Building Energy Efficiency With Business Intelligence
Company Size
1,000+
Country
- Worldwide
Product
- WebFOCUS
- iWay DataMigrator
- WebFOCUS Visual Discovery
- WebFOCUS Active Reports
- WebFOCUS ReportCaster
Tech Stack
- Business Intelligence
- Data Integration
- Data Visualization
- Self-Service Reporting
- Data Analytics
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Digital Expertise
- Innovation Output
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Process Control & Optimization
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services
- Data Science Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Schneider Electric is a leading provider of solutions that deliver business value to customers by enabling them to do more with less energy. The company continues to succeed, guided by the mission statement: “Help people make the most of their energy, while providing added value through building services for energy and security.” With more than 80 years of experience in the HVAC, energy, and security arenas, Schneider Electric employs more than 8,000 people worldwide with partners in 80 countries. Staying ahead in a fast-paced industry led Schneider Electric to select business intelligence (BI) and integration software from Information Builders and its subsidiary, iWay Software. Schneider Electric’s rapid growth demanded that its ability to maximize operational efficiencies aided by a dynamic BI platform was critical.
The Challenge
Schneider Electric, a leading provider of solutions that deliver business value to customers by enabling them to do more with less energy, was facing a challenge. The company's rapid growth demanded that its ability to maximize operational efficiencies aided by a dynamic BI platform was critical. It was increasingly clear that it needed to replace its enterprise reporting solutions. The company needed a business intelligence (BI) environment that could support the reporting needs of all types of users without sacrificing flexibility or ease of use. The company wanted to create reporting dashboards that could immediately generate custom reports through a self-service environment. They also wanted to use Active Reports and report-scheduling software to update and share information and create WebFOCUS alerts to manage by exception and automate key business processes.
The Solution
Schneider Electric selected WebFOCUS and iWay DataMigrator from Information Builders and its subsidiary, iWay Software, as their new BI platform. WebFOCUS was chosen for its scalability, usability, and performance while offering across-the-board compatibility with the company’s existing data sources. The company was particularly intrigued with WebFOCUS’ ability to create Active Reports, in which data and analytics are combined into highly portable packages for remote users. With iWay Software, Schneider Electric could also take advantage of DataMigrator, a robust extract, transform, and load (ETL) environment that simplifies data integration tasks. The company developed dashboards that enable end users to quickly create custom reports with minimal training, simply by specifying parameters and following dashboard prompts. Personnel across the organization’s global operations now had ready access to customized reports detailing sales units, sales amounts and gross margins, and the ability to perform instant queries based on metrics such as product line, region, country, business partner or specific part number.
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