Thursday 28 November 2013

Data Warehousing

Why do Organizations need a Data Warehouse?
Organizations evolve over time and when they do, they accumulate a lot of data. These data results from Transaction processing systems, Business applications and other diverse non-business applications.
Such Data is widely dispersed. As technology also evolves, platforms may change. Newer applications come in. So, one will see data residing in widely dispersed systems. When all these data can be integrated and analysed, meaningful patterns emerge. Analytics on these data will reveal significant opportunities and better understanding of the markets. Application of Business Intelligence from these analytics can help Companies transform themselves, improve efficiencies, increase productivity/ profitabilities.

How can Arowana Consulting Help?
Arowana Consulting has very good experience in designing, building and implementing Data Warehouses.
We can study your organizations requirements and suggest the DW platforms and help you in finalizing an architecture that is appropriate for the organization, it's future needs and proposed growth.
We  draw up a road map for setting up a reliable Data Warehouse. We will list the risks and concerns and help you address them. The set of processes covering Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) will pose challenges.
Arowana also has the competencies in identifying pertinent data and also in sorting information in the Meta Data Repositories.
Arowana has extensive experience in Data Mining and Data Analysis and we are familiar with the latest tools. We can optimize your data and help you to use the tools to derive accurate information, which will greatly enhance efficiencies in decision making.

What Benefits can an Organization derive by setting up a Data Warehouse?
A reliable Data Warehouse is the foundation for clean data repository. A Data Warehouse is the first step towards delivery of enhanced business Intelligence. A Data Ware House saves time by acquiring and retaining cleansed data in one place. A Good Data Warehouse ensures Data Quality and Consistency. Besides a Data Ware House also provides Historical intelligence. Last but not the least, a good Data Ware house delivers a decent return on investment by improving quality of information, enhancing decision making and improving profitabilities.

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing is a model for on-demand network based access to a shared pool of computing resources which includes – networks, servers, storage, applications and services.

 The salient feature of this model is the ability to deploy this facility rapidly with minimal management effort or interaction by the service provider.
Arowana provides reliable, failsafe and secure cloud services that follow the highest standards followed by Industry leaders, with adequate SLAs




Wednesday 27 November 2013

Business Intelligence

On Business Intelligence (BI), one of the largest IT Organizations in the world – Oracle Corporation has this to say “90% of the world's data has been created in the last two years, most of it is unstructured. And data is set to grow 50-fold by 2020. So understandably, business intelligence has never been more important” Oracle’s set of Business Intelligence tools are helping Companies rapid transform themselves by reading into the data and analysing data to understand and prioritize Organizations challenges to meet opportunities globally.

Oracle Business Intelligence provides Aggregated details of your Suppliers, Customers, Sales, Business Activities & Financial Performance with the ability to drill down to transaction level. With Oracle Business Intelligence, a business should know what are their top performing customers, their key suppliers and sales trend that help the executives to make better decisions.
Oracle today is the undisputed leader in BI and Arowana is a Platinum Level Partner with Oracle which means that
  1. We are a specialized partner at an Elite Level
  2. We have specializations in multiple Oracle Applications including Oracle Business Intelligence & Enterprise Performance Management Implementations.
  3. We have access to Oracle resources and support from their Business Partner Centre
At Arowana, we have to our Credit some large implementations of BI and have recognized the growing awareness and potential of BI to organizations. Our ‘Data Scientists’ are skilled in Business Analytics and Statistics. Besides an exposure to BI Tools from Oracle, gives us the edge in delivering a good BI project and we can support your initiative by through our support.
One of the major challenges noticed in BI practice is architecting an appropriate BI solution to meet client Analytics requirements. Our resources can help Organizations to architect the perfect solution for them. We will train Organizations in implementing and maintaining the solution with a view to maximising returns. We’ve expertise in the following Oracle Business Intelligence Tools:

We implement best in class products from Oracle, for reporting, ad-hoc queries, OLAP, Dashboards, Scorecards and architecture it, through a unified foundation that is complete, open and integrated. We can build custom solutions tailored to suit individual user needs within your organization.

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Big Data Analytics

Organizations around the world have realized that there is a pile of data residing in their system and there is a need to determine how this data can be mined to understand their customers better. There is a lot of chatter around this subject and organizations are waking to the fact that they are sitting on a gold mine of data which actually can help them to get valuable business insights and chart a future course of action.

Every Day, almost every company generates huge amounts of data that goes into different systems, servers and storage. The Core systems, ERP systems, web logs, call centre records, emails, all piles up and eventually becomes a huge avalanche of data and it resides, mostly untouched.

We at Arowana recognize the opportunities and challenges these vast quantities of data can provide. Proper capture, duration, management and process of these data can help Organizations derive highly intuitive intelligence that can identify trends and influence decision making. These data can be massaged using complex mutually interdependent algorithms and the resultant computer based simulations can provide a useful tool in the hands of the decision makers.
To be able to unearth these valuable nuggets of information, Arowana can help Organizations to implement ‘Big Data Analytics’, around systems, create dash boards that can seamlessly collect data using multi variate methods such as factor analysis and cluster analysis in a efficient manner. When this information is made available within set timelines, it will result in improved decision making, when the data and the information gleaned are actually relevant. Arowana has the capabilities to use the latest tools in the market that can work with separate sets of data, from various resources in real time, which will greatly assist in finding co-relations in a wide range of situations.
Arowana will collaborate, work closely with Organizations, understand the business and will be able to present the results which can actually help in improving Market Share, identifying potential opportunities and pitfalls and make the emerging technologies work in synergy with existing investments - towards new data-driven applications and analytics that can provide not only excellent business insights but also a ‘competitive edge’.
These tools and applications can integrate Data warehouses and BI tools in an optimized processing environment that will deliver maximum business value with low cost of ownership, resulting in a unified approach to big data architecture to support big data analytics.

Monday 25 November 2013

Mobility Services of Arowana

Arowana Consulting has an in-house development facility that handles Mobile Application Development for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile. We have set high standards in developing cross platform mobile applications that are light, user friendly and has intuitive interfaces that are now being used across many verticals like Hospitality, Real Estate, Property Management, Retail and also Stock Exchanges and other Banking / Financial institutions.
We offer complete Mobile Application Development Services, with a focus on Utility and Location Based Services, Productivity applications, Entertainment and Games. These services span the entire mobile application development cycle from initial design and architecture, development and integration into existing systems.
Our Mobile Consulting Team helps companies refine their mobile objectives and plan out full life cycle of each initiative.
http://www.arowanaconsulting.com/mobile_application_development.html

For more details: www.arowanaconsulting.com

Friday 22 November 2013

Ethics of Arowana

Core Values

CODE OF INTEGRITY
An Arowanite is true to himself. He stands by what he believes, not just at work. It is this individual integrity which builds into the collective integrity of the group.
CODE OF EXCELLENCE
not everyone can excel at his work. What is important is that an arowana STRIVES to excel in what he does. For an Arowanite, excellence is a destination while it's the journey of continuous improvement and adaptation which makes the service excellent.
CODE OF INNOVATION
innovation knows no hierarchy. It can come from the security cabin or the pantry. An Arowanite keeps his eyes open for simple ideas which can help him function better and thereby impact business results. An Arowanite believes in untying the knot.
CODE OF DIGNITY
an Arowanite conducts himself with dignity. He remains dignified in the face of challenges, irrespective of consequences. It is this sense of dignity that earns an Arowanite, the respect within the group and outside.
CODE OF TEAMWORK
an Arowanite shares. He shares his knowledge, his skill and understanding. His team is his family at work. He knows that an excellent service and an outstanding product cannot come from a lone workstation. He is a team player and believes in sharing and delegation.
CODE OF GOVERNANCE
an Arowanite respects the system and abides by it. he is the benevolent mentor to his subordinate and the eager student of his superior. It is this ability to govern and be governed which makes an Arowanite what he is. An excellent corporate citizen.






Thursday 21 November 2013

Engagement Models of Arowana

Arowana's engagement models are convenient, flexible and customer centric. These engagement models are designed keeping you in mind and covers the entire spectrum of our Services.
We can handle the entire lifecycle of the product or solutions which will cover upgrades, warranty and long term support. We can enable 24 x 7 support on-site or from our well equipped off-shore development centre.

We have an excellent team of very skilled and competent staff that can render off-shore or on-site services and support which are at par with industry standards.

Time and Materials
You can specify the skills, and we will provide you with resources on a agreed rate. These resources will work for you either off-shore or on-site for a specified period.


Fixed Price and Time
This is a well known and widely accepted model, where we sit together with you and arrive at an estimate based on the Scope of the project and the resources involved. The Full project life cycle management is handled by us with agreed upon milestones and deliveries. In this term Arowana will also commit to full cycle of testing , implementation, assist in global roll out and deliver full set of documentation.



Hybrid Model
In Hybrid model, a combination of Time and Material is used along with Fixed Price/Time. This is very useful, especially where Organizations cannot allocate full time resources to work on the project. Our Analysts and Domain experts will study the requirement and translate it into a working solution.

Joint Development
As the term suggests, Organizations can use our resources to develop products for them, so that both of us mutually benefit from the development. The Domain can be given by the Organizations. The Project can be initially implemented and established internally and then the Project can then be productized and commercially deployed in other organizations. We can establish a special purpose vehicle that can be jointly owned and operated, with an exit clause that is convenient and mutually acceptable. Arowana will be quite flexible and can help Organizations leverage their internal processes commercially and profit from the joint venture. The Special purpose vehicle is not a must and there can be many models of engagement, within this model itself, which can ensure smooth operations. We can arrive at a working relationship depending on the market conditions, risk appetite and focus areas that are important to Organizations that are willing to participate in such ventures. Come talk to us. We can establish a relationship that is ethical, viable, and fair to all parties concerned, secure and sustainable.
These models are so designed such that Organizations can reduce costs, get a superior returns on investments and obtain access to the latest technologies.

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Overview of Arowana

What does it take to enable technology to deliver your vision in today's world?

Arowana Consulting established in 2006 is an emerging IT services and products Company of the future. At Arowana we realize that, IT Companies that can survive and thrive will be the ones that can prove their credentials and establish themselves as a reliable partner to Organizations, enabling them to effectively deliver their vision. Arowana can help Organizations maximize returns on their existing investments in technologies and solutions to an entirely new level by adopting emerging trends in IT.

As Organizations gets increasingly exposed to the opportunities from Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics, Mobility, Social Media and Virtualization, there is an increasing awareness of the tremendous potential these emerging technologies can have on business. Many have identified the need to adopt and harness the immense potential of these services to help create a bigger market place and increase their global footprint.

Arowana increasingly sees itself at that position – a vibrant Company that can deliver precisely these services, engineer new products and solutions, be a valuable resource in training, testing, and support especially in emerging technologies in a cost effective and efficient manner. Arowana Consulting today is relied on to deliver customized solutions, to provide end to end services in Product engineering, participate in the Product Management Life cycle, leverage technology evolutions such as Mobile Application Development and Social Media. Arowana Consulting's core competency is to keep Organizations competitive by providing niche services and helping them to evolve with painless adoption of new technologies, by standardizing business process, reducing costs, increasing agility and eventually in reaping the benefits.
Today's new breed of Managers, CXOs, and entrepreneurs has Global ambitions. They understand the power of technology. Besides, they know and practice technology. They possess a good awareness of products, and product engineering, best practices and the usefulness of emerging technologies in enhancing productivity and profitability.