What are the options? Vendors
The following table provides a selection of case studies which may prove useful to those considering, planning or implementing a BI system. It should be borne in mind that these are largely commercial case studies provided by system vendors but all contain useful information about the realisation of BI within varying institutional contexts. As well as examples from the UK FE/HE sector there are also several case studies from other countries, especially the USA, where BI appears to be in a more mature stage of development.
In addition to the data provided in this table, UCISA also publishes an annual survey of Corporate Information Systems currently used by its members.
Vendor |
Product |
Area |
Institution |
HE/FE/International/NHS Trust |
HR & Payroll |
HE |
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Agresso (Now Unit4) |
HR & Payroll |
HE |
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Agresso (Now Unit4) |
HR & Payroll |
HE |
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Agresso (Now Unit4) |
Finance |
HE |
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Agresso (Now Unit4) |
Finance, Research & Purchasing |
HE |
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Agresso (Now Unit4) |
Finance |
HE |
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Agresso (Now Unit4) |
HE |
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BME Solutions |
QlikView |
Student Registration |
Anglia Ruskin |
HE |
BME Solutions |
QlikView |
Full BI |
Bath Spa |
HE |
BME Solutions |
QlikView |
Planning & Performance |
HE |
|
Ciber |
Ashridge Management College |
FE |
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Ciber |
International |
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Active Dashboards |
Student Data |
FE |
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Dynistics |
Active Dashboards |
Finance, HR, admissions |
FE |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Student performance |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Full BI |
HE |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Full BI |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Instructor and course evaluation |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Student Testing |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Full BI |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Full BI |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Full BI |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Student Data |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Full BI |
International |
|
Information Builders |
WebFOCUS |
Full BI |
International |
|
Intelligent Data Solutions |
Lorenzo |
Patient information |
NHS Trust |
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Open Source |
Various |
Full BI |
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Maven Solutions |
SAP Business Objects Edge |
Full BI |
HE |
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Morse |
MS SharePoint |
Portal |
University of Wales Institute Cardiff |
FE |
Northgate Arinso |
Recruitment |
Staff recruiting |
HE |
|
Northgate Arinso |
MyView |
HR & payroll |
FE |
|
SAP |
SAP for Education |
Full BI |
International |
|
Simpson Associates |
IBM Cognos |
Student Planning |
HE |
|
HE |
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SolStonePlus |
Oracle |
BI Portal and Data Warehouse |
FE |
|
SunGard |
Banner |
Student Admissions |
HE |
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SunGard |
Banner ERP |
Student Data |
International |
|
SunGard |
Banner & ODS |
Student Data |
HE |
|
SunGard |
Luminis Platform |
Portal |
HE |
|
SunGard |
Luminis Platform |
Portal |
HE |
|
SunGard |
Luminis Platform |
Student & Staff Portal |
HE |
|
TechnologyOne |
Student & Finance |
International |
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Full BI |
HE |
