On Monday February 4th, Business Intelligence Association went on the first company visit of the year. This time we visited SAS Institute at their office in Skanderborg, Denmark. SAS Institute is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. At SAS Institute we were greeted by…
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The Confederation of Danish Industry – March 29 (Mumbai, India)
Thursday, we had a very nice meeting with Annemette Olesen, assistant director of The Confederation of Danish Industry in India. Their office is very well located near the airport, surrounded by many five star hotels. Annemette’s presentation gave us a lot of knowledge about India and told us about some of the things Danish companies…

MAIA Intelligence – March 28 (Mumbai, India)
We were so lucky that the CEO of MAIA Intelligence, Sanjay Mehta could find time to see us. He and, Leena Kohle he technical genius, had made a really exiting and very relevant presentation of their software company and their products for us. Not only were we greeted by Sanjay and Jigisha, but the entire…

SAS Institute & Reliance Insurance – March 27 (Mumbai, India)
Sabrina Advani from SAS Institute brought us to one of their customers, Reliance who showed us how they use SAS in their everyday business. Reliance has 200 locations across India, why they find it necessary to have a tool that can give the management an overview of the zones, regions, branches, and channels. Nitin Ghope…

Suzlon – March 27 (Mumbai, India)
In a large area with high, office buildings we found Suzlons impressive office building. High up in a very nice meeting room we met with Nitin Raikar, who have worked at Suzlon for 12 years. Because of terror threats it wasn’t aloud to take pictures, but the view from up there was quite amazing. Nitin,…

Grundfos – March 26 (Mumbai, India)
Our visit to the Grundfos sales office in Mumbai was very nice. Viniit Gupta and his employees truly showed us how hospitable the Indian people are. As a welcome, we all received flowers. Later we got Indian Chai and cookies. Furthermore, we received gift bags and they were so kind as to take us out…
Last day – Shopping in Delhi
Our last day in India was devoted to shopping. After nine intensive days of company visits and sightseeing, the mood was set on just strolling around the city, soaking up the final impressions from India and buying the last presents for friends, family and even more so for our self. After checking out of the…
Day 10 – Taj Mahal, Red Fort and Delhi Belly
Dehydration and the famous Indian Delhi belly have had its victims from the start of the day. All of us got up at 6 am, more or less fit, in order to see Taj Mahal at sunrise. It was a spectacular view that met us when arriving. After having seen Taj Mahal and afterwards having…

Day 9 – Fatehpur Sikri and Taj Mahal
Last morning at Jaipur Heritage Hotel and we started the journey to Agra 8:30am. It was apparent that local food and air condition had claimed its victims as several members showed signs of slight discomfort in the shape of colds and nausea. Thus, the expected 5 hours drive were utilized for relaxation and recuperation. The…
Day 8 – Sightseeing in Rajasthan, Jaipur
On the fourth day of our Golden Triangle trip we had planned to visit some of the big sights in the city of Jaipur. The day started of with a visit to Amber Fort build by the Meenas king, Alan Singh Chanda. We all arrived in style; on the backs of 4 beautiful elephants, getting…