Thailand Department of Special Investigation Microsoft Partner Thailand Department of Special Investigation Optimizing criminal investigations with big data Thai Department of Special Investigations mines data to cut investigation times Results Streamline manual investigation processes with better tools for mining high volumes of data from multiple sources. Betimes Solutions built Big Data solution based on Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enabled collection, storage, and analysis pf large amounts of unstructured data Improved efficiency of investigating officers Cut investigation time from two years to 15 days Gained platform for future optimization Transform Customer: Department of Special Investigation Partner: Betimes Solutions City: Bangkok, Thailand Organization Profile Established under Thailand's Ministry of Justice, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is a national law enforcement agency dedicated to stopping serious criminal activity. Summary Established to handle major criminal investigations, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in Thailand, needed better tools for mining large sets of structured and unstructured data. To improve investigation processes and reduce manual procedures, DSI implemented a Microsoft Big Data solution based on Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and Apache Hadoop software. Investigating officers work more efficiently with self-service business intelligence (BI) tools. And with better BI and data management capabilities, the agency has improved accuracy and shortened the time to investigate criminal cases from two years to 15 days. Next, DSI plans to expand its use of the solution and implement its own private cloud to manage the security of confidential data. Technology: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise; Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services; Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=710000001175 “With the traditional approach, it took two years to search for tips and gather and analyze data. With the Microsoft Big Data solution, it took only 15 days.” — Police Colonel Yannaphon Youngyuen, Deputy Director of the Department of Special Investigation, Ministry of Justice, Thailand