One demo was all it took.
How the University of Denver chose Digital Hive to wrangle the analytics and reporting tools that weren't playing nicely-and began replacing its university-wide performance dashboard with one system-agnostic research assistant.
Performance dashboards 320
Connected systems 3
Knowledge base 1,400
The ultimate research assistant.
The University of Denver had a set of analytics and reporting tools that weren't playing nicely together. Digital Hive's design and mobile responsiveness gave admin and academic functions an easy-to-use, system-agnostic, one-stop-shop for their information-and DU began replacing its university-wide performance dashboard with it.
Long a champion of data-driven decisions through its Information Measurement and Analytics Council, DU wanted a clean interface to trusted information that the whole institution could rely on-without forcing anyone off the reporting tools they already used. One demo was all it took for the team to see Digital Hive was the one.
Good tools. Just not playing nicely
DU had no shortage of analytics and reporting tools-what it lacked was one trustworthy place to find and use them.
Tools that didn't talk
A patchwork of analytics and reporting systems across the university that weren't playing nicely-each an island of its own
No single front door
Admin and academic functions alike had nowhere easy, system-agnostic, and mobile-friendly to go for the information they needed
Decisions need trusted data
The Analytics Council championed data-driven decisions-but only if the underlying data was easy to find, trust, and act on
One system-agnostic home for every tool
Digital Hive sits above DU's existing reporting tools, data systems and knowledge base-giving the whole university one clean, mobile-ready interface to trusted information. Nothing migrated. Nothing rebuilt.
An easy-to-use insight hub
A single, system-agnostic home for admin and academic functions-so anyone can find the dashboards and reports they need without hunting
Trusted information, anywhere
A clean, responsive design that works across devices-so the research assistant is just as usable on a phone between classes as at a desk
Search every system at once
Search for data assets across all information systems-with links straight to the supporting documentation in the knowledge base
Add a tool. Everything still works
Upgrade any reporting tool-or add Power BI or Tableau later-and it all keeps working together. No rip-and-replace, ever
From one demo to a campus-wide rollout
A knowledgeable team, moving fast along a clear strategic roadmap- with DU's existing tools kept fully intact the whole way.
Win the room
One demo was all it took-the team was wowed by Digital Hive right away and saw it could wrangle everything
Bring the systems together
Three connectors unify data and link out to documentation in the knowledge base-one searchable layer over everything
Retire the old dashboard
Begin replacing the performance dashboard used across the entire university with Digital Hive-the new research assistant
Roll out campus-wide
Extend across admin and academic functions-ready to fold in Power BI or Tableau whenever DU chooses to
The campus, before and after
Same tools. Same teams. One trusted place to find it all
Before Digital Hive
- Analytics and reporting tools that weren't playing nicely together
- No single, system-agnostic place for admin and academic information
- Hard to find-and trust-the right data to make a decision on
- Reporting wasn't built for mobile or on-the-go access
- Adding or upgrading a BI tool risked breaking what already worked
With Digital Hive
- One easy-to-use insight hub over every reporting tool and data system
- A system-agnostic, one-stop-shop for the whole university
- A clean interface to trusted information that drives data literacy
- Mobile-responsive design-trusted information on any device
- Add Power BI or Tableau later and it all still works together
Five reasons Denver loves Digital Hive
The wins the team named themselves-the ones that turned a single demo into a university-wide commitment.
One simple home for every dashboard and report.
Adapts as the university's questions evolve.
A clean interface to trusted information for all.
Add or swap BI tools without breaking a thing.
Digital Hive's clean interface to trusted information supports those valuable data-driven decisions long championed by our Information Measurement and Analytics Council.
The capabilities behind the hub
Six Digital Hive capabilities turn a patchwork of tools into one trusted research assistant for the whole campus.
Find data across every system
Search for data assets everywhere at once-with links to the supporting docs in the knowledge base
A view for every function
Tailored dashboards for admin and academic teams put the right metrics in front of the right people
Works on any device
A clean, responsive interface delivers trusted information wherever the work happens
Always-current answers
Live data across connected systems keeps every decision grounded in what's true right now
Context, one click away
Every data asset links to its documentation-so users understand what they're looking at, and trust it
One door to it all
Students and staff reach the whole analytics estate through one secure, governed sign-on