How many different software systems do you use per day?
How much time do you spend copy-pasting from one system to the other?
Lots of logistics professionals end up copy-pasting when a team only has access to one system, your customers need to access a small portion of data, or you just need all the data to sync up.
If you have access to a dev team, they can help automate some of that copy-pasting... but that comes with a whole host of challenges. It takes a long time to get a project scoped and scheduled, and then those projects can take way longer than estimated, if they ever get finished at all. That's even before you talk about how to keep the data secure, how to make sure the data is updated consistently, and of course ongoing maintenance on the software system after it's built.
There's a better way.
Terminal49 DataSync
We have released a new way to get the data into your system without the use of a dev team.
In fact, it can be done in as little as 2 hours by a business analyst.
“Instead of using a team of developers for several weeks, use an analyst for a few hours” -- Sylvain Gravejat, Sr. Data Analyst
Wherever you store your data, we can connect to it, populate the data, and keep it up to date with an hourly sync.
- ✅ Spreadsheets, such as Google Sheets
- ✅ Databases, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server
- ✅ Data Warehouses, such as Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Databricks, and Snowflake
- ✅ Object Stores, such as Amazon S3, Azure Blob Store, Google Cloud Storage, and Cloudflare R2
That's just a partial list - if you don't see your system, please contact us and ask.
Then all of your systems can read directly from that data store. Whether it's a TMS, CMS, Excel, a visualizer like PowerBI or Tableau, or a custom software system, you'll have easy access to everything you need.
And now, in just 2 hours, you have access to high-quality data about containers and shipments - and you can stick with all the tools that you're comfortable using.
Is DataSync for you?
DataSync might be interesting to you if you want to:
- Start using the data immediately, without waiting for free time in your dev team's schedule
- Eliminate the need to write code for changes or new additions to the Terminal49 API
- Have all your container data in a single table, without formatting concerns
- Point multiple internal tools (TMS, BI tools, etc.) to your database instead of integrating the API into each tool
- Avoid data discrepancies and reduce troubleshooting time
DataSync is SOC2 certified, which means your data is secured to high industry standards while it is moving from Terminal49 to your database. If you want to know more details about our system's security, you can read this help article.
It syncs every hour, so you always have the latest version of the data with no extra effort from your technical resources.
DataSync users see immediate value on the implementation project, and long-term value on maintenance costs.
You can see more information about Terminal49 and DataSync here, or schedule a demo right away.
