Database Management
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Full Service, Outsourced Database Management Services

Leverage Appian Analytics to maintain and manage your critical databases. Appian Analytics leverages core competencies in database management, data processing, business analytics, and reporting to provide leading edge performance to your organization. Your data will be available via a secure online database access system and managed by expert staff who are focused and highly trained in this specialty field. By outsourcing the database management to Appian Analytics, you obtain worry-free, fast, cost-effective services that allow you to stay focused on your business.

Outsourced Database Management Gives You:

• Secure web-based online access
• Full Graphical Reporting
• Business Dashboards
• High performance data warehouse architecture
• Full outsourced data processing capabilities

Technology

Appian Analytics provides a secure, easy to use, online database management system that can be accessed across your organization using any standard web-browser. The system is based on industry standard technology including Microsoft SQL Server. Appian Analytics leverages its considerable experience in data warehouse design to provide a high performance data warehouse system with all ETL/data processing and management performed off site by staff dedicated to the task. Your staff are provided with secure access to the information they need to make important business decisions without all of the hassle of cleaning, normalizing, and loading data into the system.

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Examples of Data Processing Operations

Appian Analytics will provide all back office data processing operations you need performed on your data. Our staff are highly trained and dedicated to the critical operations your require including: cleaning, formatting, enhancing, and summarizing.

• Database Cleaning – Any required cleaning operation on your data such as:
• Name cleaning
• Address correction and ZIP+4 correction
• Punctuation
• Bulk sort tagging

• Standardization – All operations to make your data properly unified for bulk analysis including:
• Splitting first and last name into separate field
• Adding salutation
• Formatting address, city, state, and zipcode
• Industry tagging, SIC code identification, etc.
• Other special purposed standardized procedures for your business

• De-duplication - Resolving duplication issues
• Sophisticated algorithms to identify and merge duplicate records
• Interactive reports and processes to allow input in de-duplication and other database cleaning methodologies

• Linking and Integration – For maximum value, it is essential to integrate all the data needed for complete analysis of your customers and prospects such as:
• CRM Data
• Sales and transactions
• POS data
• General ledger and financial performance
• Customer and manager surveys
• Inventory and supply chain data
• Marketing data including prospects, customers, and promotions

• Enhancement and Append - Appian Analytics works with leading vendors to facilitate the enhancement of your important databases. These enhancements are critical to your success in leveraging a database for maximum value. Often times, Appian Analytics has special wholesaler arrangements with vendors to provide you with discounted access to enhancement databases. Some examples include:
• Claritas – PRIZM demographic clustering system
• Equifax - MicroVision
• Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) – B to B enhancements such as SIC, Corporate householding, etc.
• ClusterPLUS - Strategic Mapping
• CACI – ACORN demographic clustering
• EDGAR
• Any available 3d party database required

• Reporting and Business Dashboards - Appian Analytics provides expert assistance in the development of reports and business dashboards.
• On Demand - reporting capability in HTML available directly from your secure website.
• PowerPoint, Excel, or Word reports – available ad hoc or continuously updated.
• Business dashboards – Continuously updated or on demand. Available in your secure website or downloaded to PowerPoint and Adobe PDF.

• Analytics – Leverage deep experience in statistical analysis and business analytics to get more out of your data.
• Statistical analysis – Standard statistical procedures such as regression modeling
• Business analytics – Business and industry specific analytical methods
• Summaries, aggregations, cross tabulations, and more

Stop wasting time on data and focus on your business!
Outsourcing to Appian Analytics is a snap