Everyone knows data is at the core of every decision-making process in today’s organizations, yet managing this data for smaller sizer businesses is still complex. Whether you’re in private equity, education, or nonprofit sectors, each industry faces unique challenges in unifying data sources, streamlining insights, and ensuring efficient operations. According to a 2023 Gartner report, over 70% of organizations struggle with integrating disparate data sources, which leads to delayed decision-making and missed business opportunities.

Arch tackles this issue with a powerful concept: customizable connectors—over 600 of them. But we’re not talking about generic connectors that work only for common use cases. These are built to address industry-specific tools and challenges, offering unmatched flexibility for companies of all sizes. In this blog, we’ll explore how customizable connectors and flexibility provided by Arch help organizations across various industries solve their data problems, and ultimately, gain a competitive edge.

Private Equity: Centralizing Portfolio Data

Private equity firms rely heavily on data to drive investment decisions, assess portfolio performance, and manage risk. However, each portfolio company may use different financial systems, making data aggregation difficult and time-consuming. Without real-time visibility into performance metrics, firms are left grappling with delayed insights and missed opportunities. A McKinsey study shows that firms with centralized portfolio data saw a 15% efficiency boost, which directly impacts decision-making speed.

Arch’s customizable connectors offer private equity firms the ability to seamlessly pull data from diverse systems like NetSuite, integrating financial and operational data across portfolio companies. With Arch, portfolio managers gain real-time insights, enabling faster decision-making and optimizing portfolio performance without needing to manually extract data from each source.

More on Arch’s PE solution here.

Education: Real-Time Operational Insights

For educational institutions, managing data from multiple systems—such as Student Information Systems (SIS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), and financial aid platforms—often becomes a logistical nightmare. Many higher education institutions rely on outdated systems that lack integration, causing delays in both reporting and decision-making. A 2022 EDUCAUSE report found that only 40% of institutions have implemented a coherent data strategy, despite the increasing pressure to improve student outcomes and optimize operations.

Arch’s customizable connectors simplify this by pulling data from all educational tools into one unified hub. By doing so, universities can track student performance, operational costs, and enrollment metrics in real-time. This not only enables them to react more swiftly to trends like falling retention rates, but also helps improve resource allocation by providing detailed insights into institutional performance.

More on Arch’s Education solution here.

Nonprofits: Simplifying Donor and Impact Data

Nonprofits, often juggling tight budgets and limited resources, rely heavily on CRM systems, accounting software, and impact measurement tools to track donations, finances, and program results. However, these systems rarely talk to each other, leading to inefficiencies. A TechSoup study found that 54% of nonprofits still rely on manual data aggregation, which prevents them from efficiently measuring impact or optimizing their fundraising strategies.

Arch solves this by integrating systems like Salesforce, DonorPerfect, and QuickBooks into a single platform. Nonprofits can now easily track donor engagement, fundraising progress, and program outcomes in real-time. With Arch, nonprofit teams are able to spend more time focusing on mission-critical activities and less on manual data entry, allowing them to maximize their impact and improve donor relations.

More on Arch’s Education solution here.

Sales and Marketing: Streamlining Campaign and Customer Data

Sales and marketing teams are often stuck piecing together data from CRM tools, email marketing platforms, and social media analytics. This fragmented data landscape slows down lead generation efforts and campaign optimization, leading to poor performance and wasted resources. For example, marketing teams may struggle to get a real-time view of their Return on Ad Spend (ROAS), while sales teams waste hours trying to track Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC) across platforms.

With Arch, sales and marketing teams can unify all of their data, from HubSpot to Mailchimp, into a single platform. By using Arch’s customizable connectors, they can automate the data integration process, enabling real-time visibility into campaign performance and lead generation metrics. This allows teams to make informed decisions on the fly, optimizing campaigns and driving higher conversions without getting bogged down in manual processes.

Arch’s Technical Flexibility and Industry-Specific Use Cases

One of the key advantages of Arch is the technical flexibility provided by its 600+ customizable connectors. These connectors are specifically designed to integrate industry-specific tools, allowing organizations to maintain their existing workflows while benefiting from seamless data centralization. The connectors can be set up with minimal coding, making it accessible even to teams without extensive technical resources.

Whether you’re managing data for education, private equity, nonprofits, or sales and marketing, Arch’s connectors are designed to pull data from the systems that matter to you, creating a single source of truth for all your data needs. This adaptability ensures that no matter how complex your data environment is, Arch can simplify it, giving you actionable insights in real-time.

Conclusion: The Future of Customizable Data Integration

Customizable connectors aren’t just about convenience—they’re about transforming the way businesses manage and act on their data. By integrating disparate systems into one platform, Arch enables organizations to save time, reduce costs, and make faster, smarter decisions across all functions. Whether you’re dealing with portfolio management in private equity, student data in education, or donor tracking in nonprofits, Arch provides the flexibility and scalability needed to succeed.

With Arch, you’re not just getting a data tool; you’re gaining a powerful, adaptable platform that grows with your organization and scales your data strategy as your business evolves.

Ready to see how customizable connectors can transform your business? Book a Demo today and discover how Arch can bring your data to life, no matter your industry.