Operational and ERP systems are used to support individual business processes. The data available in these operational systems relate only to the process the system is designed to support and it structured in a manner that does not support information analysis. A data warehouse and associated technology architecture is required to facilitate reporting and analytics. It combines data from multiple and varied sources into a single database that offers a highly integrated view of organisational data for analysis across departments, processes and business intelligence toolsets.

Convergent has successfully delivered data warehousing solutions in both Finance and HR back-office domains and in Financial Services for supporting front-office private banking and asset/wealth management functions. We have provided consultancy and delivery expertise from project inception to post implementation support.

Whether defining and implementing an end-to-end data warehousing / business intelligence initiative, or identifying design, process and performance improvements as a result of our BI HealthCheck, Convergent's experienced consultants can provide expertise and advice for a robust end to end data warehousing architecture, delivering expertise in the following areas:

Data Warehouse Strategy
Convergent can advise clients from inception on scoping, sizing, alternative approaches, architectures & tools, dependencies and the practical steps and pitfalls involved in implementing a data warehouse initiative for multiple stakeholders across an organisation.

Data Quality and Integration
Our ETL Consultants are experienced in both ETL and Data Quality toolsets such as Informatics and other SQL based approaches, to implement a high performance, high quality data integration facility.

Data Warehouse Design and Administration
Convergent has leveraged its experience in database design, administration and tuning to become specialists in data warehouse design and development. We have specific experience in modelling Finance and HR data and processes, and financial instruments and transactions in the banking sector for data warehouse projects.

Development and Deployment
Convergent can help with all aspects of data warehouse development and integration, as well as the specification and deployment of the underlying systems infrastructure.

Business Intelligence Design and Development
Convergent recognises that all data warehousing initiatives are only as good as the end user tool. Delivering the right information, at the right time, of the right quality, via the right medium to different business stakeholders is the critical success factor for all data warehousing.  Convergent has experience in a number of BI and performance management tools, including Business Objects, Oracle BIEE, Hyperion and others.

High Performance Data warehousing
We are a Systems Integrator partner of Netezza, the leading global streaming analytics appliance, offering 10-100 times the performance of traditional data warehouse systems at half the price. For large-scale high performance data warehouse applications, Convergent can integrate Netezza with your existing BI analytics tools and backend ETL solutions to dramatically change performance and what you can achieve with business intelligence.