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Fresno Pacific Extracts Real Time Data From Multiple Databases
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Education
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Fresno Pacific University is the California Central Valley’s only accredited Christian university, offering leading academic programs, ethical and spiritual development through traditional bachelor’s degree, adult degree completion, master’s, and certificate and credentialing programs. The Institutional Research Office does all the ad hoc, internal, and external reporting for the University, primarily from the student information system. Consistent, accurate, and immediate data is imperative to the University’s operation. Fresno Pacific needed an affordable way to access this data that was secure, easy to use, and accessible for virtually anyone to create and customize reports in minutes without help from database experts. The requirements they had were fairly straightforward – an affordable solution that worked with their existing database to provide more sophisticated reporting than what already existed.
About The Customer
Fresno Pacific University is a prominent educational institution located in California's Central Valley. It is the region's only accredited Christian university, offering a wide range of academic programs including traditional bachelor’s degrees, adult degree completion, master’s degrees, and various certificate and credentialing programs. The university is committed to ethical and spiritual development alongside academic excellence. The Institutional Research Office at Fresno Pacific is responsible for all ad hoc, internal, and external reporting, primarily utilizing the student information system. The university places a high value on consistent, accurate, and immediate data to support its operations and decision-making processes.
The Solution
After evaluating various reporting options, Fresno Pacific University chose to implement Informer. This solution has been in use for a couple of years and has significantly improved their reporting capabilities. Informer allows users to create and customize reports instantly using an intuitive browser-based interface. The real-time extraction of live data is performed much faster than alternative solutions because Informer does not require moving individual records to a data warehouse or cube. This ensures that the data is always accurate and up-to-date, eliminating the need for batch processing. The university now generates approximately 15,000 reports monthly, both scheduled and ad-hoc, thanks to Informer’s capabilities.
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