I heard from several colleagues about the term Big Data, but when it came to understanding what it actually means there seemed to be a question mark around what the term actually means. What is Big Data? Since the term is growing in popularity, I thought to do a little more research and see if […]
Analytics & BI Reporting
Oracle – finally into “front” of the Cloud – @Open World
Oracle finally gets into the game of Cloud @OpenWorld, atleast in the “FRONT” of it, as its been driving most of the backend/database for most SaaS applications, including that of Salesforce. After watching from the sidelines, Larry Ellison gets into adopting the Cloud. After years of first questioning SaaS models feasibility, then accepting (subtly) and […]
Master Data Management – How To Plan It
Most of us are aware Master Data Management is not just managing data, but it’s beyond just MDM, it actually requires use of technology, data integration tools & processes to create and maintain consistent and accurate list of master data in organizations. Master Data Management or MDM typically called as might become a nightmare for […]
Issues with substandard Data Quality
Quality of data plays a major critical role in industries like retail, telecommunications & financial services with large customer base. Most organizations falling under these industries in a rush to capture market share and to add new customers give secondary thought to quality of data captured, leading to substandard customer data with inaccurate, duplicate & […]
Integrating QuickBooks & Lokad for accurate sales & inventory forecast: Next level forecasting
Compared to few years back we are now in an ever changing business world on real time basis and to this fast changing dynamic world even retail chain stores from hyper markets to smaller retail stores & manufacturing companies have implemented sales & inventory forecasting software for quick and easy forecast either web or desktop […]
Data Quality in Data Integration
Data, as much as it is a lifeblood of our business, can also be Achilles Heel for various reasons, sometimes reasons best known to none! If you are in the Business Data Integration stream, the complexity only multiplies exponentially. When you are selling an integration product, you are by default understood as flawless integrator of […]
Salesforce.com Data Replication made easy
Need to perform exact schema and data replication to your database? DBSync for Data Synchronizer is the right tool for you. Why do you need it? How does it work? DBSync is a simple application which understands data structures in Salesforce.com and your database (any JDBC complaint database like MySQL, SQLServer, Oracle, DB2 or PostGresSQL) […]
QuickBooks Sales & Inventory forecasting made easy…
Sales and Inventory forecasting is a limitation for QuickBooks … Lokad to the rescue… DBSync has partnered with Lokad to provide an amazing sales forecasting solution. In about 20 minutes, you can extract years of sales data from your QuickBooks directly into Lokad’s Salescast applicaiton and get your forecast.
Turn your salesforce into a BI solution
We completed a couple of interesting projects for healthcare firms where we converted salesforce into a Business Intelligence system, pretty much replacing their need for an internal BI tool.