Discover Germany | Special Theme | CeBIT 2017
To be successful, companies need to recognise and use their data potential In a computer-driven economy, data has become increasingly important. To adapt, companies need to discover their own potential. Cubeware is a software provider with a focus on Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management and, as pioneers in this field, provides an all-in-one platform. TEXT: JESSICA HOLZHAUSEN I PHOTOS: CUBEWARE
“The discussion about data as a new production factor has existed for a few years now,” says Ralf Pichl, vice president sales and marketing at Cubeware. Aspects like big data, industry 4.0 and cloud computing have caught the public’s attention because they affect so many different areas of life – and not only singular business branches. “Companies have always collected data, first with pen and paper and later on with ever more support from IT. But what has changed in the last decade is the amount of data, people and machines create every day,” explains Pichl. “Without automated processes, technological knowhow and new corporate approaches a valid and legally conform handling of data is impossible.” For that, companies need the right set-up. It is especially crucial for companies, who are not digital natives, to know and exploit their data potential to stay competitive with new players. 104 | Issue 48 | March 2017
Here, Cubeware might help. Founded in 1997 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Cubeware today has five dependences in the DACH region, San Jose and Bangalore. With its 125 employees, Cubeware develops business intelligence and performance management software for a wide range of industries. 4,000 customers worldwide rely on Cubeware technology.
Pichl. “This holistic and enterprise-ready approach is very important. Otherwise, companies build up more and more information silos and consolidation efforts to get an overall insight in companies’ data increase exponentially.” CSP C8 is standardised and thus easy to roll out. On the other hand, it is flexible and customisable so that the software adapts to companies’ processes and not the other way round. At CeBIT 2017, Cubeware will demonstrate its new driver-based planning model and the world’s first BI chat-bot for enterprise ready use cases. www.cubeware.com
With the integrated business intelligence platform CSP C8, Cubeware enables companies to not only visualise their data, but to collect data from different business units, to consolidate it in consistent data models and to plan according to the real status quo, allowing better decision making. The platform covers the full operation cycle of modern BI solutions:“We call it the BI pentathlon consisting of data management, modelling, governance, distribution, data visualisation and planning,” says Ralf
From top left: BI reports are available on different devices through the bot. The BI pentathlon: data management, modelling, governance, distribution, data visualisation and planning. Ralf Pichl, vice president sales and marketing at Cubeware. Smartphone with ‘Cubeware App’. Skype for business.