Big data as a service case study Discover how a web platform matching freelancers and businesses extends its services line-up and take advantage of easy big data implementation with Panoratio.

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Panoratio
Big
Data
Case
Study
–
Web
Platform
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PANORATIO
A web platform matching freelancers and
businesses extends its services line-up with
Panoratio
Case
Study
A
web
company
operates
an
online
platform
that
showcases
the
skills
of
qualified
freelancers
in
the
areas
of
IT,
engineering,
marketing,
finance,
and
more,
so
that
businesses
in
search
of
these
skills
can
find
the
right
outsourcer
for
every
need.
The
challenge:
Give
managers
relevant
information
to
optimize
staffing
for
current
and
future
projects
With
the
growing
complexity
of
business
environments
and
systems,
today’s
managers
need
to
draw
on
a
network
of
skilled
professionals
to
successfully
implement
their
plans
and
achieve
their
business
objectives—often
under
tight
deadlines.
At
the
same
time,
purchasing
departments
are
looking
for
ways
to
cut
costs
without
sacrificing
operational
efficiency.
They
need
clear
information
about
the
skills
available
in
the
market—and
the
cost
of
those
skills—to
make
appropriate
decisions.

2.
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Panoratio
Big
Data
Case
Study
–
Web
Platform
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The
web
company
wants
to
be
able
to
give
businesses
a
comprehensive
view
of
the
skills
available
in
the
market
at
any
given
time,
along
with
the
cost
of
those
skills.
It
also
wants
to
let
businesses
track
the
trends
in
these
factors
over
time.
To
offer
these
services,
it
turned
to
the
big
data
analytics
capabilities
provided
by
Panoratio.
Panoratio
lets
users
generate
consolidated,
actionable
views
of
vast
amounts
of
market
data
With
Panoratio,
the
web
platform
will
be
able
to
quickly
consolidate
all
available
information
and
turn
it
into
easy-­‐to-­‐read
charts
and
tables
for
decision-­‐making.
Today
the
web
platform
has
more
than
70,000
users,
including
55,000
freelancers
with
detailed
profile
information
(like
skills,
project
experience,
education,
location,
rates,
and
availability)
and
15,000
businesses.
All
this
information
constitutes
a
huge
volume
of
data
that
cannot
yet
be
consolidated
into
comprehensive
standard
reports.
Panoratio’s
report-­‐generating
capabilities
will
be
integrated
into
the
web
platform,
meaning
the
web
company
will
be
able
to
offer
the
reports
as
an
additional
online
service
to
businesses.
Because
the
web
platform
data
were
incorporated
into
Panoratio
early
on
in
the
project,
the
project
team
was
able
to
quickly
spot
the
changes
needed
to
make
the
data
more
precise
and
relevant
for
future
analyses.
This
data
optimization
phase
is
being
carried
out
over
three
months.
It
will
increase
the
overall
quality
of
the
web
platform’s
data,
providing
a
better
source
of
information
to
build
from.
With
the
appropriate
data
analytics
and
drill-­‐down
approach
provided
by
Panoratio,
procurement
managers
will
be
able
to
make
informed
decisions
based
on
a
consolidated
view
of
the
market
and
detailed
business
perspectives
for
a
mix
of
skills
and
geographies.
Panoratio
extends
big
data
analytics
to
strategic
prospective
visions
Panoratio
uses
all
sources
of
customer
data
to
provide
not
only
global
insight
on
both
multiple
and
specific
skills
such
as
DB
administration
and
Solaris—but
also,
and
more
importantly,
an
understanding
of
the
underlying
trends.
For
instance,
procurement
managers
will
be
able
to
see
if
the
supply
of
a
given
skill
is
growing
or
becoming
scarce,
especially
in
a
specific
region,
and
the
trend
in
rates
for
that
skill.
Such
prospective
analytics
is
crucial
to
strategic
decision-­‐making.
And
it
will
become
increasingly
valuable
with
time
as
more
data
are
consolidated.
The
service
that
the
web
company
will
be
able
to
offer
businesses
thanks
to
Panoratio
will
play
a
vital
role
in
helping
large
organizations
optimize
the
relationship
between
purchasing
departments
and
other
business
units,
like
IT—thereby
boosting
the
organizations’
overall
performance.

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Panoratio
Big
Data
Case
Study
–
Web
Platform
I
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As
a
result,
the
web
platform’s
new
service
will
let
IT
and
other
business
unit
managers
improve
their
project
planning,
and
empower
procurement
managers
to
create
an
effective
support
center
for
other
departments
across
the
organization.
Panoratio:
A
true
partner
for
building
a
value-­‐added
customer
service
Panoratio
consultants
have
been
working
closely
with
the
web
company
since
the
very
start
of
the
project,
to
understand
its
needs
and
act
as
a
proactive
business
partner.
The
goal
is
to
offer
the
best
possible
solution
so
that
the
web
platform
can
provide
a
genuine
value-­‐added
service
to
its
customers.
Panoratio’s
iterative
approach
means
that
its
consultants
will
build
the
right
solution
and
develop
the
necessary
capabilities
step-­‐by-­‐step,
within
the
web
company’s
limited
timeframe.
“Building
statistics
from
data
is
not
that
complex.
But
delivering
a
true
prospective
vision
based
on
historical
data
is
something
much
more
interesting
and
difficult
to
achieve.
This
is
the
first
benefit
we
see
in
Panoratio,
and
it
will
let
us
provide
strategic
market
insight
to
our
customers.”