DATA SHEET

VirtusaPolaris’ Master Data Management (MDM) Solution for Communication

Service Providers

Solution Highlights

• Improves ‘Right First Time’ by eliminatingissueswithdataintegrity,consistencyandqualityacrosstheenterprise system

• Minimizescycletimeforproductlaunchandcustomerinteraction

• Ensuresdataintegrityand‘goldensource’ofdatathroughseamlessintegrationofallsourcesystemsandauditabledistributiontodownstreamsystems

• Cleansessourceofcustomerdataandaddressmasterdataenrichedwiththirdpartydatasources

VirtusaPolaris’ Differentiators

• DeepproductengineeringexperienceindevelopingandtestingwithleadingDW/BI tools

• DedicatedcompetencycentreforIBMDataStageandCognossupportingconsulting,solutionimplementation,support,migrationandcustomservices

• PartnershipswithleadingvendorslikeIBM,Microsoft,InformaticaandOracle,MicroStrategyandTibco

• ExpertiseacrossallthefunctionsoftheOSS/BSSspectrum

• Ateamofmorethan400professionals• Increasedcompetencywithmore

than10yearsofexperienceinimplementation;haveworkedover40+engagements&20+tools&platforms

• Provenvendorsolutionselectionprocess

The need for a Centralised Master Data Management (MDM) solution

With Communication Service Providers (CSPs) acquiring increasingly global footprint andunprecedentedvolumeofdigitalterabytes,managingdataisbecomingaseriouschallenge.AtypicalecosystemforaCSPcomprisescustomers,vendors,employeesandinternalprocesses.Managingdataflowacrosstheseindividuallyandtogetherisaseriouschallenge.Thereisaneedtomaintainasinglesourceoftruthacrossalltheseecosystems.MostsoftwaresystemswithinCSPshavelistsofdatathataresharedandusedbyseveraloftheapplicationsthatmakeupthesystem.SincethisdatahasbeenwithintheCSPsforalongtime,thesheervolumeaccumulationcausesthedataintegrityaspecttogetdilutedresultinginflawedbusinessdecisions.

This drives the need for managing this data through a Master Data Management (MDM)solution. Implementingwell-definedMDMsolutions also allowenterprises to overcome thechallengesrelatedtokeyinformationmanagementwithintheirorganisations

VirtusaPolaris’ Master Data Management (MDM) Solution

VirtusaPolarisprovidesanend-to-end suiteofMasterDataManagement (MDM) services toaddress theneedsandchallengesof the telecom industry.Our services range fromofferingconsultingservicestobuildingabusinesscaseforstandaloneMDMsystems,buildingadatagovernance framework, developing a data platform to support business transformation,implementingCOTSproducts,toensuringdataqualityandsecurity. Thesolutionlowerstheriskofimplementingmultiplehubssimultaneously,whileensuringadoptionofbestpracticesandstandards.

VirtusaPolaris’MasterDataManagement(MDM)Solution

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About VirtusaPolaris

VirtusaPolaris, the market-facing brand of Virtusa Corporation andPolaris Consulting& Services, Ltd. is a leadingworldwide provider ofinformation technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing services thataccelerateoutcomesforGlobal2000businessesinbankingandfinancialservices,insurance,healthcare,telecommunicationsandmedia.

Through a proven platforming methodology, domain expertiseand technology innovation, VirtusaPolaris enables organizations toconsolidate, rationalize and modernize IT operations. VirtusaPolaris’preemptiveoutsourcingsolutionsallowbusinessestoimproveefficiencyandreducecosts.VirtusaPolaris’digitalenablementsolutionsempowercompaniestoreimaginethecustomerexperience,creatinglastingvalue.

Virtusa Corporation is headquartered inMassachusetts, and togetherwithPolaris,has50officesacrossNorthAmerica,EuropeandAsia.

OurMDMsolutionisequippedwiththefollowingcapabilities.

• Pre-builtcustomisableacceleratorfortheinboundandoutboundinterfaces• ProductHUBensuresdatadrivenarchitectureandprovidescontrolamongendusers• CustomerHUBensuresmaintainingasingleversionoftruthwith360degreecustomer

viewandprovidescustomerinsightsfordecisionmaking• ProductModellingTool(PMT)ensureseasymanagementofcomplexproductstructures• Datacleansingandmigrationtoolswithperformancemonitoringandqualityassurance

dashboards• EIMframeworkandgovernancemethodologies• Pre-definedapproachformergersandacquisitions• IntegrationwithCognosforbusinessintelligenceandintegrationwithPegaforbusiness

process management

Business benefits

Oursolutiondeliversthefollowingbenefits.

• Continuousaccesstoasingleunifiedviewofcriticaldataassetstherebyimprovingoperationalefficiencyandeffectiveness

• Providesrapidanalysisofcustomerretention,satisfaction,lifetimevaluetoCSPshelpingthemenablecrosssellingandupsellingacrossB2BandB2Ccustomersegments

• Ensuresimprovementindataintegrity,consistencyandquality• Ensureseffectivedistributionofrelevantdatatoend-userswitheasy-to-usetoolsthat

simplifydataconsolidationanddistribution• IncreasesproductivityandreducesITmaintenancecoststhrougheliminationofoutdated

andredundantsystemsandrecords• Facilitatesstrategic,accurateandtimelybusinessdecisions,e.g.fastermergersand

acquisitions• Enablesriskbenefitsanalysisofbusinessopportunities

VirtusaPolaris’ MDM framework

VirtusaPolarishasdevelopedastructuredframeworkforidentifyingopportunitiesandsolutionpatterns for leveragingMDMacrossallbusinessplatforms.VirtusaPolaris’approach includesdevisingacommondatamodelbyintegratinginformation,buildinganalyticalandpresentationlayers,managingend-to-endmetadata,datagovernanceandintegrity.Theseprocessesensurebuildingquality,governanceandsynchronizationofmasterdatatoenableorganisationsdeliversuperiorcustomerexperience.

VirtusaPolaris’ technology expertise

• IBMMDMPortfolio• OracleMDM• Informatica• MicroStrategy• Talend• TibcoSpotfire

ForinformationonhowVirtusaPolariscanhelpsolveyourbusinessproblems,writetosalesinquiries@virtusapolaris.com or visit www.virtusapolaris.com