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Med et klassisk BI-system kan man i princippet blot opgradere, når det flugter optimalt med behov, strategi og plads i kalenderen. Men tit dukker der vigtigere projekter op, og en dag når man så langt bagud i opgraderingscyklussen, at det koster blod, sved og tårer at nå op på nyeste version. Det slipper man for med en cloudbaseret platform, der jo opgraderes automatisk. Så er alt nu rosenrødt, problemfrit og happy ever after? Ikke helt...

Er alt rosenrødt med automatiske opgraderinger?

For uanset, om du vælger en Business Intelligence-løsning fra Columbus eller en af vore konkurrenter, er den koblet tæt op på en eller flere forretningsløsninger eller systemer. Så når f.eks. Microsoft eller andre leverandører ændrer deres platform, pilles der undertiden også ved den underliggende datamodel, som din BI-løsning trækker informationer fra. Derfor risikerer du i princippet, at din BI-løsning en dag ikke længere fungerer optimalt.

Spørger man leverandøren – f.eks. Microsoft – vil svaret gerne lyde, at man kan tage det helt roligt; den sag er der styr på og alle ændringer varsles i god tid. No problem!

Men som rådgiver for vores kunder, der skal have løsningerne til at virke upåklageligt og under alle forhold, må jeg venligt konstatere, at det er en sandhed, der fungerer bedre på en PowerPoint-præsentation end i virkeligheden.

Ændret datamodel kan skade troværdigheden

For når der foretages ændringer i datamodellen, skal alle parter være mere end almindeligt vågne. Der er nemlig kun et forholdsvis lille vindue på to måneder til at validere og sikre, om BI-løsningen stadig fungerer optimalt og efter hensigten i den forretningsmæssige sammenhæng.

Sker det ikke, risikerer du, at din BI-løsning ikke længere leverer troværdigt output og at organisationen – til syvende og sidst – mister tilliden til den. Det er en kritisk udfordring i virksomheder, hvor opdateret forretningsindsigt og datadreven beslutningsstøtte er lige så afgørende, som om at have styr på bogholderi og fakturering.

Konkrete krav er din bedste garanti

Finder du for sent ud af, at din løsning ikke er forberedt til den aktuelle datamodel, kan det både koste forretningskritisk indsigt, kritisk nedetid og en betydelig konsulentregning at få ordnet problemet.

Derfor bør du altid kræve af din BI-partner, at de:

  • Konstant holder sig ajour med ændringer i datamodellen på dine primærsystemer
  • Har en struktureret proces for at håndtere disse skift i god tid
  • Tilbyder en serviceaftale, der tager en del af omkostningen og sikrer, at du og din BI-løsning automatisk kommer videre ved skift i den underliggende datamodel

For selv om alt virker fint i dag, så er det klogt at tænke et par skridt frem. Især nu, hvor nye versioner ikke er sådan noget, der kommer hvert halve eller hele år og er mere eller mindre valgfrie – men leveres på eksempelvis månedlig basis og hvor valgfrihed er en by i Rusland.

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