The challenge was to create a data mart to harness information for marketplace advantage. 

In contrast to the subsequent hardware and software changes the technology mandated, the company sought stronger performance and flexibility at a lower cost.

By improving database performance and scalability, the company could create a prepaid data mart for use in processing and analyzing up to 200 GBs of summarized data and call detail records (CDRs) daily. A new solution also was required for generating reports and ad hoc analytical queries within existing run times. Company analysts also coveted a suitable development (“sandbox”) environment. Aircel selected the Vertica (now OpenText) Enterprise Analytics Platform. 

In selecting Vertica (now OpenText), Aircel addressed both its short-term needs and long-term data growth projections. To scale the analytical environment, Aircel system administrators will simply add another server to the cluster or more storage capacity.

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