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Making the switch from homegrown systems to PIM

Ntara

What is a “homegrown” product data system? Most manufacturing organizations have some kind of database or data warehouse that holds lots and lots of company information. It’s likely pulling data from your ERP, multiple spreadsheets, multiple data warehouses, and more. It may or may not have a user interface.

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Making the switch from homegrown systems to PIM

Ntara

What is a “homegrown” product data system? Most manufacturing organizations have some kind of database or data warehouse that holds lots and lots of company information. It’s likely pulling data from your ERP, multiple spreadsheets, multiple data warehouses, and more. It may or may not have a user interface.

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Insight Software

These sit on top of data warehouses that are strictly governed by IT departments. The role of traditional BI platforms is to collect data from various business systems. It is organized to create a top-down model that is used for analysis and reporting. Look for the ability to parameterize and tokenize.