Benefits

Rapid delivery from an out-of-the-box solution

If you have a set of indicators available, perhaps across multiple spreadsheets, and a suitable technical platform, then implementing a IA Server solution with a number of key outputs is achievable in days. We recommend a phased approach where customers publish a limited number of outputs that can grow over time. If a technical platform is not immediately available we can host the solution on behalf of customers for short or longer periods.

Improve the process of loading and managing data

If you find managing lots of spreadsheets is becoming problematic then IA Server helps improve your administration and data management processes by providing a tool for loading, storing and managing indicators in a central database. This means that you can manage large numbers of indicators either now or in the future.

Share the effort of loading and managing data

If you find that the co-ordination of sharing data in spreadsheets with colleagues in different locations is taking a lot of time then IA Server helps improve your data sharing process by providing data loading and administration tools that are accessible to anyone with access to the Internet. Trusted 'Content Administrators' can collate and load their own data through controlled processes that ensure it is validated before going live.

Deliver custom outputs to meet different audience types

The IA Server Administration Console means you can create exactly the right sort of outputs to meet different user needs. You have complete flexibility to mix and match indicator data. You can immediately meet the two 'typical user types' by (1) delivering dynamic reports to users wanting to explore the data themselves and (2) tables for users who want to create custom sets of indicators and download them for specific analyses.

Support for live data delivery

If you have large volumes of indicators to share with your users or your indicators are changing on a frequent basis then streaming data 'live' from a database is the most effective solution.