Launch of Dataring SmallData Manager for easy collection of small data Automate operations from data maintenance to visualization

WingArc1st Inc. will begin offering Dataring SmallData Manager on 30 May. This solution is part of Dataring, WingArc1st's data management service, and is designed to collect unsystematic "small data"* such as data from Excel files, to enable improved and more accurate analysis. Pricing starts from 250,000 yen per month (excluding tax and initial costs) for the minimum configuration of Dataring SmallData Manager and Dataring Database.

■Background
As the business environment and market fluctuations make it increasingly difficult to predict the future, it is becoming more and more important for management to make decisions by analyzing data generated from daily business operations.

However, while information such as performance reports from related companies and data from external sources can typically be used for analysis, there is often a variety of local and unstructured data that is equally important but not systematized or processed. The underdevelopment of small data, and the cost of systemization, are a concern and an issue for industries with diversified businesses, as well as industries such as retail and distribution, where not only a single organization but also the entire supply chain has a huge data utilization base.

■Overview for Dataring SmallData Manager
Dataring SmallData Manager simplifies the process of collecting small data without changing the systems and business operations already in use, and automatically performs validation and cleansing processes. By feeding the data into Dataring's analysis infrastructure, you can not only reduce systemization costs, but also create a data analysis environment that combines data such as actual values generated by core and business systems with future data such as planned values.

■Major features of Dataring SmallData Manager
https://www.wingarc.com/service/dataring/features/index.html (Japanese)

File upload (for data providers)
Data providers can upload Excel and CSC files from their browsers, perform the import process according to the data pipeline construction definition, and check the results.

Configuration of data pipeline (for administrators)
Administrators can perform validation checks, data cleansing processes, and set up imports into the database in a non-programmable manner. This allows you to resolve format inconsistencies between offices and group companies, as well as inconsistencies in notation and code systems between the company and its suppliers. As a result, data collection and integration can be achieved at low cost without requiring changes to current business operations.