SANDISK CUTS
DEVELOPMENT TIME BY 30
PERCENT WITH PROGRESSClient

Challenge
SanDisk designs, develops and manufactures flash memory storage devices
and software. Its memory products are used in many market segments suchas consumer electronics, mobile devices and various computing sectors.
As an industry leader in the flash storage area, SanDisk maintains
sophisticated processes around planning and can forecast market trends fiveor more years ahead, using multiple spreadsheets from different departments
and analysts. However, the spreadsheet-based processes were inefficient, andthe spreadsheets were inconsistent among various IT teams throughout thecompany. SanDisk needed a custom application that automates the current
planning processes and minimizes the use of spreadsheets.
Because SanDisk uses SAP for various applications and business intelligence(BI), the planning team wanted to leverage SAP for its planning application
and build the BI interface. To keep pace with the company’s planningschedule, it was critical to go live with this application before Q3; otherwise,business users would not be able to leverage the new application, and theproject could be scrapped.

1Solution
Progress partner AI Software proposed building aweb-based custom application using Kendo UI® byProgress, which provides web developers with a featurerich set of browser-based HTML5 and jQuery controlsthat are easy to use and work seamlessly in crossplatform browsers. As part of the framework, Telerik® UIfor MVC by Progress enables the creationof fast-performing web applications.
“There are several .Net tools and controls out there,
but Kendo UI provides the most programmer friendly
interface via jQuery and AngularJS to create rich UI webapplications. And we know clients like SanDisk cannot
settle for anything less,” said Piyush Bhatt, CEO of AI
Software.
The end application was built using HTML5 andjQuery-based Kendo UI controls, Telerik® UI for ASP.NET
MVC by Progress, a web API and a service layer thatuses a custom Data Access Layer specifically developedfor SAP HANA. Featuring highly interactive grids, dropdown and tab strip controls, the application renders
seamlessly in multiple desktop browsers and tablets andcan forecast production numbers at various hierarchicallevels. Analysts can maintain various versions of theirforecasts and merge them into the final publishedversion developed by the planning managers or VPs.
The reports are published at the end of every quarterusing BI tools such as Tableau, and released to a larger
audience, including the CEO and other decision makers
in the company.

2“With the help of Progress technologies,
the AI team built an easy-to-use
application that is well integrated withthe existing ERP/Data Warehouse. It waswell received by business users due toits user-friendly UI, data accuracy andresponsiveness.”
Deepak Kakar
Senior Manager of IT at SanDisk

Three developers who specialize in .Net, Kendo UI
framework and jQuery worked on the project. It took threemonths to completely develop and release the solution forproduction. AI Software also helped migrate the existingdata from Excel spreadsheets into the HANA database.

Results
With this new application, SanDisk users can plan andforecast production and sales numbers for all different
markets they serve, without maintaining spreadsheets.
Analysts are able to create sandbox versions of theirforecasts and perform what-if analyses, by generating
charts and reports using the BI tools. With theapplication’s help, the SanDisk team can submit theforecast within the required time frames.
According to Deepak Kakar, Senior Manager of IT
at SanDisk, AI developers at SanDisk report thatdevelopment effort is reduced by roughly 30 percent
when using Kendo UI controls instead of native asp.net
MVC controls. The team successfully built a web-based
app in just three months, with the desired functionality,
which also integrates with the SAP/HANA database and“There are several .Net tools
and controls out there, butKendo UI provides the mostprogrammer friendly interface
via jQuery and AngularJS
to create rich UI webapplications. And we knowclients like SanDisk cannot
settle for anything less.”

supports multiple browsers. Kendo UI controls provide
themes and device responsiveness out-of-the-box, whichdevelopers can easily integrate into their applications.
This enabled the team to make its deadline and go live
July 1.
“With the help of Progress technologies, the AI team built
an easy-to-use application that is well integrated with theexisting ERP/Data Warehouse,” said Kakar. “It was wellreceived by business users due to its user-friendly UI,
data accuracy and responsiveness.”

Piyush Bhatt
CEO, AI Software

About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For morethan 27 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed
the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk’s quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest datacenters, and embedded in advanced smartphones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at hundreds ofthousands of retail stores worldwide.

About AI Software
AI Software, a custom web and mobile application development company with offices in Metro Detroit, USA and Ahmedabad, India,
is a Microsoft Silver Application development partner and Progress Platinum Partner. For the last five years, AI Software has helped
enterprise clients and their IT departments by developing and maintaining modern web and mobile applications with innovative
solutions and extendible architecture all within optimum budget. Visit AI Software at: www.aisoftwarellc.com

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