In the 21st century, chemical R&D creates a deluge of analytical data from instrumentation. Regulatory submissions and critical decisions are based on the data. When data can't be accessed in standard formats, decision-making and problem-solving become hard, if not impossible. To improve access to analytical data while maintaining their integrity, organizations have to be able to standardize, homogenize, and digitize data to help with scientific innovation. This whitepaper explores efforts in standardization, homogenization and digitization of analytical data.