VANGUARD BUSINESS ANALYTICS

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VANGUARD BUSINESS ANALYTICS

• The Power of Answers

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Business Intelligence What is it?
Business intelligence (BI) is a business
management term which refers to applications and
technologies which are used to gather, provide
access to, and analyze data and information about
company operations.
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Gain Control
Where is the information? Lost in the data. Whe
re is the data?
Lost in the database!
Where is the knowledge? In the report I
need next. Wheres the report? In the
queue with IT!
With VBA the answers the facts are at your
fingertips.
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Vanguard Business Analytics
VBA gives you a window into the factors affecting
your operations. Monitoring Key Performance
Indicators (KPI) in areas such as production
variances, sales growth and product line
profitability allows you to make informed
decisions for your companys success.
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Why do you need VBA?
We already have the ability to request printed
reports from IT, so how is VBA different?
Does a single report lead to the answers?
How many times have you been in a meeting where
no ones information was the same?
Is everyone working from a single version of the
truth?
Printed Reports are necessary, but theres so
much more.
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Solving Business Pains with VBA

• Reports beget reports, beget reports, beget
  reports
  
• Answers are contingent on IT availability
• VBA empowers users
• VBA frees up technical resources
• VBA aligns strategy

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VBA value Impact on your business
Strategic Alignment
Monitor and communicate performance
Strategy
Increased profits and revenue by analyzing
Customer and Product Line Profitability
Revenue Growth
Tactics
Reduced inventory while increasing customer
deliver performance Replaced 1200 reports with 1
cube, monthly saving of thousands of dollars
Expense Reduction
Information Access
Eliminated IT reporting burden. With GPS, we can
now drill down to get answers
Operations
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Business Analytics Blueprint
Direct Access into all your data sources
Web Access Server
eDeployment
Security
Real-time Data Integration server (RDIS)
Information Model
Enterprise Information Assets
ERP Systems
Financial Systems
Other Systems
Spreadsheets
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Business Analytics Blueprint
Information Consumers
Real-time Business User
Dashboard User
Remote Business User
Web User
Real-time connectivityto RDIS server
Web Access Server
eDeployment
Security
Real-time Data Integration server (RDIS)
Information Model
Enterprise Information Assets
ERP Systems
Financial Systems
Other Systems
Spreadsheets
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Business Analytics Blueprint
Power Users / Analysts
Analysts
Web Access Server
eDeployment
DashboardTemplate
Security
DashboardDesigner
Real-time Data Integration server (RDIS)
VBA ViewTemplate
Information Model
Real-time connectivityto RDIS server
Power User
Enterprise Information Assets
ERP Systems
Financial Systems
Other Systems
Spreadsheets
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Business Analytics Blueprint
Administration and Customization
Technical Users
Web Access Server
eDeployment
Security
SystemAdministrator
Real-time Data Integration server (RDIS)
Information Model
ExtensionBuilder
Enterprise Information Assets
ERP Systems
Financial Systems
Other Systems
Spreadsheets
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Business Analytics Blueprint
Information Consumers
Technical Users
Real-time Business User
Dashboard User
Remote Business User
Web User
Real-time connectivityto RDIS server
Analysts
Web Access Server
eDeployment
DashboardTemplate
Security
SystemAdministrator
DashboardDesigner
Real-time Data Integration server (RDIS)
VBA ViewTemplate
Information Model
Real-time connectivityto RDIS server
ExtensionBuilder
Power User
Enterprise Information Assets
ERP Systems
Financial Systems
Other Systems
Spreadsheets
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The Value of VBA

• Give Business Users the information they need to
  make better decisions faster
  
• Free up valuable IT resources to address critical
  issues (security, maintenance, etc)
  
• Align all enterprise resources around a single
  version of the truth.

With Vanguard Business Analytics you have the
ability to access and use information quickly
easily
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Lets Talk.
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Thank you for joining us today!
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