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Where can I find the list of all the indicators you make? |
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There is no such list, as we set up indicators according to your SPECIFIC needs,
whatever they are (KPI’s, customers’ detailed profiles, consolidations, performance measures, etc.). Our job is to design and redesign your customized indicators until
you’re satisfied. |
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What kind of technology do you use? |
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Squid’s R&D team created a leading-edge software, Nautilus™. We call it our “SQL
Knowledge Engine” because it models business needs and turns them into a high
performance SQL code. It adapts to all kinds of databases, whatever their size and
vendor (Teradata, Oracle, DB2, Postgres, MySQL etc.), just as it can work on “text”
files. When needed, we can also set up a database for you and manage it with Nautilus™. |
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I’d like to start working on a subject but I don’t have any spare time
or human resources... |
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Not a problem! We will not hog your resources. You just have to tell us what you need in your own business language. That’s all: Squid’s service & technology bundles are specifically created as outsourcing solutions so you can concentrate on your own activities! Our Project managers take in charge your project from A-to-Z, from your business intuition to the delivery of your customized results. |
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I need detailed data reports by the end of the month: can you handle such deadlines?
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One of Squid’s first focuses was precisely to provide the fastest Data access and
management solution on the market. You can refer to our success stories to check
that’s the case. We previously did in 3 weeks what a client had been waiting for over
8 months internally. |
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How can you ensure the safety and confidentiality of my data? |
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Data security & confidentiality is at the core of our offering. Actually, we don’t need
to extract any raw data from your systems. Nautilus™ runs SQL directly onto your
data warehouses via a JDBC connection. The analyses are computed directly in your
databases. Our experts retrieve nothing else than the aggregated results of these
analyses. Ideally, you let us set up a “sandbox” in your database system where we can
execute and store the results inside your own firewall. |
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My data are stocked on several systems: can you still analyze them? |
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Sure thing! Nautilus™ can combine data from multiple sources via a virtual datamodel.
If required, we can also copy your multiple data sources into a database set up for the project, and create a virtual datamodel over that. |
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Our IT department doesn’t have the time or resources to answer all our business needs: how can you help? |
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Squid’s bundles work as outsourcing solutions: we take in charge your project from
A to Z, including most of the IT aspects. We do need to get an access to your database,
some documentation on your data, and the constraints you want us to work in (storage
area or not...). We always get along very well with our clients’ IT teams because we
actually support their efforts to keep systems afloat and efficient. |
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I don’t want anything to do with the technicalities of creating my business indicators: is there anyone in your team I could talk to in “English”? |
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Our Project Managers speak “your” language. They understand all your business
wordings and needs, and, top of all, they’re in charge of “translating” the technical stuff
to the IT guys. They’ll eventually deliver your results in “English”. |
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I don’t want new techno-proof business consultants ruining my data processes: who will you send into my IT department? |
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Squid’s technical staffs are all IT and data experts, skilled to work on all DWH and data processes, whatever the type and size of your systems. Our Nautilus™ technology leaves no IT footprint once the project is over. We’re an enterprise software company, of course we know about IT! |
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How much is it going to cost? |
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First, with Squid’s bundles working as outsourcing solutions, you save time and human resources, you don’t pay for upfront licenses and don’t invest in training. Specific costs
of our bundles depend on your specific projects and needs: we’ll give you a precise
estimate based on your needs. |
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Can you be more precise concerning your team’s expertise and experience? |
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When you work with Squid, you work with skilled professionals who answer precisely
to your questions. Squid’s teams are made of experienced experts in Business and
Customer Intelligence, IT, Data management (databases & data processing), Statistics
and Datamining, as well as Project management. Not to mention their various fields of
experiences: Telecom, E-commerce, Finance, CRM. |
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You are a start-up: will you be able to carry out my project in the long term? |
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Squid Solutions was founded in 2004, and established various reliable long-term
working relationships with multibillion dollar businesses. Top-investors financed
our Series-A round of 3 million Euros in the middle of the 2008-09 economic crisis.
Five years of success stories and the quality of our partners and clients say the rest!
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