{"id":6294,"date":"2023-06-09T08:44:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/?p=6294"},"modified":"2024-04-09T09:17:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T09:17:46","slug":"creating-a-centralized-data-repository-and-streamlining-ad-hoc-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/creating-a-centralized-data-repository-and-streamlining-ad-hoc-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a centralized data repository and streamlining ad-hoc analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Client<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case study, we delve into the journey of a leading private research university located in the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area. Read more to learn how the institution leveraged BI Connector to<strong> streamline its data analysis processes, enhance security, and achieve significant efficiency gains<\/strong> in managing student data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The university used OBIEE as the central repository for all student data. However, its ad-hoc analysis of student data was slow and data remained stale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A laborious and error-prone export\/import ETL process that led to inconsistent analysis results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cumbersome process of merging existing data with various other data sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data security issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using BI Connector, the university was able to directly connect OBIEE with Tableau and visualize the data in real time.<br>BI Connector enabled them to slice and dice enrollment figures, retention rates, graduation rates, and other key metrics, streamlining the process of ad-hoc analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With our help, the client could automate reports, dashboards and storyboards for data analysis, improving efficiency and reducing operations costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Outcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revolutionizing Student Data Analysis with BI Connector<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The client reaped multiple benefits by using BI Connector. Some of them include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Gained self-service business intelligence capabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ad-hoc analysis in minutes instead of days or weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimized analysis and reporting errors via automation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased data security while reducing data risks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Significant IT time and cost savings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leading university transforms student data analysis with BI Connector, streamlining access to critical information in real-time and ensuring greater efficiency and security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[25,30,28,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6294"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6294"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6548,"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6294\/revisions\/6548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}