Top 50 Big Data Companies in Chicago

Trianz performed marketing analytics for a pharmaceutical manufacturer. Their team created a strategic roadmap to market specific drugs with certain target audiences. With their assistance, processes within the pharmaceutical manufacturer were automated and accuracy improved.

"Their resources are professional and there were very few issues between the Trianz folks and our team."– Director of Sales Operations & Technologies, Drug Manufacturer

Kavi Global partnered with a freight rail IT organization in order to perform data analytics services for the organization. The client tasked Kavi Global with various internal and external tasks. The team at Kavi Global utilized strategies such as streamlining internal systems, identifying investment areas, and external market analysis in order to meet the client's needs. The team at Kavi Global helped best position the client to use its data to market to the right audience. The client was impressed with the efficiency of the team at Kavi Global. 

"They’re very quick, even when they’re bringing in new personnel on their side: They already invested the time and dollars on their side to get them up to speed. They are very quick to onboard, grasp the material, and hit the ground running."-Director of Commercial Services Group, IT Organization for Freight Rail

A retail chain hired 3Q Digital to help with its paid search and social media marketing. From this partnership, the chain's conversion rates improved over 30%, and the ROI for search campaigns improved by 40%.

“I’m most impressed with 3Q Digital's knowledge of all the advanced and best tactics, features, and betas. They’re always much farther ahead, and they’ve actually got experience doing them. A lot of agencies don’t have the experience.” – Digital Marketing Manager, Retail Chain

A mental healthcare company hired Analytics8 for BI and analytics. They’re tasked with evaluating the company's data management dashboard to identify irregularities and create a solution roadmap. 

"They are very knowledgeable and humble, not pushy consulting types."

Wavicle Data Solutions provides IT support services for an international fast food restaurant. They are supporting the client's IT delivery needs using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

"Projects are delivered on time, within budget, and most importantly are of high customer satisfaction."

Prime TSR redesigned a healthcare company's databases. Prime TSR utilized MySQL to update and integrate the new databases with the company's business processes, without much involvement from the company itself. They also integrated the company's custom software to access and manage the databases. The company is able to run operations with the new databases.

"They’re familiar with the space, so they were able to integrate themselves within the organization. They provided subject-matter expertise and guided the project if they noticed a lack of a process." - Sr. Project Manager, Healthcare Company

Neudesic upgraded a recipe website to an efficient Cloud platform.  The system makes available to users a variety of easily accessible recipes, reviews, videos, and shopping lists. These content offerings are customized and can be set to fit users' specific preferences. The website has been growing consistently since Neudesic began their involvement. 

A consulting firm wanted to break off part of the company and create a healthcare startup. Hatchworks Technologies conducted thorough market research to get a clear sense of how best to create a prototype. Ultimately, the team completed the entire development of the final site in PHP and node.js, which is hosted on AWS.

"Hatchworks Technologies is one of the best companies I’ve ever dealt with. They are very receptive and are able to understand what I—someone without a lot of technical experiences in this field—say and distill it down to a meaningful level for the programmers and developers." — Partner, Consulting Firm

Solve100 created an executive dashboard for an IT services firm. They also put Power BI in place to help with data warehousing and connect the systems. The deliverables have greatly helped the business save time and work more efficiently. 

"They were very efficient with our time usage." – CEO, IT Services Firm

When an online marketplace approached Sphere Software for help re-launching a website, the team embraced the opportunity. The project included redesigning a website using Ruby on Rails and ongoing development and maintenance support. The client was impressed by Sphere Software’s professionalism and work quality.

“Given the flexibility that they give me, I would hire more Sphere Software developers and engineers before hiring my own. This is not just because of the savings but because I get quality work out of them.” – CEO, Online Community Marketplace

Maven Wave migrated a large sales team to Google Applications for business. They managed the entire process and ensured all business requirements and credentials were correct.

"They have an outstanding communication approach. They’ve got a knack for savvy explanations of highly complex, critical tasks. I am dealing with customers and sales managers from five different geographies, and English is their second language and never once did they have any issues understanding." – Campaign Manager, Design & Manufacturing Company

Liventus provides ongoing web and software development services for a creative agency. They built a complex backend system that helped to increase the client's conversion rate, as well as taking on a range of other development tasks to improve the client's online standing.

"The results of their build were dramatic—the system increased the client’s conversion rate from <1% to over 40%." - Director of Digital Services, Creative Agency

DataMade developed microsites for an applies research center. The site displays data-driven research in a visually appealing and interactive way. The team excels at refining complex concepts into accessible publications. Stakeholders are pleased with the result, and they’ve built a long-term partnership.

“We appreciate their flexibility—they’re very responsive to last-minute ideas.” – Executive Director, Applied Research Center

A community college initially hired SWC to update its help desk and revitalize the network's infrastructure. According to the client, both systems were in "shambles" before SWC came onboard. Now, they engage SWC for managed services and network support. 

"The employees that SWC Technology Partners sends out are very good, skilled, and talented. They're not afraid to take on something they don't know about." – IT Director, Community College 

Softweb Solutions provided support for a business consultancy's website and e-commerce system. They were also contracted to create an iPad app that syncs with the database. The client prides Softweb Solutions on their technical skill. 

"They use a project management software that’s phenomenal that their team uses for problem solving and additions or whatever. It has been fantastic." – Founder, Business Consultancy

Aptitive worked with this alternative lending company to supply it with programming capabilities for SQL Server systems. Their database administration expertise allowed them to develop complex storage procedures using both DBA and SQL programming.

"Everything handled by Aptitive was top-notch." — CTO, Alternative Lending Company

A financial technology firm hired Aptitude 8 for a 2-year engagement to help build and scale their entire Revenue Operations department. This engagement involved building full-production instances of Salesforce Lightning, Hubspot, Outreach.io for demand generation, Salesforce CPQ for pricing of deals and helping with billing design and reporting for the finance team. Aptitude 8 delivered all these and met all expectations.

"Aptitude 8 is unique since their EE's have actually worked in senior positions ... and have that executive level 'view' that most companies don't." - Revenue Operations Director, Financial Technology Firm

Varfix designs and develops web apps for an IT services company. The apps are built using C# and hosted on Azure. Additionally, some apps have integrations with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

"Our relationship with Varfix has lasted this long because they consistently provide well-researched solutions."