On-Premise
Deployment Inside Nork's Own Infrastructure
UNDP-Financed
UN Development Programme
Multiple Platforms
Unified Into One Analytical Environment
Why Power BI Was No Longer the Right Fit
Nork Technology Center's existing reporting environment was based on Power BI, which depended on the Microsoft ecosystem and cloud infrastructure. Nork was not looking for dashboards — they were looking for a more reliable analytical foundation.
Microsoft Ecosystem Dependence
Power BI tied reporting to Microsoft's environment, limiting flexibility and locking the organization into one vendor's roadmap.
Cloud Deployment & Sensitive Data
Social services data requires a high level of privacy. A cloud-first approach was not ideal for Nork's requirements.
Growing Costs
Licensing and ecosystem dependence increased operational costs over time.
Future Growth
As data sources and users expanded, Nork needed a platform that could grow with them without major architectural changes.
Why an On-Premise Approach Made Sense
For a government institution handling social services data, privacy and control can matter more than convenience — and the platform choice needed to reflect that.
On-Premise Benefits
Data remains inside the organization. Sensitive information does not need to leave Nork's infrastructure.
Greater control. Role-based access control allows different teams to access only the information relevant to them.
Reliability and compliance. On-premise deployment provides more control over security and operations.
Greater control. Role-based access control allows different teams to access only the information relevant to them.
Reliability and compliance. On-premise deployment provides more control over security and operations.
Choosing MPP BI
Flexible integration — connects directly to APIs, databases, applications, and existing systems.
Vendor independence — works across different technologies without locking Nork into one vendor's roadmap.
Scalability — supports increasing data volumes and users without major architectural changes.
On-premise deployment — fully deployable within Nork's own infrastructure.
Vendor independence — works across different technologies without locking Nork into one vendor's roadmap.
Scalability — supports increasing data volumes and users without major architectural changes.
On-premise deployment — fully deployable within Nork's own infrastructure.
What We Built: Connecting Social Services Data
Nork manages information across multiple social services platforms and regularly needs reports and analytical insights. Producing those reports often meant gathering information from different systems by hand.
Using MPP BI, we created a centralized analytics environment that brings together data from these systems and provides reporting and analysis through a single platform. This lets users access information more easily and generate reports without relying on separate tools or fragmented data sources.
The project unified data rather than simply creating dashboards.
Using MPP BI, we created a centralized analytics environment that brings together data from these systems and provides reporting and analysis through a single platform. This lets users access information more easily and generate reports without relying on separate tools or fragmented data sources.
The project unified data rather than simply creating dashboards.
MPP BI in Action
A look at the analytics environment delivered to Nork Technology Center, running fully on-premise.
The Value
- Replaced a cloud-based reporting system with an on-premise analytics platform.
- Reduced dependency on the Microsoft ecosystem.
- Kept sensitive social services data inside the organization's infrastructure.
- Connected multiple social services platforms into one analytical environment.
- Enabled role-based access control for secure access to information.
- Built a scalable platform that can support increasing amounts of data and users.
- Simplified reporting and analytics across different social service programs.