Background

Garnet Enterprises is a long-established hardware wholesaler and retailer based in Mackay, Queensland. They generate a wide variety of data through transaction records, purchase orders, customer information, and more. This data is crucial for performing analysis, maintaining historical records, and generating business insights from multiple sources and destinations. As the company grew, they needed to optimize their data extraction process and minimize the time spent on manual tasks.

Use Case

Before adopting Astera, Garnet Enterprises relied on manual data entry, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. This manual process limited their ability to generate advanced or custom reports, and as the company grew, the need for a more efficient solution became clear. They switched to Monarch, which helped pull data from reports into Microsoft Access. However, the rising costs of Monarch soon became too expensive to justify.

They needed a cost-effective and efficient tool to extract raw data from PDFs and import it directly into their databases, streamlining the process for faster and more efficient analysis and reporting.

Enter Astera

After reviewing various options, Garnet Enterprises chose Astera for its competitive pricing and ability to extract raw data from PDF documents.

Astera helped Garnet Enterprises optimize their data extraction processes. They now extract and process raw data directly from PDFs into Microsoft Access databases, streamlining operations and uncovering valuable insights they couldn’t access before. Astera significantly reduced their reliance on costly alternatives, such as expensive tools or additional staff for manual data entry while still maintaining data accuracy and functionality.

Garnet Enterprises has valued Astera’s customer support for its responsiveness and effectiveness. Through Astera’s solutions, Garnet Enterprises has seen tangible results in data handling and reporting efficiency, leading to more effective overall operations.