Pioneer Foods Deploys Data Management Software
Many large companies have an urgent need to analyze the vast amounts of data available to them. Getting hold of vital facts and figures and turning them into useful information is a complex and time-consuming task.
South African food producer and distributor Pioneer Foods recently adopted and standardized on the SAND/DNA nearline solution from SAND Technology Inc. for SAP BI. The implementation is part of a project to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage volumes of data and ensure the operational performance of its SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 data warehouse.
Designed to relieve SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 from the need to keep large amounts of infrequently used data in the online repository, the SAND/DNA solution stores this data in a tiny footprint while maintaining data accessibility.
"We chose SAND due to its impressive functionality and the competitive economies of scale, as we have to adhere to governance guidelines that stipulate we retain data for up to five years, and typical costs soon mount up over that period with the volumes of data we deal with," says Jannie Steyn, group manager information systems, Pioneer Foods. "Easy access and high levels of compression ensure that we have increased visibility to historical data available to our analysts, along with the peace of mind that data won't be lost or irretrievable."
South African food producer and distributor Pioneer Foods recently adopted and standardized on the SAND/DNA nearline solution from SAND Technology Inc. for SAP BI. The implementation is part of a project to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage volumes of data and ensure the operational performance of its SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 data warehouse.
Designed to relieve SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 from the need to keep large amounts of infrequently used data in the online repository, the SAND/DNA solution stores this data in a tiny footprint while maintaining data accessibility.
"We chose SAND due to its impressive functionality and the competitive economies of scale, as we have to adhere to governance guidelines that stipulate we retain data for up to five years, and typical costs soon mount up over that period with the volumes of data we deal with," says Jannie Steyn, group manager information systems, Pioneer Foods. "Easy access and high levels of compression ensure that we have increased visibility to historical data available to our analysts, along with the peace of mind that data won't be lost or irretrievable."