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QlikView unleashes “the art of the possible” for technology consultants at SI International
技术
- 分析与建模 - 实时分析
适用行业
- Professional Service
用例
- 过程控制与优化
- 质量预测分析
服务
- 数据科学服务
挑战
SI International, a leading provider of mission-critical information technology and network solutions to the U.S. Federal Government, was facing a challenge of centralizing and simplifying the flow of information into operational and management reports on more than 400 IT projects at more than 100 high-profile customer sites. The company was struggling with costly, hard-to-implement, and hard-to-maintain traditional BI initiatives. The company was delivering more than 400 customer-critical projects with employees at about 30 company offices and over 100 customer sites. The company supports federal government customers like the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of the Census, Federal Communications Commission and other Federal agencies.
关于客户
SI International is a leading provider of mission-critical information technology and network solutions to the U.S. Federal Government. The company has experienced rapid growth since its start in 1998, with this growth coming from both new contract wins and a series of acquisitions. At any point in time, SI International is delivering more than 400 customer-critical projects with employees at about 30 company offices and over 100 customer sites. SI International supports federal government customers like the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of the Census, Federal Communications Commission and other Federal agencies.
解决方案
SI International deployed QlikView to 100 employees within 3 weeks. With QlikView across 3 functional areas including the management team of the company, SI International is now able to analyze expense and budget data for each business unit and also measure labor utilization and operational project performance - all key measures of customer satisfaction and profitability. With QlikView Server (64-bit) and Publisher, SI International easily supports security and visibility of sensitive project data while handling the data volume of 2.2 million rows of financial and labor utilization data extracted from numerous systems. The company uses Microsoft SharePoint as a core collaboration platform. QlikView applications can be displayed using a standard SharePoint WebPart. QlikView security ensures that each person can only see the information they are authorized to see.
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