Business Intelligence (BI) & Analytics
The Business Intelligence & Analytics team provides technology and services to promote proactive, data-driven decision making. This includes providing enterprise reporting, analytic and visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI and IBM Cognos.
Data Management
Data Architecture
The Data Architect is responsible for creating an end-to-end vision and strategy for how data will flow through the organization. This is achieved by working with multiple IT teams and Business Intelligence (BI) teams to set standards that define the type of data collected and how it is used, stored, managed, and integrated within the enterprise. Data Architecture is one of several domains that form the pillars of an enterprise architecture.
Data Stewardship
The Data Stewardship team manages the university’s data as an institutional asset. Their objective is to provide reliable, useful, and secure data of high quality. This is achieved through the integration of data management principles and best practices into the data life cycle – from creation and collection to archiving and destruction.
Data Science/Predictive Analytics
The Data Science team provides statistical and predictive analytics capabilities at the enterprise level to support effective decisions. This team helps campus units and researchers leverage data for predictive decisions. This includes management and development of tools that increase data science capabilities for the institution.
Data Warehouse
The Data Warehouse team provides technology and services used in transporting data and a central data repository. The Enterprise Data Warehouse houses the various data hubs such as the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).
Spatial Data Management (GIS)
The Spatial Data Management team is responsible for the broad spectrum of location-based data services that enable innovative applications that improve the efficacy of managing MSU campus. Spatial Data Management uses the Geographic Information System (GIS) to help MSU units understand, interpret, and visualize our world in ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts. Examples include way finding; mapping and navigation; physical campus management including buildings, landscapes, and facilities management; road and parking analysis; and research. This includes tools like ESRI, Oracle Spatial, Open Spatial and more.
