Success Stories

"“The functionality of Advanced’s solution has been excellent over the years, and it has continued to develop and improve alongside us as a Finance Team. I have had experience with lots of big finance systems in previous roles, and OpenAccounts is the best I have come across. You get the quality and depth of product functionality, but without a hefty price tag.”"

"ALB was a platform with a future with continual development, a strong company supporting that vision with the resources and commitment to deliver."

"Blackpool Teaching Hospitals have migrated to Docman Connect to allow for greater national reach and a more joined up, seamless process."

"It was essential that we used technology to lead the way in our fan engagement strategy, and Advanced’s track record in the sports sector are second to none."

"OpenPeople integrates seamlessly with OpenHR, which means when it comes to running the payroll each month the information can be easily extracted from the HR system."

"OpenHR is key to everyday HR administration, management reporting and ensuring best practice"

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. IT was also a cultural fit for us in a lot of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"We can provide the right tools and technology to enable your workforce to work anytime, anywhere on any device. In turn, you can deliver a high quality service to your customers. "

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"We can provide the right tools and technology to enable your workforce to work anytime, anywhere on any device. In turn, you can deliver a high quality service to your customers. "

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"We can provide the right tools and technology to enable your workforce to work anytime, anywhere on any device. In turn, you can deliver a high quality service to your customers. "

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Of the 86 vendors we considered, we saw Advanced as sector experts. It was also a cultural fit for us in lots of different areas. For example, our previous vendor was very small, Advanced is big enough to support us should problems arise."

"Ten Old Square addresses GDPR compliance with Cloud and mobile solution from Advanced, and finds digital environment transformational"

"A major grocery wholesaler realised the need for a tool that could significantly accelerate their modernisation timeframe, future-proof their core business applications, and return value to their members."

"A major retail pharmacy identified the pressing need to document its application portfolio to provide on-shore and off-shore staff with an effective tool for the analysis of application source code across a variety of technologies."

"A leading US life insurance company needed to improve the accuracy and completeness of their systems documentation, both to help staff with their ongoing application maintenance and development, and to streamline the onboarding of suppliers for outsourced projects."

"A leading Canadian financial institution identified the need to provide its IT staff with a powerful, platform-independent systems documentation, analysis and search tool that could operate across its entire systems portfolio."

"CSfD realised its customers needed a comprehensive Webbased wholesale distribution system. It was, however, vital that this was integrated with their existing COBOL application."

"Advanced not only managed this transition of our finance system, but they continue to support us in our Cloud-first strategy."

"Advanced has allowed us to integrate our online ordering system with our existing applications. This has been instrumental in helping to secure new contract wins with Ford, BMW and many others, and as a result our business has grown by 10%."

"The technical support we have received has been key in allowing us to develop our new e-commerce application with Advanced acting as both a trusted partner and technical consultant throughout the process."

"Introducing Advanced Cloud Marketplace has significantly reduced the transactional costs of ordering and paying invoices for items procured through the system when compared to traditional purchasing routes."

"Introducing Advanced Cloud Marketplace has significantly reduced the transactional costs of ordering and paying invoices for items procured through the system when compared to traditional purchasing routes."

"Mercer's pension planning system ran on a dual Alpha cluster that was nearing capacity. They decided they needed to move to a new platform and chose us to migrate it to a fully scalable Linux and Windows environment."

"We chose Advanced for this complex and demanding migration as it had both the technical expertise to convert our OpenVMS applications to Windows, and a well-established migration methodology."

"Cashco was running its entire operation on a highly customised, long-standing OpenVMS system. They wanted to reduce their dependency on this ageing platform, mitigate the risk of skills shortages and use the latest database tools - while at the same time retaining their valuable business logic."

"Balfour Beatty faced ongoing and increasing maintenance costs, and the inherent risk of running a business-critical system on a proprietary platform. With the migration of this application to a far more cost-effective platform they are seeing an increasing return on their investment."

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"We now have a single version of the truth with staff able to access one accurate, up-to-date source of data. With electronic purchase-to-pay processes we have greater visibility of spend and can ensure compliance. By choosing to have our solutions hosted by Advanced we were able to take advantage of their resources and expertise on this complex project."

"The common look and feel available across multiple platforms meant our investment in both people and capitalwas fully protected."

"Advanced not only managed this transition of our finance system, but they continue to support us in our Cloud-first strategy."

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"Our aging HP Alpha Servers needed to be replaced, and we needed to futureproof our system from an application, hardware and staffing perspective."

"We needed to de-risk the dependency of our critical applications on the aging HP OpenVMS Alpha platform and with there being no possible package replacement, migration offered the quickest, cheapest and minimum-risk option."

"Given the rich functionality of our MIDAS system, there was no viable package replacement. Migration, therefore, offered us a fast, cost-effective, and low-risk solution."

"We chose Advanced for this complex and demanding migration as it had both the technical expertise to convert our OpenVMS applications to Windows, and a wellestablished migration methodology"

"Advanced's proven migration methodology and initial PathFinder process helped us to analyse the migration before we even started, and gave us the confidence that Advanced was able to handle this complex project."

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"Alpha Plus Group has improved operational efficiency and IT security since outsourcing the management of its IT infrastructure to us. By working with us for the past nine years, Alpha Plus managers have been able to focus on the organisation’s strategy for growth."

"HS1, the company that manages High Speed 1, Britain’s first new major railway in 100 years, has contracted us to provide a 24x7 Managed Solution for its IT services and applications over the next 3 years supporting 161 users across four separate locations."

"Having a flexible and reliable platform allows us to create a long term IT strategy leading up to and after the completion of the tunnel."

"Advanced has successfully built a really strong, resilient and flexible platform that offers versatility and scope for many years to come."

"We considered large and small providers from the UK and US... in the end, we chose Advanced NFP out of all of them for demonstrable sector expertise and a track record of successful delivery."

"We now save huge amounts of time, boosting productivity and profitability on each case."

"Crosscare stood out among the other offerings we looked at because it is designed specifically for hospices and is completely customisable, so it had the flexibility to adapt to our changing needs."

"The £421,000 savings RD&E has so far achieved would not have been possible without Advanced’s Patient-level Resource Management system."

"The implementation of the PDA (Netezza) solution alongside eFinancials, addresses a long-term issue around the frustrations and concerns regarding the capabilities of BI. It has made us more efficient and is helping us add value to our processes."

"This level of simplicity of using the Workflow Toolkit to modify ALB allows us to respond to changes in the market and improve our processes with ease."

"Collaborative Planning has eliminated various labour intensive processes, which will enable us to reduce our core finance costs by 40 per cent, amounting to over £3 million."

"The use of Advanced Business Solutions eBIS functionality not only provides electronic access but is workflow enabled which increases productivity."

" The new system has given us much greater integration while generating significant time savings and improving the way that staff manage and use their time."

"TALENT has given us the ecommerce functionality that we so desperately needed."

"With Advanced fully managing our system, this has removed the associated risks of us having to manage it ourselves. We are also enjoying ready access to the Advanced team which is especially reassuring."

"We required a modern solution that was also very user-friendly as many of our staff had limited experience of using computers at that time."

"Integrated mobile technology has been well received because ultimately it gives care workers much more flexibility."

"Saving ambulance journeys for those most in need is obviously a massive benefit for those in a serious situation."

"Thanks to Advanced and their technology, we can create 30- 40% more events, showing our parents and alumni we are proactive and caring, whilst building a stronger presence within the community."

"On the back of the system we have completely restructured and transformed our Finance service, and delivered £1 million in savings. On top of that we anticipate additional savings because Collaborative Planning allows budgets to be managed more closely, which encourages querying of spending."

"The college are now in a much stronger position to face the significant challenges ahead in terms of maximising access to employers and stakeholders and to contribute to the national 3 million apprenticeship starts target by 2020."

"OpenAccounts stood out from the competition because it combined exceptional easeof use with the best allround functionality, ranging from invoicing to consolidated management reports."

"We are passionate about embracing technology and providing our team and our clients with the very best service."

"There was nothing else available which offered this level of information in this way, so OverVu was the obvious choice."

"As a business we are delighted to have such a great tool, to ease reporting of events that give rise to concern, in such a straightforward manner."

"Advanced has experience of dealing with application vendors through its 30-year history of providing integration products and services. It has enabled them to address not only our technical requirements, but also our business needs."

"The Advanced system allows us to prepare the match day tickets in a fraction of the time that our previous system took."

"Implementing RightCare© supported by Adastra was a smart decision – all our patients are now assessed quickly, accurately and efficiently, which is a ‘win win’ for both the patient and DHU."

"The main benefit we see is the flexibility and extensibility the solution offers - it will continue to support the bank for years to come."

"The support we received from Advanced throughout the project was excellent, with regular and effective communications."