Decision Technology Publishes White Paper for Datatel® Users

Decision Technology, Inc. (www.Decision-Technology.com)—business intelligence software developer—has published a white paper for the Higher Education market entitled “Getting a Higher Return on Your Datatel Investment.” It is written for all Datatel users who have thought, “There must be a more flexible way to create reports containing data combined from Datatel–especially UniData®–and other data sources.” The paper explores some of Datatel’s core attributes, some of the challenges that Datatel/UniData presents to reporting, and how to address those challenges with DecisionCentric® software from Decision Technology.
Managers, executives and administrators in so-called “small to midsize” enterprises like colleges and universities with UniData are at a significant disadvantage where business intelligence is concerned. Their business intelligence data and needs are similar to their Fortune 500 and Global 9000 counterparts, but their business intelligence budgets are not.
For many of these organizations, data federation-based business intelligence software like that offered by Decision Technology represents a powerful yet less resource-dependent alternative to launching a data warehouse – especially where UniData is present. For those organizations where a data warehouse already exists, the data federation solution efficiently extends existing infrastructure, significantly prolonging its useful lifespan.
Decision Technology has optimized its DecisionCentric business intelligence software specifically for midsize enterprises like those running Datatel with UniData, SQL Server or Oracle. DecisionCentric’s data federation engine operates without the complex metadata requirements of other enterprise information integration solutions. And bundled with DecisionCentric is a set of Small/Midsize Enterprise-optimized tools for reporting and data analytics, making DecisionCentric an easily deployed, “turn-key” solution.
Decision Technology’s “Getting a Higher Return on Your Datatel Investment” white paper is available through the company’s web site at www.Decision-Technology.com. Questions can be directed to the author, John Owen, at jowen@Decision-Technology.com.
About Decision Technology, Inc.
Decision Technology business intelligence software is the ideal solution for organizations with limited Information Technology resources, and whose data are confined in disparate databases or operational systems. Since 1985, Decision Technology has provided organizations with intuitive, information retrieval software for decision support applications. Its newest business intelligence software product, DecisionCentric, provides Enterprise Information Integration with query and reporting tools optimized for small and medium size organizations. It enables users to integrate, publish and analyze enterprise data across disparate databases—without expensive ETL technology.