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July 13, 2023 | Premangsu Bhattacharya
Blog / Unpacking Decision Intelligence Platforms
Insights from Gartner’s Market Guide for Analytics and Decision Intelligence Platforms in Supply Chain
Recently, the renowned research and advisory firm Gartner released a market guide that marks a significant milestone in the domain of data analytics and business intelligence. It released an extensive guide on Analytics and Decision Intelligence (A&DI) platforms, particularly in the context of supply chain operations. In this blog post, we delve deeper into it, unpacking its implications for organizations and exploring the reasons that got Gartner to select Pluto7 as one of the best decision intelligence solution providers in the supply chain domain.
Gartner’s guide brings to the fore the pivotal role of decision intelligence platforms in business operations. These platforms, combining advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML), turn voluminous data into actionable insights. As a result, they empower decision-makers with robust analytical capabilities, paving the way for precise, timely, and effective decisions. The transformational potential of these platforms lies in how they are evolving the role of data analytics – from merely a tool in the hands of business analysts to becoming instrumental in decision-making at the executive level.
Businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the power of decision intelligence platforms, and their role in enterprise growth cannot be understated.
Pluto7’s Decision Intelligence Platform, named in Gartner’s guide as a representative vendor, offers an industry-leading solution tailored to supply chain operations. This platform’s standout feature is its integration capabilities with existing systems like SAP. Such integrations allow for a smooth, continuous, and synergistic flow of operations, enhancing overall business efficiency.
Pluto7’s platform has been designed with a key focus on SAP users, understanding the complexity of SAP data and the vital role it plays in many organizations. Google Cloud Cortex Framework comes into play here, providing a powerful data integration and management system that takes SAP data to the next level.
The integration of SAP with Google Cloud opens up the potential for advanced analytics and insights powered by Pluto7’s decision intelligence platform. This integration, facilitated by Cortex, allows businesses to take advantage of advanced analytics and Generative AI capabilities that were previously unreachable within traditional SAP environments. This powerful integration provides SAP users with deep insights and predictive capabilities, thereby enhancing their decision-making process.
To better understand the role of Pluto7’s decision intelligence platform and how it fills the gaps left by traditional ERPs, let’s look at the table below:
Business Needs | What Pluto7’s Decision Intelligence Platform Offers |
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Timely decision-making |
Rapid time-to-insight through AI-driven analytics |
Minimization of human biases |
Use of machine learning and AI to limit human error |
Informed decisions at scale |
Large-scale data processing for decision support |
Bridging data and decision makers |
Democratized analytics bringing function closer to decision-makers |
Exploration of wider data sources |
Access and analysis of data from various sources |
Automation of decision flow |
Automated decision processes reducing manual intervention |
Enabling non-technical users to analyze data |
User-friendly analytics tools minimizing technical expertise need |
Uncovering hidden insights |
Predictive analytics to identify unnoticed patterns and trends |
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Pluto7’s platform is designed with an array of capabilities, each one built to address a distinct aspect of analytics and decision intelligence. These include:
One of the critical components making Pluto7’s Decision Intelligence Platform stand out is the robust integration of Generative AI capabilities driven by Google Cloud’s Vertex AI.
Pluto7’s Decision Intelligence Platform is more than just a repository; it is the converging point of diverse data sources. Its strength lies in seamlessly merging data from various corners of an enterprise, including those flowing from within and outside the SAP environment.The platform can integrate data from Salesforce, assimilate external data such as Google Trends, and even incorporate partner data from vendors. This creates a rich and broad data canvas that businesses can explore to derive in-depth insights.
This unification of data becomes achievable with the power of Google Cloud’s Cortex Framework. It gives structure and coherence to your data on Google Cloud, forming what we refer to as the ‘data foundation’. This data foundation is the essential stepping stone to unlock the transformative potential of AI and Generative AI. Without this stable groundwork, the full spectrum of AI capabilities cannot be effectively harnessed.
With this foundation in place, the platform leaps forward, employing Vertex AI’s Generative AI capabilities to draw out valuable insights and generate data-driven responses. The insights, born from the structured view of your data, are presented via a conversational, chat-like interface on Pluto7’s Data Platform. This design ensures that the interaction with data is intuitive and accessible, regardless of a user’s level of technical expertise.
Pluto7’s decision intelligence platform is versatile, with a broad array of use cases that cater to both supply chain and marketing needs. This versatility makes it a comprehensive solution for a wide range of business requirements.
Use Case | Questions You Can Ask Your Data |
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Demand and Supply Planning |
What will be the impact on my supply chain if a particular supplier faces a disruption? |
Marketing Campaign Optimization |
How will a sudden surge or drop in demand for a product affect my inventory levels and production plans? |
Informed decisions at scale |
How can we increase our campaign ROI? |
Gartner’s announcement and the subsequent recognition of decision intelligence platforms underscore their crucial role in today’s data-driven business landscape. Pluto7, with its comprehensive platform, stands out in its ability to provide deep insights, integrate with SAP, offer customization options, and ultimately drive efficient decision-making.
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