Certa Information Excellence

Network-centric companies, such as utilities and cable and broadband operators, manage a highly dynamic business that typically requires thousands of changes a day to the network model. Since a number of critical decisions are based on information about the network, organizations must accurately capture these changes and track them over time to ensure operational excellence.

Organizations have quite naturally attempted to capture information about this moving target using multiple departmental applications, but without tightly integrating them and without having the tools available to ensure information consistency across systems. Unfortunately, this approach leads to data redundancy and synchronization problems. The end result is inaccurate and inconsistent data that makes it difficult to effectively run an efficient business.

Through the establishment of a live model of the company’s operating network, the innovative Certa Platform enables information excellence. Network model changes are captured in accordance with user-defined rules, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and design standards. Intelligent event synchronization assures that changes to the network are reflected at the time they occurred. With Certa Platform, network changes need only be recorded once and the information is then made available to everyone throughout the organization. The Certa Contextual DataLinks capability of the platform even includes processes that ensure consistency of data going forward. For instance, the monthly network model closing process confirms that all changes to the network made during the period are included and accurately reflect the time the changes occurred within the live model.

Through Certa Information Excellence, network-centric businesses gain a comprehensive view of the network and can achieve and sustain the information excellence required to more effectively manage their complex operations.