Description
Scalable Enterprise Business Intelligence
SCALABLE ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
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ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
For years investments in business intelligence
have helped alleviate certain business
problems, but the same obstacles still exist
today. A majority of companies over complicate
their BI initiatives making data difficult to
navigate and access, resulting in lost time and
failed investments. Every BI system should work
cohesively with all systems and components
within an organization. Personnel from sales
easy to comprehend dashboards and detailed
visualizations.
Customized mobile and social applications for
enterprise personnel and C-level decision
makers grant pervasive access to an advanced
BI system that evolves and adapts to a
company’s actions and unique needs over time.
within an organization. Personnel from sales
representatives to C-level executives should be
granted access to information necessary for
high performance. To deal with these
challenges, Scalable Systems’ bottom up
approach effectively harnesses the immediate
management vision at hand in order to achieve
strategic goals that greatly benefit an
organization.
Scalable Systems enterprise BI solution focuses
on the need for comprehensive access to quality
information insights through advanced social,
cloud and mobile applications. An enterprise
can benefit from pervasive communication and
seamless access to business apps or
visualizations of data analysis. Our goal at
Scalable Systems is to provide enterprise BI
solutions that transform abstract datasets into
effective intelligence through business apps,
company’s actions and unique needs over time.
A company that desires advanced enterprise
business intelligence capabilities must approach
data as an asset that can produce tremendous
ROI and spur increased operational efficiency.
Scalable Systems has developed a holistic
approach to data management combined with a
BI strategy initiative that focuses on a clear
management vision focused on superior data
quality and ROI. Quick, easy, and precise
access to information can empower every
employee and executive throughout an
organization. Scalable Systems enterprise
business intelligence solution can increase
sales by 60%, reduce operational costs by 30%,
and increase customer satisfaction all while
providing a detailed holistic view of a company’s
performance accessible through ones finger
tips.
www.scalable-systems.com
MOBILE BI MOBILE BI
Just as cell phones replaced land lines, smart-
phones and mobile devices are set to
revolutionize how people compute and how
organizations approach business intelligence.
Dashboards, data visualizations and group
meetings are now accessible through a mobile
device, making collaboration and access to
information omnipresent. Team members within
advanced security measures can advance a
business’s operational efficiency and increase
productivity.
Scalable Systems’ mobile business intelligence
solution focuses on maximizing the potential of
mobile applications by emphasizing
information omnipresent. Team members within
an enterprise can have instant access to all the
information necessary to work with a client or
contribute to a business meeting. Mobile
technology truly has the potential to progress
business into the next generation of intelligence.
An enterprise must be ready to alter their
traditional management models to utilize mobile
workers. Scalable Systems can help develop a
strategy that uses a customized mobile BI
solution for each organization based on their
specific characteristics. Although there are
enormous potential benefits from mobile BI
solutions, interested organizations must assess
the obstacles that can arise during
implementation. A clear strategy combined with
mobile applications by emphasizing
customization and usability. Executives and
sales representatives alike can benefit from
instant access to real-time information regarding
enterprise performance or potential clients.
Backed by a pervasive data management
solution, Scalable Systems mobile BI
applications can optimize the decision-making
process and bring about increased efficiency,
productivity and growth. Mobile applications
also come equipped with several security
configurations that will keep a company’s data
and sensitive information safe from malicious
parties and viruses.
www.scalable-systems.com
SOCIAL BI
Social business intelligence centers on the idea
of monitoring the entirety of the social media
universe for any relevant content or information
customer contains insightful information
regarding other favorite brands, interests, and
products. Using sentiment analytics to analyze universe for any relevant content or information
that possesses strategic value or insight for an
enterprise. For years consumers have been
sharing product reviews, making comments
about advertisements, posting photos of
products, and making viral videos that have a
profound effect on brand notoriety and product
performance. With over 300 million Twitter
users creating over 250 million Tweets a day
and over 900 million Facebook users updating
statuses and posting pictures, there is a great
deal of potential information to monitor
throughout the social web. According to
Forbes, 64% of consumers decide on a
purchase in store or online according to a
digital experience. This is one of the main
reasons social business intelligence should be
a top priority for any company.
Social BI effectively monitors the social web for
relevant content or data regarding the
enterprises customers and even those of its
competitors. A Facebook page belonging to a
products. Using sentiment analytics to analyze
this information on a large scale using millions
of customers can provide valuable real world
insights and suggestions for decision makers.
Consider the fact that 5 star reviews almost
always contain suggestions for product
improvements, and negative reviews almost
always point out the basic flaws in a product.
Scalable Systems’ social BI solution can
empower an organization to discover and
analyze complex social data, and produce
insightful information about an enterprise. By
using historical data for instance it is possible to
predict or forecast which products a customer
may be more attracted to. Developing holistic
customer profiles and actively monitoring social
media buzz can result in improved customer
relationship management and positive brand
notoriety. Possessing a better understanding
of the market can contribute to products that
are made for the customer and destined for
revenue generation.
www.scalable-systems.com
Our cloud intelligence solution supports current
and future technologies while implementing an
data center it is possible to initiate over one
thousand cloud initiatives.
CLOUD
INTELLIGENCE
and future technologies while implementing an
advanced on demand system that provides
software, platforms, and infrastructure as a
service. Scalable Systems’ on demand cloud
solution provides ubiquitous access to business
applications, scalable storage, and secure data
protection. Cloud storage, distributed
computing, and cloud computing effectively
bypass the need for on-site databases and
servers, providing a highly scalable and easily
accessible option for organizations interested in
enterprise BI.
Companies can pay for cloud usage and storage
as it is used, providing maximum scalability,
adaptability to growth, and seamless access to
business intelligence applications. It has never
been easier to deploy custom BI applications for
an enterprise than it is with Scalable Systems’
cloud network and computing solutions. In the
same time it takes to setup one physical on-site
thousand cloud initiatives.
Organizations have access to powerful
technological resources for a fraction of the cost
of prior data solutions. Our cloud solutions
effectively reduce operating costs by eliminating
the need to invest in additional software,
hardware, facilities, and labor while providing
seamless access to massive storage and
computing capabilities. Even maintenance is
streamlined through our on demand self service
BI solution which allows for scheduled
processing and application management without
a need to speak with a provider technician.
Outsourced data and software solutions are
pervasive in today’s economy due to cloud
computing and data warehousing’s secure data
quality, unprecedented cost efficiency, increased
ROI, and vast improvements in productivity.
www.scalable-systems.com
Organizations around the world are forced to
deal with obstacles such as rapid growth in
data volume and inefficient tools to process
and manage data. Every time a customer
makes a purchase, a sales representative
closes a deal or a Facebook brand page
updates a status - there are countless
interactions that result in stored data.
Unstructured data such as social media
content, written reviews, and online shopping,
often remain unused within certain
organizations while other company’s
increase the accuracy of data analysis
regarding customer relationship interactions.
Scalable Systems’ Big Data analytics solution
makes it possible to analyze and monitor real-
time data on company performance. Our
method is designed to provide a scalable
approach to storing the massive amounts of
data necessary to conduct robust analysis.
Decision makers can benefit from in-depth
insights regarding their customers, sales
performance, profit forecasts, employee
productivity, and any potential KPIs or metrics.
BIG DATA
ANALYTICS
organizations while other company’s
consistently benefit from it.
Big Data is an all encompassing term that
refers to the issues that organizations
experience when dealing with large datasets
that stem from multiple sources and are stored
throughout multiple systems. Data about
customer feedback in social media
commentary is very different than debit card
transaction or geospatial data from mobile
devices. The variety, volume and velocity of
data create a necessity for intensive processing
and powerful computing capabilities.
Big Data analytics can discover trends and
patterns by correlating machine produced data
such as credit card transactions, with social
data stemming from social media activity and
user generated content. These trends can
productivity, and any potential KPIs or metrics.
The most important part about Big Data
analytics is a management’s vision regarding
their enterprise BI strategy. Potentially every
department within an organization can benefit
from Big Data analytics. Marketing, product
development, customer relationship
management, supply chain management, and
human resources can benefit from detailed
analysis of social, machine, and customer
interaction data. Scalable Systems will work to
develop a cohesive strategy that can help
produce remarkable changes in operational
and cost efficiency while embedding a data-
driven business intelligence strategy.
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VERTICAL INTELLIGENCE VERTICAL INTELLIGENCE
There are countless enterprise BI solutions
available but rarely does an organization find a
solution provider that caters service specifically
to the unique industry dynamics of each
company at hand. Scalable Systems’
approach to vertical intelligence is an approach
that takes into account that every business is
different and every enterprise requires a unique
approach and direction.
For instance, the data requirements and
analytic approach for a major hospital
interested in enterprise BI will center on patient
oriented information concerning electronic
medical records, medication dosage and cross
referenced research data. A financial firm will
utilize transaction analytics for things like fraud
prevention or real time monitoring of accounts.
Customized applications for enterprise
business intelligence are constructed according
to the unique goals and industry characteristics
for a specific company. Our approach takes
into account the differences in strategic
requirements necessary for retail, financial
services, and life sciences. By tailoring
solutions to fit an exact corporations’ situation
and business strategy, enterprise BI can
provide tremendous ROI while simultaneously
revolutionizing how a business utilizes data
and achieves increased operational efficiency.
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BI ARCHITECTURE
Scalable Systems focuses sharply on both Once certified as trustworthy it is important to Scalable Systems focuses sharply on both
technology and vertical intelligence, effectively
bridging the gap between advanced technology
and industry specific solutions. Proper strategy
for BI will contribute to a more seamless
integration with decision makers and the
various components of business intelligence.
An enterprise BI architecture highlights
strategic goals for which type of data is
extracted and analyzed in order to monitor how
data is routinely integrated, cleansed, and
analyzed.
Unstructured data such as user generated
content for instance, is hard to organize
manually and must be presented in a clear and
consistent manner for decision makers. Data
must go through several steps in order to be
considered valuable information for decision
makers.
Once certified as trustworthy it is important to
plan out which BI software solutions and tools
will be used for disseminating the extracted
information. On top of which software choices
to make there are also decisions to be made
regarding visualization tools, querying
methods, data mining, and online analytical
processing (OLAP) for real-time dashboards
and insights.
With in-depth technical and vertical knowledge,
Scalable Systems can offer an enterprise BI
implementation that can be initiated in half the
time required for a company’s current BI
system. It is common knowledge that
technology requirements and business
environments for a corporation can change at a
moment’s notice. A well thought out and
flexible BI architecture is necessary for
effective enterprise intelligence.
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BI COMPETENCY CENTER
Developing a detailed BI strategy is the secret
to a successful BI implementation, but ensuring
Successful BI requires a team consisting of
industry specialists, BI experts, and data to a successful BI implementation, but ensuring
that source data is truthful and of the highest
quality is half the battle. Integration and
migration of one data set to another or the
consolidation of many datasets into a single
warehouse requires a considerable amount of
expertise. Prior to diving head first into a
solution option, it is vital for an organization to
develop goals and visualize a direction
regarding their BI implementation.
A BI competency center (BICC) effectively
manages and develops a corporation’s BI
strategy, provides required BI tools, and
manages the training and support work for
business users adapting to new technology.
Various issues regarding data governance, data
integration, and data quality, all fall under the
responsibilities of the BICC.
industry specialists, BI experts, and data
management professionals tasked with
ensuring that an enterprise business
intelligence initiative succeeds from the
strategic planning stage to the eventual
oversight and support of day to day operations.
Scalable Systems BI consultants are highly-
skilled professionals that specialize in data
analytics and data warehousing providing an
enterprise with a world class BICC designed
specifically for them. Equipped with proper
enterprise BI tools and strategies, decision
makers can spend more time worrying about
their own projects while harnessing the power
of data-driven insights that result in significant
competitive advantage and operational
efficiency.
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BI LAB AND SOLUTION BI LAB AND SOLUTION
ACCELERATORS ACCELERATORS
In order to make responsive and insightful
decisions backed by quality data, an enterprise
must institute an advanced BI lab to exploit data
mining and ensure aggregation. The BI lab
helps to ensure the expertise and strategic
positioning of architects, consultants, and
developers, charged with guiding enterprise BI
implementations.
efficiency in their own way. It is up to the BI lab
to contribute to the perfect approach for an
enterprise. Scalable Systems’ solution
accelerator applications work to streamline the
maintenance and development of data
warehousing and enterprise business
intelligence solutions.
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implementations.
Equipped with a thorough best practices
repository, pre-packaged analytics and solution
accelerators, a BI lab can drastically reduce the
setup time for an enterprise BI solution.
Solution acceleration is possible through a
detailed analysis of the business in question.
This process identifies the perfect process
framework and set of internal tools necessary
for a BI project that results in ROI. Organizations
have a multitude of options to choose from in
terms of customizing their strategy to fit their
specific goals and requirements.
Metadata analysis tools, automated ETL code
reviewing, operational asset tracking, and
predictive analytics applied to route profitability
and shipment processing all serve to help drive
Our innovative approach to solution accelerators
centers on the automation of environmental
metadata analysis, software quality
management automation, data masking security
measures, as well as advanced process-
monitoring tools to track the ETL process.
Extensive management of the enterprise BI
process through the BI lab and solutions
accelerators can provide increased integrity and
trust to an organizations intelligence system.
Advanced BI lab and solution acceleration
strategies focus on ensuring an enterprises’
data security and integrity while optimizing the
reporting of such data processes. Our approach
centers on creating an enterprise environment
where decision makers can comprehend
insights and make successful decisions in a
timely fashion with full fledged trust in the data
they utilize.
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A BI reporting factory will ensure comprehensive
reporting of information that is timely and cost-
effective. Reports of the past often suffered
from data quality issues, duplication problems,
and a serious lack of user friendly interface.
Scalable Systems reporting factory can
streamline monitoring and reporting in a way
that opens accessibility for varying levels of
personnel and security clearance. Every
corporate executive knows that keeping up with
regulatory requirements and compliance
disclosures consume a considerable amount of
effort and focus. By maintaining consistent
reporting and implementing a pervasive BI
reporting factory, every aspect of finance,
shipping and HR can be measured and
monitored effectively.
Our BI factory solution features a friendly user
interface that grants anyone in the know access
to extensive and insightful reports regarding the
data extraction and analysis occurring in an
organization. Scalable Systems BI reporting
factory helps mass produce quality reports in a
short time while providing a helping hand for the
client to streamline a complex reporting factory.
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REPORTING FACTORY
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BI TESTING
Successful implementation of an enterprise
business intelligence initiative requires
Scalable Systems BI testing solution provides
an enterprise with data integrity and trust that
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business intelligence initiative requires
consistent information accuracy, reliability and
validation through BI testing. Data insecurity,
reporting inefficiencies and poor data quality can
all be prevented through adequate BI testing
solutions. Scalable Systems addresses these
challenges by infusing our enterprise BI solution
with strong expertise in data warehousing and
BI testing. Our solution will monitor and assess
the performance of ETL processes and BI
reporting efforts in order to ensure competent
data quality and data reporting.
Throughout the course of the enterprise BI
implementation, Scalable Systems will conduct
BI testing in order to ensure a smooth transition
that is reliable and trustworthy. Decision makers
must be provided with data insights derived from
data sources that are of the utmost quality.
Depending on faulty information can result in
reduced revenue, wasted productivity, and lost
clients.
an enterprise with data integrity and trust that
can empower personnel and C-level executives
alike to make game changing decisions. Our
team are experts in the field of data
warehousing and BI testing with deep
experience in ETL processes.
Reporting and analysis of data is necessary to
ensure validation of data. Our approach can
identify potential problem areas and fix errors
before they grow into larger problems.
Verification of test results in combination with
testing will ensure an effective implementation
while providing ongoing post-setup support.
Scalable Systems offers a dependable and
scalable BI testing package as an integral part
of our overall enterprise solution. Without data
integrity and data quality provided by BI testing,
decision makers would never possess data
driven insights.
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Access to data analytics for business users with
no IT expertise is now easier than ever with the
Scalable Systems self service BI solution. Our
approach to data intelligence and BI
acknowledges that business users can benefit
greatly from the wealth of enterprise data
available within a company. Allowing access to
such data without any need for IT services is our
main goal. With the Scalable Systems option it
is possible to self-service query and use
advanced monitoring and reporting tools to
utilize analytics and empower team members.
Enterprises can now spend less time waiting for
service provider technicians and more time
running the system themselves.
The goal behind self-service BI is to provide an
enterprise access to quality data that is rich with
insight for all business users. Our approach
allows users the ability to create customized
reports regarding any specific dataset. By way
of a friendly user interface designed for non-
technical users, it is relatively easy to observe
metadata, run self-service applications, and
maximize the potential of reports.
Development of key metrics and KPIs in
collaboration with the IT team will also allow for
a comprehensive and open self-service BI
solution.
SELF-SERVICE BI
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DASHBOARD DESIGN AND
SCORECARD SCORECARD
One of the biggest challenges in many
organizations is getting the right information at
the right time. In a increasingly competitive
market it is difficult to plan an effective
marketing strategy without the required
information at hand. Business Intelligence and
performance management tools provide a
platform for easy access to clean intuitive data
with multi-dimensional views to effectively aid
in the decision making process. Our method
helps to improve the process of analyzing
market predictability, consumer behavior,
trends, past performance reports and emerging
markets.
Scalable Systems provides unparalleled
expertise in business intelligence, dashboard
design and performance management services.
An organization with tested and proven
solution for enterprise wide OLAP and custom
reporting with specialized knowledge in most
leading business intelligence suites.
A BI toolset must have a strong architectural
foundation to support enterprise processing
requirements. It is pointless to deploy BI tools
to thousands of staff, customers and suppliers if
dashboard performance and reliability falter
under peak loads. Many BI projects also
overlook basic security elements leaving
important data open to outsiders. An effective
BI architecture provides optimal use of
memory, CPU processing, storage, caching,
clustering, load balancing, database pooling
and session management.
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PRECISION VISUALIZATION
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Extracting, mining, cleansing, and integrating
data are fundamental components for all BI
initiatives. Once the data is analyzed and
insights are formulated, the true artistry
involves developing precise information rich
visualizations that relay knowledge in a
comprehensible way. Most organizations utilize
dashboards for relaying insights into dense sets
of information. Due to the abundance of data
available often times visualization dashboards
are complicated and seem to suffer from
information overload as well as poor color
scheming and a lack of user friendly design and
control.
Scalable Systems is one of the few solution
providers to utilize a graphic design and visual
arts team that focuses completely on optimizing
visualizations according to precisely how the
human eye receives and processes visual
information. Our graphic designers are able to
create beautiful visualizations that make
information leap off the screen. Rather than
straining one’s eyes to make sense of cluttered
data sets or line graphs, decision makers will be
able to grasp the concept within a single glance.
Communicating information effectively is as
vital a part of the operation as data analysis or
extraction.
About Scalable Systems:.
Scalable Systems is a global software consulting, development and IT
outsourcing company providing both offshore and onshore software solutions
and integration services to business enterprises around the globe. Scalable
Systems has proven expertise in encompassing low cost, high quality and
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Scalable Enterprise Business Intelligence
SCALABLE ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Transformi ng Data i nto I ntel l i gence
ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
For years investments in business intelligence
have helped alleviate certain business
problems, but the same obstacles still exist
today. A majority of companies over complicate
their BI initiatives making data difficult to
navigate and access, resulting in lost time and
failed investments. Every BI system should work
cohesively with all systems and components
within an organization. Personnel from sales
easy to comprehend dashboards and detailed
visualizations.
Customized mobile and social applications for
enterprise personnel and C-level decision
makers grant pervasive access to an advanced
BI system that evolves and adapts to a
company’s actions and unique needs over time.
within an organization. Personnel from sales
representatives to C-level executives should be
granted access to information necessary for
high performance. To deal with these
challenges, Scalable Systems’ bottom up
approach effectively harnesses the immediate
management vision at hand in order to achieve
strategic goals that greatly benefit an
organization.
Scalable Systems enterprise BI solution focuses
on the need for comprehensive access to quality
information insights through advanced social,
cloud and mobile applications. An enterprise
can benefit from pervasive communication and
seamless access to business apps or
visualizations of data analysis. Our goal at
Scalable Systems is to provide enterprise BI
solutions that transform abstract datasets into
effective intelligence through business apps,
company’s actions and unique needs over time.
A company that desires advanced enterprise
business intelligence capabilities must approach
data as an asset that can produce tremendous
ROI and spur increased operational efficiency.
Scalable Systems has developed a holistic
approach to data management combined with a
BI strategy initiative that focuses on a clear
management vision focused on superior data
quality and ROI. Quick, easy, and precise
access to information can empower every
employee and executive throughout an
organization. Scalable Systems enterprise
business intelligence solution can increase
sales by 60%, reduce operational costs by 30%,
and increase customer satisfaction all while
providing a detailed holistic view of a company’s
performance accessible through ones finger
tips.
www.scalable-systems.com
MOBILE BI MOBILE BI
Just as cell phones replaced land lines, smart-
phones and mobile devices are set to
revolutionize how people compute and how
organizations approach business intelligence.
Dashboards, data visualizations and group
meetings are now accessible through a mobile
device, making collaboration and access to
information omnipresent. Team members within
advanced security measures can advance a
business’s operational efficiency and increase
productivity.
Scalable Systems’ mobile business intelligence
solution focuses on maximizing the potential of
mobile applications by emphasizing
information omnipresent. Team members within
an enterprise can have instant access to all the
information necessary to work with a client or
contribute to a business meeting. Mobile
technology truly has the potential to progress
business into the next generation of intelligence.
An enterprise must be ready to alter their
traditional management models to utilize mobile
workers. Scalable Systems can help develop a
strategy that uses a customized mobile BI
solution for each organization based on their
specific characteristics. Although there are
enormous potential benefits from mobile BI
solutions, interested organizations must assess
the obstacles that can arise during
implementation. A clear strategy combined with
mobile applications by emphasizing
customization and usability. Executives and
sales representatives alike can benefit from
instant access to real-time information regarding
enterprise performance or potential clients.
Backed by a pervasive data management
solution, Scalable Systems mobile BI
applications can optimize the decision-making
process and bring about increased efficiency,
productivity and growth. Mobile applications
also come equipped with several security
configurations that will keep a company’s data
and sensitive information safe from malicious
parties and viruses.
www.scalable-systems.com
SOCIAL BI
Social business intelligence centers on the idea
of monitoring the entirety of the social media
universe for any relevant content or information
customer contains insightful information
regarding other favorite brands, interests, and
products. Using sentiment analytics to analyze universe for any relevant content or information
that possesses strategic value or insight for an
enterprise. For years consumers have been
sharing product reviews, making comments
about advertisements, posting photos of
products, and making viral videos that have a
profound effect on brand notoriety and product
performance. With over 300 million Twitter
users creating over 250 million Tweets a day
and over 900 million Facebook users updating
statuses and posting pictures, there is a great
deal of potential information to monitor
throughout the social web. According to
Forbes, 64% of consumers decide on a
purchase in store or online according to a
digital experience. This is one of the main
reasons social business intelligence should be
a top priority for any company.
Social BI effectively monitors the social web for
relevant content or data regarding the
enterprises customers and even those of its
competitors. A Facebook page belonging to a
products. Using sentiment analytics to analyze
this information on a large scale using millions
of customers can provide valuable real world
insights and suggestions for decision makers.
Consider the fact that 5 star reviews almost
always contain suggestions for product
improvements, and negative reviews almost
always point out the basic flaws in a product.
Scalable Systems’ social BI solution can
empower an organization to discover and
analyze complex social data, and produce
insightful information about an enterprise. By
using historical data for instance it is possible to
predict or forecast which products a customer
may be more attracted to. Developing holistic
customer profiles and actively monitoring social
media buzz can result in improved customer
relationship management and positive brand
notoriety. Possessing a better understanding
of the market can contribute to products that
are made for the customer and destined for
revenue generation.
www.scalable-systems.com
Our cloud intelligence solution supports current
and future technologies while implementing an
data center it is possible to initiate over one
thousand cloud initiatives.
CLOUD
INTELLIGENCE
and future technologies while implementing an
advanced on demand system that provides
software, platforms, and infrastructure as a
service. Scalable Systems’ on demand cloud
solution provides ubiquitous access to business
applications, scalable storage, and secure data
protection. Cloud storage, distributed
computing, and cloud computing effectively
bypass the need for on-site databases and
servers, providing a highly scalable and easily
accessible option for organizations interested in
enterprise BI.
Companies can pay for cloud usage and storage
as it is used, providing maximum scalability,
adaptability to growth, and seamless access to
business intelligence applications. It has never
been easier to deploy custom BI applications for
an enterprise than it is with Scalable Systems’
cloud network and computing solutions. In the
same time it takes to setup one physical on-site
thousand cloud initiatives.
Organizations have access to powerful
technological resources for a fraction of the cost
of prior data solutions. Our cloud solutions
effectively reduce operating costs by eliminating
the need to invest in additional software,
hardware, facilities, and labor while providing
seamless access to massive storage and
computing capabilities. Even maintenance is
streamlined through our on demand self service
BI solution which allows for scheduled
processing and application management without
a need to speak with a provider technician.
Outsourced data and software solutions are
pervasive in today’s economy due to cloud
computing and data warehousing’s secure data
quality, unprecedented cost efficiency, increased
ROI, and vast improvements in productivity.
www.scalable-systems.com
Organizations around the world are forced to
deal with obstacles such as rapid growth in
data volume and inefficient tools to process
and manage data. Every time a customer
makes a purchase, a sales representative
closes a deal or a Facebook brand page
updates a status - there are countless
interactions that result in stored data.
Unstructured data such as social media
content, written reviews, and online shopping,
often remain unused within certain
organizations while other company’s
increase the accuracy of data analysis
regarding customer relationship interactions.
Scalable Systems’ Big Data analytics solution
makes it possible to analyze and monitor real-
time data on company performance. Our
method is designed to provide a scalable
approach to storing the massive amounts of
data necessary to conduct robust analysis.
Decision makers can benefit from in-depth
insights regarding their customers, sales
performance, profit forecasts, employee
productivity, and any potential KPIs or metrics.
BIG DATA
ANALYTICS
organizations while other company’s
consistently benefit from it.
Big Data is an all encompassing term that
refers to the issues that organizations
experience when dealing with large datasets
that stem from multiple sources and are stored
throughout multiple systems. Data about
customer feedback in social media
commentary is very different than debit card
transaction or geospatial data from mobile
devices. The variety, volume and velocity of
data create a necessity for intensive processing
and powerful computing capabilities.
Big Data analytics can discover trends and
patterns by correlating machine produced data
such as credit card transactions, with social
data stemming from social media activity and
user generated content. These trends can
productivity, and any potential KPIs or metrics.
The most important part about Big Data
analytics is a management’s vision regarding
their enterprise BI strategy. Potentially every
department within an organization can benefit
from Big Data analytics. Marketing, product
development, customer relationship
management, supply chain management, and
human resources can benefit from detailed
analysis of social, machine, and customer
interaction data. Scalable Systems will work to
develop a cohesive strategy that can help
produce remarkable changes in operational
and cost efficiency while embedding a data-
driven business intelligence strategy.
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VERTICAL INTELLIGENCE VERTICAL INTELLIGENCE
There are countless enterprise BI solutions
available but rarely does an organization find a
solution provider that caters service specifically
to the unique industry dynamics of each
company at hand. Scalable Systems’
approach to vertical intelligence is an approach
that takes into account that every business is
different and every enterprise requires a unique
approach and direction.
For instance, the data requirements and
analytic approach for a major hospital
interested in enterprise BI will center on patient
oriented information concerning electronic
medical records, medication dosage and cross
referenced research data. A financial firm will
utilize transaction analytics for things like fraud
prevention or real time monitoring of accounts.
Customized applications for enterprise
business intelligence are constructed according
to the unique goals and industry characteristics
for a specific company. Our approach takes
into account the differences in strategic
requirements necessary for retail, financial
services, and life sciences. By tailoring
solutions to fit an exact corporations’ situation
and business strategy, enterprise BI can
provide tremendous ROI while simultaneously
revolutionizing how a business utilizes data
and achieves increased operational efficiency.
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BI ARCHITECTURE
Scalable Systems focuses sharply on both Once certified as trustworthy it is important to Scalable Systems focuses sharply on both
technology and vertical intelligence, effectively
bridging the gap between advanced technology
and industry specific solutions. Proper strategy
for BI will contribute to a more seamless
integration with decision makers and the
various components of business intelligence.
An enterprise BI architecture highlights
strategic goals for which type of data is
extracted and analyzed in order to monitor how
data is routinely integrated, cleansed, and
analyzed.
Unstructured data such as user generated
content for instance, is hard to organize
manually and must be presented in a clear and
consistent manner for decision makers. Data
must go through several steps in order to be
considered valuable information for decision
makers.
Once certified as trustworthy it is important to
plan out which BI software solutions and tools
will be used for disseminating the extracted
information. On top of which software choices
to make there are also decisions to be made
regarding visualization tools, querying
methods, data mining, and online analytical
processing (OLAP) for real-time dashboards
and insights.
With in-depth technical and vertical knowledge,
Scalable Systems can offer an enterprise BI
implementation that can be initiated in half the
time required for a company’s current BI
system. It is common knowledge that
technology requirements and business
environments for a corporation can change at a
moment’s notice. A well thought out and
flexible BI architecture is necessary for
effective enterprise intelligence.
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BI COMPETENCY CENTER
Developing a detailed BI strategy is the secret
to a successful BI implementation, but ensuring
Successful BI requires a team consisting of
industry specialists, BI experts, and data to a successful BI implementation, but ensuring
that source data is truthful and of the highest
quality is half the battle. Integration and
migration of one data set to another or the
consolidation of many datasets into a single
warehouse requires a considerable amount of
expertise. Prior to diving head first into a
solution option, it is vital for an organization to
develop goals and visualize a direction
regarding their BI implementation.
A BI competency center (BICC) effectively
manages and develops a corporation’s BI
strategy, provides required BI tools, and
manages the training and support work for
business users adapting to new technology.
Various issues regarding data governance, data
integration, and data quality, all fall under the
responsibilities of the BICC.
industry specialists, BI experts, and data
management professionals tasked with
ensuring that an enterprise business
intelligence initiative succeeds from the
strategic planning stage to the eventual
oversight and support of day to day operations.
Scalable Systems BI consultants are highly-
skilled professionals that specialize in data
analytics and data warehousing providing an
enterprise with a world class BICC designed
specifically for them. Equipped with proper
enterprise BI tools and strategies, decision
makers can spend more time worrying about
their own projects while harnessing the power
of data-driven insights that result in significant
competitive advantage and operational
efficiency.
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BI LAB AND SOLUTION BI LAB AND SOLUTION
ACCELERATORS ACCELERATORS
In order to make responsive and insightful
decisions backed by quality data, an enterprise
must institute an advanced BI lab to exploit data
mining and ensure aggregation. The BI lab
helps to ensure the expertise and strategic
positioning of architects, consultants, and
developers, charged with guiding enterprise BI
implementations.
efficiency in their own way. It is up to the BI lab
to contribute to the perfect approach for an
enterprise. Scalable Systems’ solution
accelerator applications work to streamline the
maintenance and development of data
warehousing and enterprise business
intelligence solutions.
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implementations.
Equipped with a thorough best practices
repository, pre-packaged analytics and solution
accelerators, a BI lab can drastically reduce the
setup time for an enterprise BI solution.
Solution acceleration is possible through a
detailed analysis of the business in question.
This process identifies the perfect process
framework and set of internal tools necessary
for a BI project that results in ROI. Organizations
have a multitude of options to choose from in
terms of customizing their strategy to fit their
specific goals and requirements.
Metadata analysis tools, automated ETL code
reviewing, operational asset tracking, and
predictive analytics applied to route profitability
and shipment processing all serve to help drive
Our innovative approach to solution accelerators
centers on the automation of environmental
metadata analysis, software quality
management automation, data masking security
measures, as well as advanced process-
monitoring tools to track the ETL process.
Extensive management of the enterprise BI
process through the BI lab and solutions
accelerators can provide increased integrity and
trust to an organizations intelligence system.
Advanced BI lab and solution acceleration
strategies focus on ensuring an enterprises’
data security and integrity while optimizing the
reporting of such data processes. Our approach
centers on creating an enterprise environment
where decision makers can comprehend
insights and make successful decisions in a
timely fashion with full fledged trust in the data
they utilize.
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A BI reporting factory will ensure comprehensive
reporting of information that is timely and cost-
effective. Reports of the past often suffered
from data quality issues, duplication problems,
and a serious lack of user friendly interface.
Scalable Systems reporting factory can
streamline monitoring and reporting in a way
that opens accessibility for varying levels of
personnel and security clearance. Every
corporate executive knows that keeping up with
regulatory requirements and compliance
disclosures consume a considerable amount of
effort and focus. By maintaining consistent
reporting and implementing a pervasive BI
reporting factory, every aspect of finance,
shipping and HR can be measured and
monitored effectively.
Our BI factory solution features a friendly user
interface that grants anyone in the know access
to extensive and insightful reports regarding the
data extraction and analysis occurring in an
organization. Scalable Systems BI reporting
factory helps mass produce quality reports in a
short time while providing a helping hand for the
client to streamline a complex reporting factory.
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REPORTING FACTORY
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BI TESTING
Successful implementation of an enterprise
business intelligence initiative requires
Scalable Systems BI testing solution provides
an enterprise with data integrity and trust that
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business intelligence initiative requires
consistent information accuracy, reliability and
validation through BI testing. Data insecurity,
reporting inefficiencies and poor data quality can
all be prevented through adequate BI testing
solutions. Scalable Systems addresses these
challenges by infusing our enterprise BI solution
with strong expertise in data warehousing and
BI testing. Our solution will monitor and assess
the performance of ETL processes and BI
reporting efforts in order to ensure competent
data quality and data reporting.
Throughout the course of the enterprise BI
implementation, Scalable Systems will conduct
BI testing in order to ensure a smooth transition
that is reliable and trustworthy. Decision makers
must be provided with data insights derived from
data sources that are of the utmost quality.
Depending on faulty information can result in
reduced revenue, wasted productivity, and lost
clients.
an enterprise with data integrity and trust that
can empower personnel and C-level executives
alike to make game changing decisions. Our
team are experts in the field of data
warehousing and BI testing with deep
experience in ETL processes.
Reporting and analysis of data is necessary to
ensure validation of data. Our approach can
identify potential problem areas and fix errors
before they grow into larger problems.
Verification of test results in combination with
testing will ensure an effective implementation
while providing ongoing post-setup support.
Scalable Systems offers a dependable and
scalable BI testing package as an integral part
of our overall enterprise solution. Without data
integrity and data quality provided by BI testing,
decision makers would never possess data
driven insights.
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Access to data analytics for business users with
no IT expertise is now easier than ever with the
Scalable Systems self service BI solution. Our
approach to data intelligence and BI
acknowledges that business users can benefit
greatly from the wealth of enterprise data
available within a company. Allowing access to
such data without any need for IT services is our
main goal. With the Scalable Systems option it
is possible to self-service query and use
advanced monitoring and reporting tools to
utilize analytics and empower team members.
Enterprises can now spend less time waiting for
service provider technicians and more time
running the system themselves.
The goal behind self-service BI is to provide an
enterprise access to quality data that is rich with
insight for all business users. Our approach
allows users the ability to create customized
reports regarding any specific dataset. By way
of a friendly user interface designed for non-
technical users, it is relatively easy to observe
metadata, run self-service applications, and
maximize the potential of reports.
Development of key metrics and KPIs in
collaboration with the IT team will also allow for
a comprehensive and open self-service BI
solution.
SELF-SERVICE BI
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DASHBOARD DESIGN AND
SCORECARD SCORECARD
One of the biggest challenges in many
organizations is getting the right information at
the right time. In a increasingly competitive
market it is difficult to plan an effective
marketing strategy without the required
information at hand. Business Intelligence and
performance management tools provide a
platform for easy access to clean intuitive data
with multi-dimensional views to effectively aid
in the decision making process. Our method
helps to improve the process of analyzing
market predictability, consumer behavior,
trends, past performance reports and emerging
markets.
Scalable Systems provides unparalleled
expertise in business intelligence, dashboard
design and performance management services.
An organization with tested and proven
solution for enterprise wide OLAP and custom
reporting with specialized knowledge in most
leading business intelligence suites.
A BI toolset must have a strong architectural
foundation to support enterprise processing
requirements. It is pointless to deploy BI tools
to thousands of staff, customers and suppliers if
dashboard performance and reliability falter
under peak loads. Many BI projects also
overlook basic security elements leaving
important data open to outsiders. An effective
BI architecture provides optimal use of
memory, CPU processing, storage, caching,
clustering, load balancing, database pooling
and session management.
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PRECISION VISUALIZATION
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Extracting, mining, cleansing, and integrating
data are fundamental components for all BI
initiatives. Once the data is analyzed and
insights are formulated, the true artistry
involves developing precise information rich
visualizations that relay knowledge in a
comprehensible way. Most organizations utilize
dashboards for relaying insights into dense sets
of information. Due to the abundance of data
available often times visualization dashboards
are complicated and seem to suffer from
information overload as well as poor color
scheming and a lack of user friendly design and
control.
Scalable Systems is one of the few solution
providers to utilize a graphic design and visual
arts team that focuses completely on optimizing
visualizations according to precisely how the
human eye receives and processes visual
information. Our graphic designers are able to
create beautiful visualizations that make
information leap off the screen. Rather than
straining one’s eyes to make sense of cluttered
data sets or line graphs, decision makers will be
able to grasp the concept within a single glance.
Communicating information effectively is as
vital a part of the operation as data analysis or
extraction.
About Scalable Systems:.
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outsourcing company providing both offshore and onshore software solutions
and integration services to business enterprises around the globe. Scalable
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