Data Warehousing Solutions
Relational and OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) database technology has come
a long way over the past five years. Building an enterprise-wide data repository
for all your key data in an efficient and integrated manner has never been easier.
Putting all your corporate data into one shared repository ensures you foster a
‘one question, one answer’ culture. Data Warehouses still need to be designed and
built by experts, but costs and timeframes have reduced substantially. What would
have taken over a couple of years can now take well under a year for a first phase,
making sure users get the benefits as quickly as possible.
We have a proven track record in designing and building data warehouses
for a number of FTSE 500 companies. We understand the potential pitfalls and problems
and can help you to avoid them.
Mapping and Dashboard Solutions
We believe the future of Business Intelligence lies in better visualisation technologies.
We can help you develop mapping or dashboard solutions that enable users to understand
better what is happening in their business.
With ever growing mountains of data, these technologies encourage ‘management by
exception’ and are often a friendlier place for users to work than spreadsheets.
Business Scorecard Solutions
Manage your business better with a scorecard solution that maps performance to your
corporate strategy and objectives. Scorecards are a great way of visualising your
business by objective and process. We can build a bespoke solution or implement
a partner product such as Oracle | Hyperion Performance Scorecard.
Web Front-End Reporting and Analysis Solutions
Creating a great user experience is fundamental to an information system’s success.
Our web designers can make sure that information is made available in formats that
are ‘ergonomic’ – working more like a user thinks rather than just the standard
‘drill up’ and ‘drill down’ format.
We can build reporting front ends in a variety of third party tools including Business
Objects, Panorama NovaView and SAP BI. We can also use more bespoke front end tools
like Microsoft’s Silverlight, Microsoft .Net and OBIEE Plus (Oracle Business Intelligence
Enterprise Edition Plus).
Budgeting and Forecasting Solutions
If we had to pick the most popular solution we help our clients develop, it would
be budgeting and forecasting. This is a key process in any business but is often
an on-going spreadsheet nightmare.
We can help you escape from ‘Excel Hell’ with an integrated budgeting and forecasting
solution using technologies such as Oracle’s Hyperion Planning
product, Microsoft’s PerformancePoint, Clarity Systems or even design and build
a bespoke solution for you.
Regulatory Reporting Solutions
Regulatory reporting
responsibilities can be onerous and expensive if not managed correctly.
We have extensive experience of putting information systems in place to ensure that
the right information is provided and that deadlines are never missed.
Most importantly, your team no longer has to work long hours to deliver information
that could be automated right through to delivery to the regulatory authorities.
Let us help you to take this burden off your shoulders!
Data Integration Solutions
Integrating your disparate data sources into one repository can be an on-going problem.
There are plenty of Extraction, Transformation and Load (ETL) products out there.
We firmly believe that the integration part of any data warehouse is a project,
or sub project, in its own right and can require up to 60% of the overall project’s
resources. We use SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Oracle Warehouse Builder,
Oracle Data Integrator and Informatica.
Planning Solutions
Integrating your planning cycle with budgeting and forecasting needs to be carefully
thought through. We believe that all three components are essentially part of the
same process but with different levels of detail / drivers and timescales. We can
integrate your planning process into your budgeting
and forecasting cycle using either a leading planning product or building a bespoke
solution. The key to success is to make the whole process seamless, integrated and
dynamic.
Work Flow Solutions
Business Intelligence technology enables business processes to be managed and monitored
with ease. We have developed a number of solutions which track processes, such as
capital expenditure and investment opportunities. We can demonstrate the power of
such
work flow solutions to you.
