Technical Report


Pentasoft adds value to their marketing
services
The company implements Dynamic Data Web for its power in the dynamic data analysis
Pentasoft is a consulting services, cloud
                                               Benefits of implementation
computing, outsourcing and precision
marketing company. Through its col-            The ability to analyze real-time large
laborative platform, Pentasoft Cloud           volumes of information (transactional,
Platform, provides its clients with preci-     web browsing, campaign manager, etc.),
                                               from anywhere, anytime is the definite
sion marketing services, data analysis
                                               advantage of the platform, according to
and development of marketing informa-          Antonio Tena, managing partner of Pen-
tion systems. The company has clients          tasoft, "in addition response capacity in
operating in different business areas          record time and with guarantees of quality
such as IKEA Ibérica, KIA Motors,              and safety of processed information. "
Cepsa, Deloitte, Fujitsu Siemens, among
                                               In sum, in the words of Tena "tool gives
others, but they have a common need for        our customers a very interesting possibil-
technologically advanced services.             ity to access dashboards, ad-hoc analysis
  So with the purpose of developing and        and even create their own reports. Today,
putting into production innovative pro-        where many decisions are made on the
                                               basis of the action taken on the same       Antonio Tena, founding partner of Pentasoft
jects that provide simple solutions to the
                                               day, it is essential to access fast, secure
specific problems of each of them and          and easy to the information (regardless of volume). Pentasoft, as a consultant for cloud
offer value-added services, the company        computing, tries to implement marketing decision actions, analyze real-time development
has implemented the BI 2.0 Platform            and outcome of these (thanks to DDW), and feeds back the model based on results.
Dynamic Data Web, developed by
                                               This whole process, done in the shortest time, is highly valued in marketing. This is our
Quiterian.
                                               added value. "
  With the integration of Dynamic Data
Web within its product portfolio and
services, Pentasoft gets, first, the ability   in the use of the tool and the modeling            be a pioneer internationally in how to
to upload, explore and analyze large           and implementation have been simple.               manage the details of their loyalty pro-
volumes of data at a rate 10 times higher      We have been assisted by Quiterian                 gram IKEA FAMILY, or data from
                                               Consultants, who have supervised the               their customers (million records in
than any other Business Intelligence tool
                                                                                                  Spain). To this end a team of program-
of the market, increasing the productiv-       work from the beginning, "asserts. In              mers has worked closely with the head of
ity of consultants or business analysts,       addition, we have implemented a Quality            IKEA FAMILY in Spain. This is the type
and, second, he achieves to offer their        Management System where we proto-                  of investment that I referred to. "
end-customers tools to interact with the       colize all processes (we are certified in          DDWeb addition, before opting for this
data.                                          ISO 9001:2008). We are used to imple-              platform, the company was looking at
  As Antonio Tena, founder of Pen-             ment this type of IT projects in large             many companies that have developed
tasoft, explains the company has over 12       clients such as Cepsa, IKEA, Makro, etc.           similar products such as Business Objects
                                               ".                                                 (acquired by SAP), Cognos (now IBM),
years working with large customer data-
                                                                                                  Vertica ..."All of them cover some of our
bases. "Until today we had been using             Tena adds that in Pentasoft they are
                                                                                                  requirements, but we were not entirely
Microsoft Analysis Services, but the           working with tools which have been
                                                                                                  convinced," says Tena. So, "apart from
current demands of our customers re-           developed by them or their partners.
                                                                                                  some of the reasons already listed
quire a more flexible and fast treat-          "Keep in mind that by being immersed
                                                                                                  (technology, speed, flexibility, ease of
ment," he says. Our goal has always            in a period of transition to cloud comput-         use), for election of DDWeb was decisive
been to evolve in the area of new tech-        ing, one of our challenges is to facilitate        the proximity of the company. The fact of
nologies applied to precision marketing.       to our customers the use of our tools.             being able to talk to someone who under-
So we began to look for tools that enable      And that's one of the advantages of Dy-            stands your business and our customers’
real-time analysis of millions of records,     namic Web Data: ease of use by the user            with an experience similar to Pentasoft,
without need for complex data structures       ", adds the manager.                               makes the relationship and project flow.
such as cubes, aggregates data, etc. Dy-                                                          The personal part was also decisive: stra-
namic Data Web, with its column-based          Cost                                               tegic alliances based on confidence makes
CBAT technology has enabled us to              About the cost of implementing the tool,           the synergy and value added even
                                               Tena specifies that "really is not a cost          greater”.
achieve the results we wanted."
                                               but rather an investment in our custom-
  Tena says it has been easy to imple-         ers who can benefit from the advantages
ment the tool: "Both phases, the training      of DDW. For example, IKEA is going to

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    Technical Report Pentasoft addsvalue to their marketing services The company implements Dynamic Data Web for its power in the dynamic data analysis Pentasoft is a consulting services, cloud Benefits of implementation computing, outsourcing and precision marketing company. Through its col- The ability to analyze real-time large laborative platform, Pentasoft Cloud volumes of information (transactional, Platform, provides its clients with preci- web browsing, campaign manager, etc.), from anywhere, anytime is the definite sion marketing services, data analysis advantage of the platform, according to and development of marketing informa- Antonio Tena, managing partner of Pen- tion systems. The company has clients tasoft, "in addition response capacity in operating in different business areas record time and with guarantees of quality such as IKEA Ibérica, KIA Motors, and safety of processed information. " Cepsa, Deloitte, Fujitsu Siemens, among In sum, in the words of Tena "tool gives others, but they have a common need for our customers a very interesting possibil- technologically advanced services. ity to access dashboards, ad-hoc analysis So with the purpose of developing and and even create their own reports. Today, putting into production innovative pro- where many decisions are made on the basis of the action taken on the same Antonio Tena, founding partner of Pentasoft jects that provide simple solutions to the day, it is essential to access fast, secure specific problems of each of them and and easy to the information (regardless of volume). Pentasoft, as a consultant for cloud offer value-added services, the company computing, tries to implement marketing decision actions, analyze real-time development has implemented the BI 2.0 Platform and outcome of these (thanks to DDW), and feeds back the model based on results. Dynamic Data Web, developed by This whole process, done in the shortest time, is highly valued in marketing. This is our Quiterian. added value. " With the integration of Dynamic Data Web within its product portfolio and services, Pentasoft gets, first, the ability in the use of the tool and the modeling be a pioneer internationally in how to to upload, explore and analyze large and implementation have been simple. manage the details of their loyalty pro- volumes of data at a rate 10 times higher We have been assisted by Quiterian gram IKEA FAMILY, or data from Consultants, who have supervised the their customers (million records in than any other Business Intelligence tool Spain). To this end a team of program- of the market, increasing the productiv- work from the beginning, "asserts. In mers has worked closely with the head of ity of consultants or business analysts, addition, we have implemented a Quality IKEA FAMILY in Spain. This is the type and, second, he achieves to offer their Management System where we proto- of investment that I referred to. " end-customers tools to interact with the colize all processes (we are certified in DDWeb addition, before opting for this data. ISO 9001:2008). We are used to imple- platform, the company was looking at As Antonio Tena, founder of Pen- ment this type of IT projects in large many companies that have developed tasoft, explains the company has over 12 clients such as Cepsa, IKEA, Makro, etc. similar products such as Business Objects ". (acquired by SAP), Cognos (now IBM), years working with large customer data- Vertica ..."All of them cover some of our bases. "Until today we had been using Tena adds that in Pentasoft they are requirements, but we were not entirely Microsoft Analysis Services, but the working with tools which have been convinced," says Tena. So, "apart from current demands of our customers re- developed by them or their partners. some of the reasons already listed quire a more flexible and fast treat- "Keep in mind that by being immersed (technology, speed, flexibility, ease of ment," he says. Our goal has always in a period of transition to cloud comput- use), for election of DDWeb was decisive been to evolve in the area of new tech- ing, one of our challenges is to facilitate the proximity of the company. The fact of nologies applied to precision marketing. to our customers the use of our tools. being able to talk to someone who under- So we began to look for tools that enable And that's one of the advantages of Dy- stands your business and our customers’ real-time analysis of millions of records, namic Web Data: ease of use by the user with an experience similar to Pentasoft, without need for complex data structures ", adds the manager. makes the relationship and project flow. such as cubes, aggregates data, etc. Dy- The personal part was also decisive: stra- namic Data Web, with its column-based Cost tegic alliances based on confidence makes CBAT technology has enabled us to About the cost of implementing the tool, the synergy and value added even Tena specifies that "really is not a cost greater”. achieve the results we wanted." but rather an investment in our custom- Tena says it has been easy to imple- ers who can benefit from the advantages ment the tool: "Both phases, the training of DDW. For example, IKEA is going to