Case Study: Meeting Crucial Data Warehouse Needs
A multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company headquartered in Atlanta needed an efficient way to provide constantly evolving product information to its nationwide network of field offices. To avoid costly duplication of efforts in each office and to simplify management of the information, company executives recognized the need for a centralized data warehouse that field personnel could access when they needed the latest information.
The challenge? The company’s IT division did not include a dedicated data warehouse department. This specialized entity would have to be built from the ground up – or in this case, and with the help of The Intersect Group – from the top down.
The first priority for The Intersect Group was to identify, recruit and hire as a permanent client employee a highly qualified director to lead the data warehouse initiative. Then working closely with the newly hired director, Intersect IT recruiters quickly sourced and hired permanent managers for three key areas: development, business intelligence and infrastructure. This effort was complicated by the tools selected to build the data warehouse. Technologists proficient with Pentaho™ and BusinessObjects™ tools are scarce in today’s marketplace. Within six months The Intersect Group provided the organization what they needed to achieve their goals – a combination of 20 permanent and contract personnel.
Today the company’s field personnel access their current library of consistent, accurate product information when they need to learn more about or market their products anywhere in the country. And as the data warehouse efforts have grown, so have the staffing needs. For the last three years, with the introduction of new technologies, The Intersect Group continues to find new technical resources with the right skills and experience to move the company’s data warehousing into the future.
Within six months The Intersect Group placed the professionals that helped this organization achieve its goal of efficiently providing consistent, accurate product information to field offices nationwide.
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About The Intersect Group
The Intersect Group, founded in 2006, is a different and better business
partner. The Intersect Group creates unparalleled value for its clients by combining industry-leading consulting
capabilities with comprehensive staffing and recruitment services. Clients trust The Intersect Group to deliver results
based on their deep expertise and proven resources within finance, accounting, and information technology. Through The
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Since inception, The Intersect Group's revenue has grown 800 percent, posting $3 million in revenue in its first year and a record $27 million in annual revenue at the end of 2010. The Intersect Group is one of the top 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States, as determined by Inc. magazine. In addition, Inc. magazine ranked us within the top 100 in the Business Products and Services category. The Intersect Group's 420 employees serve clients nationwide from offices in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, and Dallas, TX.
