Frequently Asked Questions
Who is County Data Solutions (CDS)?
CDS is a division of Counting Opinions (SQUIRE) Ltd. (CO). Since 2004, CO has been delivering data capture and report output services (SaaS) to the library sector. CO is now extending its solutions, refined by over a decade of experience, to the county government sector.
How customizable is the CDS platform?
County governments often approach their data needs differently, as such the CDS platform is fully customizable. The CDS platform is designed so that all aspects of a county government’s data management needs can be accommodated, including support for multiple languages and currencies, if required.
What data collection frequency is available?
Data can be captured in whole or in part monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. Note: The capture and integration of real-time data is currently in field trials.
Does the CDS platform support the capture and management of both quantitative and qualitative data?
Yes.
Would we be able to employ the CDS platform to streamline Directory management?
Yes.
Can the CDS platform accommodate/integrate Third-Party Data?
Yes. Third-party summary data can be easily integrated within the CDS platform...thereby simplifying data collection and enabling more holistic county government views and, by doing so on a single data platform, simplifies and streamlines data management processes.
Why should I consider employing a data platform solution that is currently widely used in the Library sector?
County governments are dynamic and complex organizations...each with their own unique organizational and data ecosystem and strategic plan. Each county department will have data management requirements that are unique to its operations and strategic plan.
As a result of our comparable work with County libraries, the CDS data platform has been designed to be highly configurable and as such, easily morphs to meet a wide range of departmental data capture and reporting needs...including the aggregation of data to produce summary reports for both senior departmental and county staff.
What is the CDS development strategy?
We treat each subscriber as a partner. A partner whose feedback, aggregated with other subscribers, determines ongoing development priorities and drives a corporate culture of "continuous improvement".
How will my data be managed?
The CDS data service is fully hosted (including a dedicated portal), with subscriber data stored on CDS servers located in a fully managed, 24 x 365 world-class data facility.