Relational has been a long-standing partner of AIA in the provision of Design and implementation services for the corporate Management Information System (MIS). Said system is owned by the Information Technology & Telecommunication Business Unit (IT&T BU) of AIA utilized to provide reliable, though analytical and cost-effective data and services to its internal and external users/customers.
AIA’s MIS has been designed to collect and analyse information from several and diverse applications and databases of the airport company, aiming at establishing an integrated information environment distinct for its accuracy effectiveness and dissemination of information in a timely manner.
The Solution comprises a Business Intelligence system, with the use of “Informatica PowerCenter” and “BusinessObjects” products, that offers advanced analytics and combines all the dispersed information into a common pool.
The Solution comprises a Business Intelligence system, with the use of “Informatica PowerCenter” and “BusinessObjects” products, that offers advanced analytics and combines all the dispersed information into a common pool.
Informatica PowerCenter SE with Real Time Option is used as ETL Tool to integrate homogeneous & heterogeneous data sources before loading them in MIS DataWarehouse (DWH).
The core MIS DataMart loads, cleans and synchronizes collected data on a predefined pattern Collected data from various transactional databases as well as from flat files, xml files and web Services, from servers hosted on-premises and/or in a cloud environment, are loaded and synchronized hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly on the consolidated MIS DWH.
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite is utilized as a centralized suite for data reporting, visualization, and sharing. In its role as the on-premise BI layer for AIA Management Information System, it transforms data into useful insights, available on a single, scalable platform.
There are Automatically updated reports and visualizations refreshed on a Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly basis. In addition, there are Prompt-Updated ad-hoc reports and visualizations which may be refreshed by users on demand. Reports are disseminated either automatically or on demand, based on the user’s specific needs.
“Management Information System (MIS) is a key enabler for the achievement of AIA’s mission to retain its Information Technology & Telecommunication Business Unit at the forefront of innovation and digitization, thus been recognized by all its customers as trust-worthy provider of innovative systems and services as well as a key contributor to our Stakeholders’ success.
In this regard MIS provides access to valuable information needed to, i) perform daily or strategic tasks effectively though safely, ii) improve decision making iii) enhance communication and iv) accelerate identification of risks and opportunities. by internal and external customer utilizing the system.”
ALEXANDROS ZIOMAS
Director, IT&T Business Unit, Athens International Airport