a permit through the workflow, along with who authorised and when, the Mercury team also have instant access to critical information when it\u2019s needed.<\/p><p>Further supporting this is a powerful reporting suite, allowing key reports to be run quickly and efficiently from anywhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f44a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8f44a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dashboard_permits-1024x702.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dashboard_permits-1024x702.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dashboard_permits-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dashboard_permits-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dashboard_permits.png 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffb891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ffb891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Continuous Improvement\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p>Once the system went live, DataScope continued to work closely with Mercury to improve the system and app following feedback from system users to both improve usability and add additional enhancements.<\/p><p>The most significant update was the full integration with the Time &amp; Attendance System to link operatives directly with permits. When completing a permits document, users can link operatives directly creating a profile of each individual\u2019s authorisations. This has also been used to manage access to restricted areas.<br \/>Site Management can then carry out checks on operatives carrying out works by scanning the QR code on their access card to instantly see if they have a live permit as well as viewing their recent movements.<\/p><h2><strong>Using the Solution Elsewhere<\/strong><\/h2><p>As a result of Mercury\u2019s success with implementing the system on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryeng.com\/2020\/06\/25\/mercury-delivering-global-switchs-latest-data-centre-in-amsterdam\/\">this project<\/a>, Digital Permitting is now a key part of Mercury\u2019s Digital Edge programme, a key pillar of its\u00a0Beyond 50 Strategy\u00a0with plans to roll out the system on further projects throughout Europe.<\/p><p>The flexibility of the solution means that it can also be configured to digitise additional forms and processes as required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90b065 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a90b065\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4ba36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b4ba36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14109fe elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14109fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner_case-study-1024x357.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner_case-study-1024x357.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner_case-study-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner_case-study-768x268.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner_case-study.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d5e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"15d5e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hyperscale-Data-Centre-Project-Mercury.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download customer story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662e401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"662e401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Asset-20.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15206\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713d2e1 para-m elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"713d2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We have transferred from a manual process requiring multiple signatures on the same paper document to a fully-digital solution with the ability to submit, manage and approve documents via a smartphone. 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