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George Washington University

GWU needed data integration solution to serve as the backbone for multiple university systems, including a student management system, a student accounting system, and a grant maintenance platform.

The George Washington University (GWU) is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia with more than 20,000 students.

Challenges

  • Support academic business intelligence
  • Optimize operational efficiency
The Informatica Platform is agnostic—it doesn’t turn its back on any type of data. By allowing the university to integrate data of any type, including social media, the technology is helping GWU maintain its position as a vibrant and attractive university.
— Mike Wolf
Manager of Data Warehousing
The George Washington University
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Results

  • Helped university attract best students
  • Supported prudent financial management
  • Allowed accurate, balanced decisions more quickly and effectively
  • Enabled university to excel at its academic and administrative goals
  • Provided direct access to key measures of academic performance
  • Facilitated an additional year of fund raising by bringing new system to market a year early
  • Overcame data quality issues, resulting in trusted, reliable data for decision making
  • Anticipated to deliver new intelligence and insight from social media

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