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	Fresno Pacific Extracts Real Time Data From Multiple Databases

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
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. Read More
About 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. Read More
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. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

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

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 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.

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.

Impact #1	Fresno Pacific University now creates about 15,000 reports monthly, both scheduled and ad-hoc.
Impact #2	The implementation of Informer has enabled fast, real-time extraction of live and accurate data.
Impact #3	The university has saved almost 60 hours per month in executing reports, significantly improving productivity.

Impact #1

Fresno Pacific University now creates about 15,000 reports monthly, both scheduled and ad-hoc.

Impact #2

The implementation of Informer has enabled fast, real-time extraction of live and accurate data.

Impact #3

The university has saved almost 60 hours per month in executing reports, significantly improving productivity.

Benefit #1	Create on average about 15,000 reports monthly.
Benefit #2	Saving almost 60 hours per month executing reports.

Benefit #1

Create on average about 15,000 reports monthly.

Benefit #2

Saving almost 60 hours per month executing reports.

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Fresno Pacific Extracts Real Time Data From Multiple Databases

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