What is GNR - How to be "Name Smarterer"

GNR is a tool kit.  It comes “straight from the factory” as a low-level set of libraries ready to bolt into your applications (typically SOA or embedded C++).  GNR is not a rip & replace strategy.  Your company has hundreds of man-years (or more!) invested in your information systems to just discard them.  And the fact is, they work the way you want them to today.  GNR can plug into your applications Right Now and make them Name Smarter.

GNR can be helpful in so many cases, but frankly GNR licenses are expensive so it is important to establish a solid business case before you start forking over money.

A good way to help research whether a business case for GNR exists is to start with a DQA (as described above); this is a cost effective way to understand the kind of lift that GNR could provide.

You might also want to consider AlpineLab's IntelliWiki - a collaboration tool that lets analysts collaborate on searching for name matches.

WHAT CAN GNR DO FOR ME?

We would love to show you!  We think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

A good way to investigate the existence of a business case is through one of Alpine's most popular services is, the DQA: Data Quality Assessment.  There are several levels of DQA.  Most of Alpine's clients progress in a series of affordable, easy to manage steps.  Clients are often surprised at what DQA's find; sometimes just the result of a DQA is enough to improve a database without having to pay for a full-scale GNR license.

Alpine's starter DQA involves a records from a single data set, and will give you a good idea of your data's condition, and what kind of name challenges you might be facing.  Popular data sets include Vendors, Customers, and Employees.  With a turnaround times on the order of 1 or 2 weeks, an Alpine DQA can help flush out surprises before they surprise you.

Some companies that have ongoing investigation and analytic requirements benefit from AlpineLab's IdentiWiki - this powerful collaboration tool lets your staff start using GNR's power right away without having to integrate anything.  One way to think about this is enabling your staff to perform DQA's on any number of data sets and look for patterns and relationships across all departments.  All it takes to get started is an easy monthly lease and some spreadsheets with your initial data records.