Touro College & University System

Optimizing Data Management and Reporting For Higher Education

Touro University's internal data team struggled with IBM Cognos reporting for over two years; facing constant challenges in connecting and analyzing critical data from over 550 reports – including student information, financial data, and enrollment data.

In order to address these data management challenges, Touro engaged DataBrains to review their reports and implement an improved and scalable solution.

In this case study, learn how DataBrains helped Touro University:

• Review and consolidate 550 existing IBM Cognos reports to 50 Tableau dashboards;
• Design and implement a cloud-based data warehouse with automated data integration;
• Deliver a holistic Tableau analytics and reporting environment for all university systems;
• Saving their client over $1.5 million annually on direct software costs, in addition to reducing over 4,000 FTE hours annually;
• Complete project in under six months.

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“DataBrains', through its management of our Tableau server and optimizations of the Amazon Web Services data layer, has enabled Touro to see and understand our data in a much more timely and accurate fashion, allowing us to execute on data-driven decisions.”

– Tzvi Eleff, Director of Reporting, Touro University NYC