Markets now understand that the combination of skills and a wide knowledge base, well managed and cultivated, can provide the cutting edge in competitiveness. That's the idea of Business Intelligence: information is amassed from inherited systems and integrated in an organized way, fed into a business oriented data base and programmed for analysis and consultation as a tool in the decision-making process of the organization concerned.

Business knowledge is directly related to the significance of data filed in the Data Warehouse. For company management and other strategic personnel, this data, once converted into information, has immeasurable value since it is the key to having the advantage over competitors.

The utilization of incremental architecture in Business Intelligence projects makes it easier for development to take off and provides the client with a gradual absorption of the technology. The basic concept of this architecture is the implementation of a corporate Data Warehouse through the increment of each Data Mart, i.e., a sub-group of the Data Warehouse designed to cater for a company's specific segment (for example: departments). Through this concept it is possible to meet the specific needs of a particular business area in a very short time, with provision for future integration with information from other company areas.

In order to put into effect the various steps involved in implementing Business Intelligence solutions, DBA relies on a team of highly trained experts specializing in multiform BI solutions such as: Ascential, Business Objects, Computer Associates, Cognos, HP, IBM, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, ORACLE, SAP, SAS, Sybase, among others. We are therefore confident in offering our clients a unique source in the search for the right solution to their problems, at a much lower cost.

Business Intelligence projects are developed incrementally so as to facilitate planning and budgeting aspects. These projects consist of the following modules:

Survey — Surveys are conducted to obtain a general view of the company´s business as well as to identify its objectives in order to create a Business Intelligence environment;

Multidimensional Modeling — The necessary models for implementing a project and planning its required capacity and evolution, are elaborated and built;

ETL — All aspects related to preparation of data to be used on the project are developed (extraction, cleaning, transformation, integration, movement and loading);

Construction — All aspects of development and construction of a Business Intelligence environment are reviewed;

Security — All aspects relating to security, monitoring and tuning of the Business Intelligence Environment are dealt with;

Access — All forms of access to the Business Intelligence environment are developed;

Data Base Marketing — The supportive elements for decision-making by executives are developed and implemented. This is the Data Mining phase, a technique which correlates facts from an extensive mass of data in order to establish standards, trends and behavior;

Training — This is also included in the project. One of DBA´s most serious concerns is the hands-on transference of knowledge to the client during the project so as to guarantee continuity in implementing Data Warehouse by the client itself in other projects. As a result of the DBA team´s experience in the development of projects for Business Intelligence solutions, we have designed specific Data Marts for the Energy, Industry, Finance and Telecom segments. The object of these solutions is to obtain quick returns on investment by means of business models and pre-defined analyses, added to DBA´s experience in implementing Business Intelligence projects.