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Acterys, Azure and Power BI: Streamlining Financial Analytics for Worms Safety

Microsoft Azure (Microsoft)

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Electrical Grids
Applicable Functions	Maintenance Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Inventory Management Onsite Human Safety Management
Services	System Integration Testing & Certification
Challenge	Worms Safety, a leading global alliance of specialists in safety and quality management, was facing a significant challenge in consolidating financial data from its 30 group companies. The company had recently introduced a new Xero financial management system and was seeking a solution to automate the consolidation process. The goal was to improve management reporting with interactive dashboard capabilities, which would enable the company to better meet compliance goals, exploit business potential, and develop a competitive advantage. The existing process was labor-intensive, requiring 10 days of manual spreadsheet maintenance each month, and lacked the depth of analysis and reporting options the company needed. Read More
About Customer	Worms Safety is a leading global alliance of specialist companies with expert knowledge of regulatory compliance, safety, and quality. The company is focused on helping clients meet their compliance goals, exploit business potential, explore new quality growth opportunities, and develop an essential competitive advantage. With a network of 30 group companies, Worms Safety operates on a global scale, providing specialist services to a wide range of industries. The company had recently introduced a new Xero financial management system and was seeking a solution to automate the consolidation of financial data from its group companies. Read More
Solution	Acterys, a company specializing in planning and analytics, provided the solution Worms Safety was looking for. Leveraging Azure SQL Server and Power BI, Acterys was able to integrate these technologies to automate the consolidation process for Worms Safety. Within a day, an initial solution that consolidated all companies was live. Shortly after, a comprehensive solution with interactive dashboards and specialized reports was in place. The solution was designed to be user-friendly, allowing the Worms Safety team to maintain and modify their data models themselves. This included handling accounting mappings, new scenarios, calculation metrics, and more, tailored exactly to their needs. The new solution not only saved time but also significantly improved analysis options in Power BI. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Electrical Grids

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Onsite Human Safety Management

Services

System Integration

Testing & Certification

Challenge

Worms Safety, a leading global alliance of specialists in safety and quality management, was facing a significant challenge in consolidating financial data from its 30 group companies. The company had recently introduced a new Xero financial management system and was seeking a solution to automate the consolidation process. The goal was to improve management reporting with interactive dashboard capabilities, which would enable the company to better meet compliance goals, exploit business potential, and develop a competitive advantage. The existing process was labor-intensive, requiring 10 days of manual spreadsheet maintenance each month, and lacked the depth of analysis and reporting options the company needed.

About Customer

Worms Safety is a leading global alliance of specialist companies with expert knowledge of regulatory compliance, safety, and quality. The company is focused on helping clients meet their compliance goals, exploit business potential, explore new quality growth opportunities, and develop an essential competitive advantage. With a network of 30 group companies, Worms Safety operates on a global scale, providing specialist services to a wide range of industries. The company had recently introduced a new Xero financial management system and was seeking a solution to automate the consolidation of financial data from its group companies.

Solution

Acterys, a company specializing in planning and analytics, provided the solution Worms Safety was looking for. Leveraging Azure SQL Server and Power BI, Acterys was able to integrate these technologies to automate the consolidation process for Worms Safety. Within a day, an initial solution that consolidated all companies was live. Shortly after, a comprehensive solution with interactive dashboards and specialized reports was in place. The solution was designed to be user-friendly, allowing the Worms Safety team to maintain and modify their data models themselves. This included handling accounting mappings, new scenarios, calculation metrics, and more, tailored exactly to their needs. The new solution not only saved time but also significantly improved analysis options in Power BI.

Impact #1	The implementation of the Acterys solution, integrated with Azure SQL Server and Power BI, has brought about significant operational improvements for Worms Safety. The company has been able to completely avoid the effort and cost previously spent on manual spreadsheet maintenance. The solution has also enhanced the company's management reporting capabilities, with interactive dashboards and specialized reports. The ability to drill down to transaction level and visualize KPIs and financial results interactively has significantly improved the company's analysis options. Furthermore, the user-friendly nature of the solution has empowered the Worms Safety team to maintain and modify their data models themselves, reducing reliance on outside help.

Impact #1

The implementation of the Acterys solution, integrated with Azure SQL Server and Power BI, has brought about significant operational improvements for Worms Safety. The company has been able to completely avoid the effort and cost previously spent on manual spreadsheet maintenance. The solution has also enhanced the company's management reporting capabilities, with interactive dashboards and specialized reports. The ability to drill down to transaction level and visualize KPIs and financial results interactively has significantly improved the company's analysis options. Furthermore, the user-friendly nature of the solution has empowered the Worms Safety team to maintain and modify their data models themselves, reducing reliance on outside help.

Benefit #1	Saved 10 days of work spent on manual spreadsheet maintenance each month
Benefit #2	Enabled consolidation of financial data from 30 group companies
Benefit #3	Provided ability to drill down to transaction level

Benefit #1

Saved 10 days of work spent on manual spreadsheet maintenance each month

Benefit #2

Enabled consolidation of financial data from 30 group companies

Benefit #3

Provided ability to drill down to transaction level

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Acterys, Azure and Power BI: Streamlining Financial Analytics for Worms Safety

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