112 Advanced Testimonials

"We now use the data to carry out forecasting on a monthly basis. In fact, if we need to, we can build a forecast in minutes."

“We weren’t too sure about this at first as we hadn’t heard very much about PDA (Netezza), but we did some research online and found there were a lot of case studies where people were reporting they were getting 100-500 times better performance. So we became very interested, and asked Advanced for a proof of concept so we could have a closer look and ensure it would meet our requirements. Advanced approached IBM and we received agreement for a loan of the appliance for a one-month proof of concept. The PDA (Netezza) server spreads the load of the query over multiple processing units and multiple disks. Once you get the appliance set up and the database has been replicated across, you can actually start using it straight away, you have no complex design of a reporting database or anything like that.”

"We chose Crosscare because we were looking for a development partner and Advanced Health & Care were open to this approach."

"On the back of the system we have completely restructured and transformed our Finance service, and delivered £1 million in savings. On top of that we anticipate additional savings because Collaborative Planning allows budgets to be managed more closely, which encourages querying of spending."

"With our migration to Windows we were able to deploy the application on a far more costeffective platform, while ensuring we could maintain the competitive advantage we gained from this bespoke system."

"As a longstanding customer it is satisfying to know that Advanced will continue to innovate."

"Registration and renewals used to take hours and managing this now takes minutes only. I can sit with a Club Secretary the first time they use the online service and take a few minutes to explain how it works. They are then able to manage it all themselves. One Club Secretary sat with his iPad and renewed 60 members in a matter of seconds. The savings to clubs in terms of time and effort is immeasurable and the administrative burden on our staff has been reduced also."

"As well as making it easy for call handlers to direct calls, Adastra enables information stored in the database to be easily shared. This saves the patient time and energy as they no longer have to repeat information, such as their symptoms and medications."

"The mobile app will reduce the time and cost to process student expense claims by 15%*, allowing my team more opportunity to work with club organisers in other areas such as gaining sponsorship, running events and other commercial activity."

“Advanced has experience of dealing with application vendors through its 30-year history of providing integration products and services. It has enabled them to address not only our technical requirements, but also our business needs.”

"It wasn't just a case of translating each COBOL record to a database table; we had to use the existing Life System's SQL Server Schema and match the items to the COBOL definitions. The flexibility afforded by the metadata layer, and the assistance provided during our initial testing and development, was exceptional. The method of intercepting the COBOL I/O at runtime meant that we didn't have to make any changes to the COBOL sources, which was vital as we wanted a quick, easy and non-intrusive method to access the new database."

"The potential of the system is tremendous and we are excited by all of the opportunities that it presents us with, especially those that will help to support our aims including those within our school development plan."

“The teething problems of our first year are being rectified and we are growing in confidence each day. This system has the potential to drive school improvement by making information accessible to those who need it, when they need it."

“With intelligence about our products and their associated costs at our fingertips, we can investigate why one surgeon may be using products that are more expensive than another surgeon. We have the insight to ask questions and find answers so that we can make cost-conscious decisions.”

"Integrated mobile technology has been well received because ultimately it gives care workers much more flexibility."