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Can Smartsheet help an organisation to leverage the power of their database?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Working closely with customers, Smarter Business Processes<\/a> Consultants have enabled them to gain visibility and insights into their data delivering valuable business insights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do this by connecting organisational data in a database such as Oracle or SQL server with Smartsheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

” Everyone is very pleased with the Oracle to Smartsheet implementation SBP did last year.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s created a ton of visibility and accountability with our processes that wasn\u2019t possible before.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We keep adding new features to help us understand and track our business better in real time.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/strong><\/em><\/span>– SBP Client (Name withheld for confidentiality)<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why connect a relational database with Smartsheet?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We recommend the database or SQL server with Smartsheet connection for a number of reasons related to data integrity, data transparency, tailored user access and continuous user working access regardless of your location, online or off:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. They are often selected as the relational database of choice for many large organisations round the world. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. These databases have huge power to crunch valuable data and connect with other services that can use that data in intelligent ways, help you to use Artificial Intelligence to predict needs and serve your users in smarter ways. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Smartsheet creates a view into the corporate data giving easier visibility, that can be tailored to each viewer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Smartsheet enables users to slice and dice this valuable data to support their activities – access is easy and intuitive. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. If you are already using Smartsheet for workflows and dashboards, importing crucial data from SQL automatically, ensures data integrity and uniformity. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Mobile access to data held in a mix of SQL, Smartsheet or even Excel, is possible, and is possible with multi-device remote access, even offline. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Why would we connect data in MySQL or Oracle, or SQL Server<\/strong> with Smartsheet?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Connecting your database whether Oracle, MySQL or SQL Server with Smartsheet delivers compelling short and long term benefits to the organisation. With direct visibility enabled by Smartsheet you have more control and authority over the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Realise the benefit of your investment<\/strong>. These are the database solutions of choice for many organisations around the world. They store corporate data. However, it is the data visibility in real time that enables informed decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Empower your people to leverage your data<\/strong>. Deploy an existing, flexible and intuitive collaboration tool, to help you to drive greater efficiencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Seamless Integration<\/strong>. Because we are using Smartsheet for our workflows and dashboards, automatically synchronising key data from a corporate database ensures everyone is seeing and working on the same information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Enable mobility. <\/strong> People need mobile access to data held in a mix of cloud databases, Smartsheet or even Excel, so they can work while on the road, using a range of devices, and even offline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We can help you connect an SQL server with Smartsheet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    By utilising the Smartsheet API and our database connectors, we can map the data from any flavour of SQL database into Smartsheet Dashboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Users can then access data from SQL on their smartphones and tablets as well as laptops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    They only see data they should see and can only act on what they are enabled to access. You retain central control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Remote access and offline access is possible <\/strong>– Construction users can go underground and use this data offline, save, report, attach photos and get signatures on their local device, then sync to the servers upon return to the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The power of these connections is only limited by the imagination of the solution finders.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n