Aria Data Connect

Transform your business into an AI and data-driven organization capable of making smarter, more informed, and automated decisions by leveraging all available business information.

Unlock the power of billing data

Aria Data Connect transforms billing data into a strategic asset. It can securely extract data from Aria Billing Cloud for other applications, including business intelligence and AI architectures, empowering your organization to utilize billing data more effectively. It offers:

Comprehensive billing data access

Gain access to all essential billing datasets, along with optional workflow data for in-depth analysis.

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Abstraction for intuitive use

Option to abstract data into logical data objects for intuitive data representation, application stability, and business-friendly reporting.

Tailored ETL services

Customizable extraction, transformation, and data loading or sharing services designed to meet your unique requirements.

Time sensitive extraction

Benefit from both continuous and regular periodic data feeds for in-time data delivery.

Data volume optimization

Fine-tune dataset selection during extraction for efficient storage in downstream applications, minimizing unnecessary data transfer.

Delta data updates

Ability to only send data updates, to optimize data processing requirements and data transfer volumes.

Robust data privacy and compliance

Rigorous and configurable PII and PCI controls to satisfy all regulatory and security mandates, respectively.

Data enrichment and transformation

Choose from a variety of data enrichment options, including contextual enhancements to facilitate use of foundational AI models.

Flexible data delivery options

Whether through our data-sharing services or the cloud provider of your choice – including AWS, Azure, or other data platforms – we can deliver data directly into your applications or cloud data environment.

White-glove data services

Experience comprehensive, professional data engineering support via our Technical Account Managers (TAM).

Versatile data extraction formats

Extract data in a format that suits your needs, from CSV/Parquet for periodic updates to SSE/Parquet for streaming transfers.

Complete AI toolkit

Combined with Aria APIs and eventing model, our services provide a robust data fabric designed to support AI architectures for new levels of automation and productivity.

Our suite of data tools and flexible services efficiently extract, transform and share this data for endless applications including:

Business and product analytics

Historic billing data is crucial for supporting various aspects of product management. It provides detailed revenue insights, highlighting past successes and failures which aid in strategic financial planning and uncovering new service and revenue opportunities. This includes:

• Cost analysis and budgeting Historical billing data provides insights into past revenue related to product development, marketing, and distribution. When integrated, product managers can analyze spending patterns, identify cost-saving opportunities, and allocate budgets more effectively.

• Pricing strategies Invoice data helps product managers evaluate pricing strategies. By examining historical pricing models and uptake, they can determine optimal price points for products.

• Demand forecasting Historical data reveals demand patterns over time. Product managers can use this information to forecast future demand accurately.

• Product lifecycle management Billing and invoicing history aids in managing product lifecycles.

• Channel management Invoicing data assists in managing relationships with channels and suppliers.

• Performance metrics Billing history contributes to performance metrics. Metrics such as return on investment (ROI) rely on accurate billing data.

• Forecasting sales trends Historical billing trends reveal seasonal usage patterns, peak usage periods, and customer behavior.

Assurance processes

Revenue and billing assurance managers depend heavily on billing data to validate the integrity and accuracy of the entire revenue management process. In particular it supports:

• Verification and integrity Ensures the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of the end-to-end order-to-cash process.

• Write-off data collection Billing data helps track write-offs accurately to ensure transparency in financial processes.

• Alerts and thresholds Helps build alerts based on thresholds, for example, an alert when the number of suspended event records exceeds a specified limit.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI revolutionizes how billing data is utilized across various business functions by enhancing analysis, personalization, and predictive capabilities.

• AI-driven customer experience In customer service, particularly in call centers, AI can use billing data to predict and preemptively address common inquiries.

• AI-driven product management AI can support product managers by providing deep insights through predictive analytics.

• AI-driven sales engagement AI can analyze historical billing data to pinpoint upsell and cross-sell opportunities for sales agents.

• AI in assurance In revenue assurance, AI can automate checks across billing processes.

Comprehensive, customizable, compliant

Aria Data Connect covers a suite of standardized and customizable service tools for extracting, transforming, and loading data. It can provide a stable logical object model available in industry-standard formats or via a Snowflake data share.

Data extraction

Aria Data Connect provides a ready data extract tool called Data Extend. It is designed to extract data from Aria Billing Cloud on a periodic basis, in preparation for transformation and loading into your environment.

Data transformation

Aria Data Connect enables the data to be transformed and enriched into a data shape required for your business.

Data load or shared

Aria Data Connect offers multiple ways to extract and deliver or share your data wherever you need it, using custom transfer and connector services that automate data movement into your preferred environments.

Access comprehensive datasets

Aria Billing Cloud is a system of record for a diverse range of data sets designed to provide comprehensive insights into every aspect of your customer interactions and service usage. Aria Data Connect enables access to the following datasets:

Account changes

All account data including product and service adjustments post-purchase.

Transaction & invoice history

A comprehensive record of subscription purchases, costs, partner revenue shares, and invoice details including taxes and adjustments.

Usage data

Record of precise consumption for metered services, detailed or summarized with associated costs.

Payment & collection history

Tracks payments, payment methods and their success rates, including the timing of payments and collection efforts.

Refund & credit history

Financial effects of customer dissatisfaction, covering refunds, credits, and dispute resolutions.

Predicted bill information

Pro-forma invoices to communicate upcoming bills and enhance revenue assurance.

Coupon, discount & promotion data

The usage of structured discounting tools across all customers over time.

Product metrics

Data on product uptake, retention, pricing effectiveness, and upgrade rates for all products and packages.

Aria Workflow data

Data stored for dedicated business automation processes and applications that support your unique business requirements.