The Standard for Charting Data

i2laptop — i2 – The standard for charting

Since 1990 i2 has been providing its clients with accessible and intuitive data analysis tools. Analyst’s Notebook has now become the standard for charting data and is used in nearly all of the UK police forces. The potential of Analyst’s Notebook sitting on top of a database was very quickly understood. This understanding spawned the release of iBase, iBridge and later on enterprise solutions such as EIA.

This movement towards visualising larger datasets made the offering applicable to not only law enforcement but to government agencies, military, and commercial clients as well. If you have a sporadic flow of data in formats that vary greatly, i2 is still one of the most compelling tools on the market.

We’ve been part of the i2 journey since 2006, either as trainers, technical consultants or marketers. Through these roles, we’ve worked with several police forces both in the UK and abroad, charities, insurance firms, law firms, government agencies and commercial clients.

If you have a sporadic flow of data in formats that vary greatly, i2 is still one of the most compelling tools on the market.

The i2 Experts

Here’s how our i2 Consultant’s can assist you with your implementation.

Trusted Advice

A lot of people know they want i2 but feel overwhelmed by the various products, acronyms and plug-ins available. S-branch can offer impartial advice to ensure you get the best i2 deployment for your needs.

Schema Design

By far the most important part of any i2 deployment. Understanding the data landscape and the client’s needs are more important than technology. S-branch has many years experience with thinking in ‘Entity and Links’ and can apply this to new and existing i2 deployments.

Data Sources

i2 has a straightforward deployment model which fits well with most IT infrastructures. The integration with other data sources or systems is the technical part. S-branch has extended experience with getting data in and out of i2.

Health Check

Like anything complicated, an i2 deployment could do with a check-up every now and then. If a client has had their deployment for a while or is worried about any aspect of its setup, S-branch can assist with this.

i2 Administration

i2 is often a ‘mission critical’ system for a lot of our clients. Having an administrator that knows the software inside and out, as well as the underlying technology is a reassurance. To these clients, S-branch can be that semi-regular resource that can be called upon

Analyst For Hire

If you don’t have an analyst team, we can offer expertise. Our analysts have a wide range of experience within intelligence operations and analysis. With backgrounds in either Military or Law Enforcement to ensure you get the most out of your data.

Here’s how our i2 Consultant’s can assist you with your i2 Implementation.

Product Enhancements

i2 does a lot of things very well but no tool does everything. The idea of moving to a different platform just to get that one piece of functionality is daunting. S-branch has experience in enhancing the product set, to ensure the client gets the best out of their existing investment

Automated Weeding

Removing data from i2 is sometimes a necessity. Data Governence regulations such as GDPR and MOPI make it an obligation. S-branch can help you automate this process saving valuable time and preventing mistakes.

Duplicate Detection

Duplicates in data is always an issue. An issue which is magnified once you start trying to load said data into a visual analysis tool like i2. S-branch has experience with implementing
external matching processs that can score and ‘AutoMatch’ duplicate items.

Automated Data Washing

The data held within i2 is often viewed as trusted data. Some of our clients require a way to ‘wash’ their incoming data by comparing it against the data held in i2. The compared data is then rated using a RAG (Red Amber Green) system, often giving insight into reoccurring items.

i2 Analytic Portals

i2 users will store most of their data in iBase; which is very sensible. S-branch has helped organisations make this data available to their wider staff or even external contacts, using portals. These portals provide quick searching, basic analytics and quick insight into the data held in i2.

Pre-configured cloud environments for users of IBM i2

S-branch has partnered with Bytes and Amazon Web Services to offer pre-configured cloud environments for users of i2. These hosted environments come loaded with the latest versions of the i2 software suite and the necessary tools for an analyst to do their magic. Read More

If any of the above could benefit your i2 deployment or you’re looking into data analysis tools in general; please feel free to contact us.

Product Consultancy – i2