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  • Altius Consulting extends its strategic partnership with BOARD International to the United States

    Altius Consulting, the leading Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management Consultancy and BOARD International, the global leader in Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management, are pleased to announce that they have extended their successful partnership to include the USA.The agreement strengthens the relationship which was established in the UK in June 2009, and provides both companies with the opportunity to continue their growth into the US market.

    Noel Phillips, Vice President, Altius Consulting says: "We are extremely excited to be extending our relationship with BOARD into the US market - the combination of Altius' Performance Management expertise and BOARD's unique toolkit truly delivers on the promise of sophisticated, cost-effective decision making, and is a compelling proposition for businesses large and small."

    Scott Jennings, Director, BOARD North America commented: “Extending our relationship from the UK to the US will allow us to continue to deliver compelling solutions into the North American market, and to leverage the successes that we have had.”


    About Altius Consulting
    Altius Consulting (www.altiusconsulting.com) provides specialist Business Intelligence and Performance Management consultancy to enterprises and large organisations throughout the world. The company works with partners and clients to turn data into valuable information, enabling better decisions and creating competitive advantage.
    Founded in the 1993 Altius Consulting has the experience of over 500 project implementations, spanning companies in oil, gas & energy, financial services, retail and the public sector. Its customers include: BP, Gazprom-neft, Royal Bank of Scotland, Waterstone’s Book retailer, Harley-Davidson motorbikes, Santander Bank, Reed Exhibitions and the UK government’s Ministry of Justice.
    With offices in both Houston, Texas and Anchorage, Alaska in USA as well as London, UK and with satellite offices in the Channel Islands and Russia, the Company has a global reach.
     

    About BOARD
    BOARD International (www.board.com) is a global leader in the BI and CPM Toolkit space. BOARD has enabled over 2000 companies worldwide to rapidly deploy BI and CPM applications in a single integrated environment completely programming-free and in a fraction of the time and cost associated with traditional solutions. BOARD provides one accurate, complete view of an organisation’s information, fully integrated with its processes, uniquely linking performance from strategic vision to all levels down to operational detail.

  • Oracle Consulting Services forms Strategic Alliance with Altius Consulting


    10th February 2010

    Altius Consulting, a leading Oracle Gold Partner specialising in the full service delivery of Performance Management and Business Intelligence solutions is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Oracle Consulting Services (OCS).
    Based in Godalming, Surrey and Houston, Texas, Altius is partnering with OCS to ensure that both organisations pool resources more effectively and are capable of delivering projects to our clients more effectively.

    John Gateley, Managing Director of Altius said: “delivering successful Oracle EPM and BI solutions to our clients requires alliances that offer a wider range of skill and experience.  Oracle’s ownership of the technology and Altius’ track record of delivery over the past 17 years makes this a good move for all concerned. As one of the leading Oracle Gold Partners in the UK, this move will ensure that Oracle and Altius are effectively providers of one integrated and skilled resource pool.  We are both totally focused on delivering successful solutions for our clients with no interference from other extraneous business activities”. 

  • Altius Consulting unveils new brand identity for 2010

    Altius Consulting, the leading Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) consultancy, has this week unveiled the launch of their new brand identity.  The introduction of the new corporate logo signifies the beginning of a new direction for the consultancy, which has experienced dramatic growth over the last five years.

    Managing Director John Gateley commented: “At Altius we pride ourselves in providing our customers with an innovative and personal service that differentiates us from the competition.  Having grown, and moved into new markets, our old brand no longer matched our culture or the innovative markets we have moved into.  The launch of this new identity is a brave step forward from previous ‘refreshes’ and better reflects not only the personality of our company, but also the style of relationship we like to build with our clients.”

    The new brand incorporates a striking blue orb, representing the ever evolving challenges and solutions that can be applied in the enterprise performance management and business intelligence arenas. The colours have also been specifically chosen to provide a fresh, clean and contemporary identity.

    The new Altius Consulting website was launched on Monday 25th January, and offers visitors a friendly, easy to navigate experience.  For more information on the Company, visit: www.altiusconsulting.com or email info@altiusconsulting.com to discover how Altius can support your business with on-demand information for better business decision-making.

    About Altius

    Founded in the early 1990s by two former PricewaterhouseCoopers consultants, Altius Consulting has a formidable track record of over 500 project implementations, spanning companies in oil, gas & energy, financial services, retail and the public sector. Customers include: BP, TNK-BP, Gazprom-neft, Royal Bank of Scotland, Waterstone’s, BA, Red Bull, Santander, Reed and The Home Office.
    Based in Godalming, Surrey, with offices in Houston, Texas, the Channel Islands and Russia, the Company has a global reach with consultants sourced from around the world.

    Posted Feb 03 2010, 10:30 AM by Kate Rounding with no comments
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  • New England Seafood Choose Altius and BOARD to implement Sales Forecasting

    Altius Consulting and our partner BOARD are pleased to announce our latest client: New England Seafood.

    New England Seafood’s current Business Intelligence & Corporate Performance Management systems are not allowing them to produce the type of reporting or rolling forecasts critical to their business.  Data ‘silos’ and lack of aggregation have meant that they are utilising Excel as a bridging tool.  Choosing BOARD will enable them to align their systems and give them a unified approach to BI & CPM, all in a single product. 

    Initially the implementation, carried out by Altius Consulting will focus on 12 -24 month rolling sales forecast.  Once complete the project is likely to extend to key account and production planning, historical analysis, reporting, profitability modeling etc

    Charles Noble, Finance Director at New England Seafood says “As we made our way through a detailed review of the market for financial planning software, BOARD really impressed us with its clear user interfaces, lack of separation between planning and analysis functionality, and the relative ease with which we can administer the system in-house.

    In choosing Altius to assist us in the implementation of BOARD, we were clear that we would be working with a team of proven experts who would take the time to understand the challenges within our business so that they can tailor the BOARD implementation appropriately. We look forward to completing the initial phase of the project and progressing to subsequent stages which will further improve our forecasting and BI capabilities”,

    Dominic Policella, UK Director BOARD says “We are delighted that our partner Altius Consulting have been chosen by New England Seafood to deliver their Sales Forecasting in BOARD.  We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with both organisations”

    John Gateley, Managing Director, Altius Consulting comments “We’re excited to work with New England Seafood to deliver an improved Sales Forecasting tool on BOARD technology. Bringing data from across the business to improve decision making and help find new efficiencies is what Altius and BI are all about.”

    About New England Seafood: New England Seafood is a major supplier of premium sustainable fish and seafood in the UK with a turnover of £50m. They sell a wide range of products to the UK’s leading supermarkets and wholesalers around the UK. for more information visit the New england Seafood website.

    For more information about Altius consulting visit About Us

    For more information about BOARD visit the Board partner page 

     

  • BOARD 7.1 Released

    The latest BOARD release takes a further step into the next generation of Business Intelligence and Performance Management.

    BOARD International, global leader in the BI & CPM Toolkit space, announces the release of BOARD 7.1, its “all-in-one” flagship product that integrates BI and CPM in a seamless self-service environment.
    The latest BOARD release leverages the potential of Windows Presentation Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation, introduced with version 7, to provide Advanced Office Integration, Enhanced Interactive Visualization and an innovative web experience through the groundbreaking SilverLight Client.
    Based on a modern SOA architecture and designed to extend enterprise capabilities, BOARD 7.1 dramatically enhances platform interoperability, data handling capability and performance, thanks to the introduction of Web Services, in-RAM cubes and an innovative 128 bit “cube addressing” technology.
    BOARD 7.1 also offers new advanced features that enhance its Budgeting, Planning, Forecasting and data modeling capabilities.
    This combination of technological and functional innovations continues to push the boundaries in providing an “all in one” platform to support Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management - allowing organizations to effectively align strategy with operations using one single product, one single technology, one single know-how.
    BOARD 7.1 is the most evident example of how groundbreaking technology can make it extremely easy for users to address complex decision-making processes. – explains Giovanni Grossi , CEO of BOARD International - With the latest version we are reaping the benefits of our ambitious investment in WPF and WCF, fully exploiting the revolutionary innovations introduced with BOARD 7.
    BI and CPM Integration, self-service analysis and reporting, rapid application development, advanced office integration and outstanding visualization capabilities make BOARD the most innovative product in the market.”
    “In my view BOARD 7.1 is a unique combination of a revolutionary vision, a groundbreaking technology and a continued attention to the feedback provided in 15 years by more than 2000 customers. –comments Pietro Ferrari, Head of BOARD customer support- A product different from all the competition, not just in its architecture but in its philosophy, completely oriented to give a simple answer to complex business needs Moving from words to action, we confidently challenge anyone to provide faster time to solution, better BI and CPM integration and easier usability than BOARD 7.1 and to demonstrate it with a proof of concept: we are ready.”

    Key Highlights in BOARD 7.1 include

    BOARD Silverlight Client

    The new BOARD web client is based entirely on Microsoft Silverlight, a powerful and innovative web runtime(WRT), which overcomes the traditional limitations of web applications and brings BOARD into web 2.0
    The adoption of this innovative technology makes it possible to create a BOARD application and to access it either from the Board Windows client or from a web browser, retaining the typical functions and characteristics of client solutions (Rich Internet Application).
    The new BOARD Rich Internet Client can incorporate animations, three-dimensional displays, interactive objects and innovative graphical containers, thus delivering a much richer and more effective user experience than HTML or AJAX .
    Advanced Office Integration
    BOARD 7.1 complements the Excel 2007® add-in with a Word 2007® and a Power Point 2007® add-in making it possible to access and use BOARD from all the most popular office productivity software .
    With the latest BOARD version, any user can insert, update and manage BOARD Charts, Cockpits, Bubble Charts and Data Views directly from Word documents or Power Point presentations and navigate them, performing drill-down, slice and dice and ad- hoc queries.
    BOARD 7.1 also introduces the possibility to create Office Macros that directly access the BOARD environment.

    Extended Enterprise Capabilities

    Board 7.1 provides superior interoperability, better manageability, improved performances and data handling capabilities, thus offering ease in managing large deployments in a complex technology environment.

        Interoperability
        BOARD Web Services. BOARD 7.1 is based on a modern SOA architecture: The BOARD server, conceived to be used as a Web Service, manages SOAP messages and returns XML data structures.
        The services supplied by the BOARD server can be used by other Web Services; by legacy systems; by Java,.NET and web applications; by company portals and by any application in general, in a simple and standardized way (W3C Standard).
        By providing these services, BOARD makes it possible to extend advanced Business Intelligence and Performance Management functions to the existing company application environment.
        Mash-up. The innovative BOARD SilverLight client is natively mashable. This implies that any Board internet applications, by exposing properties and events, become a mashable component, a building block used to rapidly assemble enterprise mashups and mashup applications over the web.
        Performance and enterprise scalability
        128 bit cubes addressing: Where extraordinary data handling capability is required BOARD 7.1 can create and manage 128 bit cubes. This extends its potential from 1015 to an extraordinary 1027 cells per cube.
        In-Memory Cubes: where extreme performance is needed, the system administrator can choose to configure selected cubes directly in RAM instead of making them accessible via disk.
        Manageability
        Auto updating clients mode: Board 7.1 automatically detects when the client version is older than the server one and consequently updates the clients at connection, making BOARD network management easy and inexpensive.
        Full-LDAP support Board 7.1 allows users authentication both from Microsoft Active Directory and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). The most popular authentication servers such as Lotus Domino, Open LDAP Server, Apache Director Server are now fully accessible by BOARD .

    Enhanced Interactive visualization

    The word-class capabilities in interactive visualization provided with BOARD 7, have been further enhanced by the introduction of data brushing, new animations and a new collection of configurable trellis gauges. The release of an innovative object named the Selector, provide users with a point and click interactive filtering, that makes ad hoc querying a simple task.
    Sophisticated CPM functionalities
    BOARD 7.1 offers a series of advanced functionalities to further improve the support of CPM processes
    Advanced Data Entry. In BOARD 7.1 data entry validation rules can be easily configured down to the cell level. Thanks to a new functionality named ATO, authorized users can manage and change the relationship between items directly during the data entry process. (i.e. Users can quickly reclassify customers relation with sale representatives in order to redefine a sales area)
    Interactive Broadcasting: BOARD 7.1 ensures the delivery of the right information to the right users at the right time. An advanced broadcasting functionality makes it possible to send personalized Excel® and Word® based reports at scheduled times or when a specific event occurs.
    Unlike the reports from typical BI and CPM systems, BOARD analyses are completely interactive and once received allow users to interact on-the-fly, according to their security profiles.
    Data Aware Processes: BOARD 7.1 allows users to create Dynamic Reports that combine data awareness with workflow capabilities. Thanks to the ability to interactively drive processes and data flow directly from activation areas inside the reports, users can easily limit the workflow execution and the related changes to specific data subset, drastically improving the flexibility and manageability of complex data models.
  • Altius Presenting at SQL Bits – Celtic Manor November 19-21st 2009

    As specialists in Business Intelligence and Performance Management using Microsoft SQL Server, we have two of our consultants presenting at the SQL Bits conference this weekend (RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/sqlbits or http://www.sqlbits.com/).

    The two sessions being run are:

    An Introduction to Master Data Services – Ian Marritt
    Master Data Services will be a component of SQL Server that allows organisations to improve their data quality by providing one trusted source for all the sort of information that is used across their business. It is a challenge for many line of business applications and data warehouses to ensure that the information used is accurate, valid and verified by the correct people within an organisation.

    I will talk about some of the issues and benefits of Master Data Management, describe how it works and demonstrate how Master Data Services can provide a solution.

    Data Visualisation with Bing Maps for Enterprise – Matt Feltham
    The session will take you through how combining your location based data on a map using Bing Maps for Enterprise can add an interactive edge to the visualisation of your data.

    If you can’t make SQL Bits, but would like to know more, get in touch as we’ll be running a series of Performance Management & Business Intelligence webinars cover these and other topics in the coming weeks and months.

  • Altius picked as Finalist for Microsoft Web Development Partner of the Year 2009

    Awards recognize partners’ innovative use of Microsoft technology to exceed customer expectations and solve business problems.

    United Kingdom. — June 24, 2009 — Altius Consulting’s pick as finalist for the Microsoft Web Development Partner of the Year 2009 is rewarding recognition for our continuing devotion to delivering tailored web-based applications for our clients, built using the latest Microsoft technologies. As a Business Intelligence and Performance Management specialist, Altius focuses on our client’s need to deliver information to the right people, in the right way at the right time. “Our research and development with Microsoft’s Silverlight and Virtual Earth technologies enables us to continually push the boundaries on how business-critical information is delivered to those who need it to make informed decisions. This award recognises our leadership and innovation in this space.” says Matt Quinn, Director of New Business.

    REDMOND, Wash. — June 24, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners and finalists of its 2009 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards honor Microsoft Registered, Certified and Gold Certified partners for delivering exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year. Award winners and finalists were chosen from nominations from around the world. Winners and finalists will be recognized at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, the company’s premier annual event for industry partners, being held July 13–16 in New Orleans.

    Nearly 2,000 entries were submitted by partners worldwide; the award finalists and winners were selected from a group of nominations based on their dedicated use of Microsoft technologies to provide solutions for their customers’ needs.

    “Partners are the key to igniting business innovation through great technology as well as helping customers drive down costs,” said Allison L. Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft. “Congratulations to the 2009 Partner Award winners, who have demonstrated a superior level of expertise as well as a focus on delivering customer value. We look forward to seeing these partners fulfil their limitless potential as they continue to provide customers with world-class Microsoft solutions.”

    About Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference

    Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference provides Microsoft’s partner community with access to key marketing and business strategies, leadership, and information regarding specific customer solutions designed to help partners succeed in the marketplace. Along with informative learning opportunities covering sales, marketing, services and technology, the Worldwide Partner Conference is an ideal setting for partners to garner valuable knowledge from their peers and from Microsoft. More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/partner/events/wwpartnerconference and on the Partner Program home page at https://partner.microsoft.com.

    About Altius

    Altius Consulting provides specialist Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) consultancy to enterprises and large organisations throughout the world. The Company works with partners and clients to turn data into valuable information, enabling better decisions and creating competitive advantage.

    Founded in the early 1990s by two former PricewaterhouseCoopers consultants, Altius Consulting has the experience of over 500 project implementations, spanning companies in oil, gas & energy, financial services, retail and the public sector. Its customers include: BP, Gazprom-neft, Royal Bank of Scotland, Waterstone’s, Harley-Davidson, Santander, Reed and The Home Office.
    Based in Godalming, Surrey, with satellite offices in Houston, Texas, the Channel Islands and Russia, the Company has a global reach with consultants from around the world. For more information on the Company, visit: Altius Consulting.

    About Microsoft

    Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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  • Altius partner with BOARD

    London, June 2009

    BOARD, the global leader in the Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management Toolkit space, today announced that Altius Consulting, an information management consulting firm, has signed a Reseller Agreement with BOARD.

    The agreement extends the network of BOARD Business Partners in the UK as well as helping Altius’ continued growth in the Performance Management market with a strong emphasis on integrated Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management.

    More so than ever, organisations need to have a firm grip on their business performance. BOARD’s single integrated approach to Business Intelligence (BI) and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) delivers business critical information, quickly and easily integrating the processes of Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting with Reporting, Analysis, Dashboarding and Scorecarding in one integrated platform.

    Matt Quinn, Director of New Business at Altius Consulting says:

    “BOARD and Altius have very similar company cultures and views on the BI and CPM markets. Over half of our business is based around budgeting, planning and forecasting projects, so being able to offer an ‘out of the box’ solution to our clients to integrate this critical process with core BI functions makes a lot of sense in these challenging times. We believe that BOARD offers an approach that is refreshing in a marketplace where there is often a lack of true integration and a plethora of complex pricing models. We look forward to delivering great results for our clients.”

    “I am delighted at the collaboration with Altius Consulting. Altius have very strong knowledge and expertise in delivering Performance Management solutions. This Partnership demonstrates our commitment to working with high quality Partners and the continued recognition by established consultancies and clients alike to choose BOARD.” says Dominic Policella, Director, BOARD UK

    About Altius Consulting Limited

    Altius Consulting provides specialist Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) consultancy to enterprises and large organisations throughout the world. The Company works with partners and clients to turn data into valuable information, enabling better decisions and creating competitive advantage.

    Founded in the early 1990s by two former PricewaterhouseCoopers consultants, Altius Consulting has the experience of over 500 project implementations, spanning companies in oil, gas & energy, financial services, retail and the public sector. Its customers include: BP, Gazprom-neft, Royal Bank of Scotland, Waterstone’s, Harley-Davidson, Santander, Reed and The Home Office.

    Based in Godalming, Surrey, with satellite offices in Houston, Texas, the Channel Islands and Russia, the Company has a global reach with consultants from Russia, Australia, India and the US. For more information on the Company, visit: www.altiusconsulting.com.

    About BOARD

    BOARD International is a global leader in the BI and CPM Toolkit space. BOARD has enabled over 2000 companies worldwide to rapidly deploy BI and CPM applications in a single integrated environment completely programming-free and in a fraction of the time and cost associated with traditional solutions. BOARD provides one accurate, complete view of an organisation’s information, fully integrated with its processes, uniquely linking performance from strategic vision to all levels down to operational detail.
    For more information about BOARD go to: www.board.com

  • Altius to partner with IT-Workplace

    Altius has selected IT-Workplace as its Excel Add-In partner of choice.  This new relationship will present many exciting opportunities for both businesses to work together on projects particularly in the energy, public sector, retail and financial services spaces.

    ITWorkplace

    Posted May 11 2009, 05:22 AM by LukeHarding with no comments
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  • SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse

    Overview

    SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse accelerates your data warehouse roadmap with new SQL Server 2008 Enterprise scalable reference architectures for HP, Dell and Bull. Reduce costs, save time and reduce risk with reliable, pre-tested hardware and best practices for warehousing.

    Key Features
    • Accelerate your data warehouse roadmap with pre-tested hardware configurations

    • Virtually eliminate hardware testing and reduce tuning with better Data Warehouse performance out-of-the-box

    • Scale from 4 up to 32 terabytes using compression capabilities in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise

    • Enjoy a lower cost of ownership through better price performance, rapid deployment and industry-standard hardware

    • Choose the right performance, scalability and pricing to suit your business needs

    SQL Server Fast Track

        Fast Track Solution

    We’re providing services combining the Fast Track reference infrastructure with our own Data Warehouse Toolkit approach to deliver Enterprise Data Warehouse solutions quickly and cost-effectively. Get in touch to find out more and to book your half-day free workshop to understand your Data Warehouse challenges and let us help you plan the most cost-effective solutions.

    Call us on +44 (0) 1483 418 628 or contact us by e-mail info@altiusconsulting.com

  • Microsoft | Altius Business Breakfast

    Planning Better in these Challenging Times
    Say ‘Good-bye’ to ‘Excel-Hell’!

    Thursday 23rd April 2009 at the BAFTA Suites
    195 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LN

    Situations change quickly in an economic downturn. Your planning process needs to be adaptive and fast!

    The next couple of years are going to be difficult. Focus will be on survival.

    Understanding, managing and planning for difficult situations such as the need to reduce costs is often put to one side during periods of rapid growth. It is rarely a priority. When times are good, businesses tend to focus on sales and growth planning instead.

    In a downturn, cash and costs rise to the top of everyone’s priority list very quickly. Businesses need to be agile to keep costs down and sales activity high whilst adapting to the changing demands of their customers. Scenario-based activity planning becomes critical if you are to come through this recession in one piece.

    Being adaptive and having an equally flexible planning process is essential. Crawling through a large pile of planning spreadsheets created by various managers across your business isn’t the best use of your time when tough situations demand quick answers.

    Microsoft and Altius have the right solution for managing your business profitability better.

    You don’t have the luxury of taking a year to develop a planning solution that might work.
    You need a process and solution that enables you to take control of your plans and cater for a variety of scenarios in the space of days rather than weeks and months.

    Microsoft and Altius have developed planning solutions
    which enable faster planning and performance management based on Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) tools. With our class-leading planning solutions, you can create, model and analyse what your business might look like in the future.
    Using Microsoft BI tools, we can help you gain control of this business-critical challenge both quickly and permanently. So, no more ‘Excel-Hell’!

    The Agenda

    9.00 - 9.30: Registration and continental breakfast
    9.30 - 09.40: Introduction (John Gateley, Altius Consulting)
    09.40 - 10.10:

    Scenario-based activity planning: Keynote Speaker (Edgar Figueroa, BP plc)

    10.10 - 10.40: BI Roadmap – from ‘Excel-Hell’ to integrated enterprise planning
    10.40 - 11.00: Questions and Answers
    11.00: Close

    Book Your Place Now!
    Places are strictly limited to 30.

    To book your place at this essential business breakfast, please either call Polly Daghorn, the Event Organiser on 01483 418628 or e-mail her at polly.daghorn@altiusconsulting.com.

    Posted Mar 18 2009, 09:18 AM by LukeHarding with no comments
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  • Oracle | Altius Business Breakfast

    Take unnecessary cost out of your business quickly! Introducing Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management (HPCM)

    Tuesday 24th March 2009 at Oracle’s City Office, 1 Southplace, London, EC2M 2RB: 9am – 11.30am

    In an economic downturn, your cost base needs to be re-evaluated

    The next couple of years are going to be difficult. Focus will be on survival.
    Understanding and managing your cost base is often put to one side during periods of rapid growth. It is rarely a priority. When times are good, businesses tend to focus on sales and growth instead.
    In a downturn, cash and costs rise to the top of everyone’s priority list very quickly. Understanding your cost base becomes critical if you are to come through this recession in one piece. Taking action to switch off or reduce unnecessary expenditure is essential for survival.

    Oracle and Altius have the right solution for managing your business profitability better

    You don’t have the luxury of taking a year to develop a cost reduction and management process that might work.
    You need a process and solution that enables you to take control of costs and profitability in the space of weeks rather than months.

    Oracle Hyperion Profitability & Cost Management (HPCM) is a new performance management product from Oracle based on industry-leading technologies. With this new solution, you can store, analyse and model your cost base to identify what is wasteful.

    Using HPCM, we can help you gain control of this business-critical challenge both quickly and permanently.

    Book Your Place Now! Places are limited to 30.

    To book your place at this essential business breakfast, please either call Polly Daghorn, the Event Organiser on 01483 418628 or e-mail her at polly.daghorn@altiusconsulting.com. Places are strictly limited to 30 so we would advise you to book early.

    Each attendee will receive an HPCM information pack and a 5 day credit towards an HPCM Proof of Concept valid until 30th September 2009.

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  • Microsoft retires PerformancePoint Planning

    Microsoft has announced that it is retiring PerformancePoint Server 2007 after only releasing the product in late 2007. This sudden decision sees Microsoft effectively exiting the performance management market.

    The Planning component is being developed only to Service Pack 3 which will be released mid-2009. There will be no more development after this. The Company is saying that the product will be supported for up to 8 years, i.e. to around 2017. The Reporting and Analytics component is being merged into SharePoint Services (MOSS) which makes sense.

    If you have already implemented PerformancePoint or are in the process of doing so or are planning to (sic), please contact us at planningisthefuture@altiusconsulting.com or call our planning experts on +44 (0)1483 418628 to discuss your best way forward. See what other planning options we can offer on our Partner pages.

    Posted Jan 29 2009, 01:12 PM by Matt Quinn with no comments
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  • Informatica Data Quality Business Breakfast

    Thursday 26th March 2009 – Central London, High Holborn

    When data drives decision making, data quality is mission critical

    The next couple of years are going to be difficult.  Focus will be on survival.
    Making informed decisions quickly and effectively will be the differentiator between those that thrive and those that fail. When making decisions in today’s rapidly changing business climate, you must have absolute faith in the data that supports your decisions.
    Data quality is fundamental to taking action to reduce costs and to switch off or reduce unnecessary expenditure in order to survive.

    Informatica and Altius have the right solution for managing data quality throughout your business

    You don’t have the luxury of taking risks with data quality. You need to measure the quality of your data and proactively manage continual improvements.
    You need a process and solution that enables you to take control of quality in the space of weeks rather than months. 
    Informatica Data Quality (IDQ) drives collaboration between business information owners and IT teams as an enterprise-wide initiative by providing a robust platform for data analysis, data cleansing, exception handling, reporting and monitoring capabilities.
    Using IDQ, we can help you gain control of this business-critical challenge both quickly and permanently.

    Book Your Place Now!  Places are limited to 30.

    To book your place at this essential business breakfast, please either call Polly Daghorn, the Event Organiser on 01483 418628 or e-mail her at polly.daghorn@altiusconsulting.com. Places are strictly limited to 30 so we would advise you to book early.
    Each attendee will receive an IDQ information pack and a 5 day Altius ‘credit’ towards an Informatica Data Quality Assessment, valid until 30th September 2009.

    Posted Jan 27 2009, 02:05 PM by Matt Quinn with no comments
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  • Global Energy Forum

    On February 18th 2009 Houston will host the Global Energy Forum at the Westin Galleria Houston. Each year this event sets the agenda for how to best utilize information to deliver within the Energy industry. You will find us on the Microsoft Partner Pavilion within the main exhibition hall. We will be showcasing a 'Drilling & Completions Supplier Performance Management' solution and hosting a competition on the stand - make sure you drop by!

    If you'd like to pre-register your interest in attending our sessions, and future networking dinners with other energy company CIOs and discussing the information and business intelligence needs as they grow and change in your industry, click to register. We look forward to seeing you there.

    You can also find out more and register for the event at Global Energy Forum - 2009

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