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Sports Information Services (SIS) enhances Sage 1000 with Fusion Excel Connect to assist with business efficiency
Supplier of sports betting services adopts innovative Datel solution
SIS has been a Datel customer for over 10 years and utilises its Sage 1000 solution to scale the business and stay ahead of the competition. To further amplify and enhance its use of Sage 1000, SIS has implemented a number of additional solutions including Fusion Excel Connect to improve the way its systems work.
SIS’s Group Financial Controller, Emyr Jones, discusses the businesses objectives for Fusion Excel Connect and how the solution is enhancing its use of business management solution Sage 1000.
“Our goal was to find a solution that would support our use of Sage 1000 and provide us with further control and traceability,” said Emyr. He continued, “Prior to adopting Fusion Excel Connect, we found it challenging to keep track of licences as data wasn’t kept in one place.”
SIS is the leading global supplier of 24/7 betting services to retail and online operators. It has a mission to maximise value for bookmakers by creating short form betting events. Some of the customers it works closely with include, Ladbrokes, Coral, William Hill, Betfred and Paddy Power.
For SIS to be able to have more control over its reporting and drive more efficiency, the organisation selected Fusion Excel Connect to streamline entry of accounting data and bring it in line with business needs.
The system selection process
“We found that our existing solution did not meet our business requirements and we were paying for applications that we didn’t use. The IT support team were continuously assisting us with the manual input of codes and data, which became very frustrating and time-consuming.”
“When we began looking for a solution to elevate our business management system, we made sure that it would be able to help us reach our ambitions. International growth and a focus on our core services for online and overseas customers are key for us, so it was essential that our new solution was able to grow with us too.”
“When we were introduced to Datel’s Fusion Excel Connect solution, we knew it would be the correct path for us to take to drive further growth within the organisation. Datel was aware of our requirements and we have built a strong trusting relationship with the business.”
The future
“We are a growing business so making sure our solutions can grow with us is essential. Since implementing Fusion Excel Connect, we have seen significant time savings in data processing and admin tasks reduced across the business. We really enjoy working closely with Datel on solutions that are tailored towards our business needs. Recently, we invested in a new analytics tool called QlikSense and we are looking forward to seeing how this evolves in our organisation.”
