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Global Washington Helps Members Alleviate Poverty with the Help of Esri’s Mapping Solution and VMware Cloud
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Collaborative Robotics
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- Data Science Services
The Challenge
Global Washington, a membership organization serving Washington state’s global development sector, was struggling with a limited database that was not effectively connecting its members. The database was not user-friendly and lacked the necessary constraints to ensure data accuracy. Furthermore, the organization did not have the resources or expertise to implement a more robust solution. They needed a sophisticated, state-of-the-art platform that could improve the visualization of members’ work and facilitate collaboration. However, as a nonprofit, they had to be mindful of their budget and could not afford to take on additional IT administration or maintenance costs.
About The Customer
Global Washington is a membership organization serving the global development sector in Washington state. Formed in 2008, the organization's goals include increasing members’ visibility, facilitating best practices, and convening Washington’s nonprofits by country, issue, and organization type. The organization is lean and does not have the resources to architect and implement a robust and sophisticated solution. They were using a basic database as their primary tool for helping members connect. However, the database was somewhat limited and its interface design did not include the constraints needed to ensure the data was accurate and clean.
The Solution
Esri, a software development and services company specializing in geographic information system (GIS) software and geodatabase management applications, proposed a new way to help connect Global Washington’s members. They suggested that Global Washington use mapping capabilities to improve the visualization of members’ work. Furthermore, Esri suggested that its technology could be deployed as software as a service (SaaS) from a VMware vSphere cloud infrastructure hosted by Bluelock. This solution would alleviate Global Washington's concerns about server management and IT administration. Esri helped Global Washington clean up the existing database and designed a new application with a more sophisticated interface for members to use when they add information about their activities. The new application also featured a highly visual, immersive interface where members could access program information by drilling down through a GIS map.
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