Arbutus Hub

What Arbutus Hub does

Arbutus Hub is the central server component of the Arbutus Analytics platform. It is used to host shared data files, tables, analytical procedures and workflows, and to make these resources available across a team or organisation.

In addition to sharing resources, Arbutus Hub allows procedures to be scheduled and executed unattended, making it possible to run analytics in a structured and repeatable way.

By storing data and analytical procedures centrally, Arbutus Hub helps reduce reliance on local copies of data on individual machines, improving both data security and availability.

Arbutus Hub is typically deployed within the organisation’s own IT environment, ensuring full control over data and processes without external access. This can be implemented on-premise or within a private cloud environment using virtual machines.

For organisations that want to move beyond individual desktop analysis and introduce collaboration, central control, and scheduled processing, Arbutus Hub provides the necessary foundation.

How Arbutus Hub is used

Arbutus Hub is typically used where organisations want to:

• Provide shared access to data and analytical procedures
• Manage a common set of approved and reusable procedures
• Run analytics centrally rather than on individual user machines
• Schedule recurring analysis tasks
• Support continuous monitoring or repeated control testing
• Ensure consistency in how analytics are performed across teams

Running procedures on the Hub can also improve performance, as processing takes place on a dedicated server environment rather than individual desktops.

Arbutus Hub is also valuable in environments with a limited number of users. By storing data and procedures centrally, organisations reduce reliance on individual machines and ensure that analytical routines, scheduled tasks, and accumulated knowledge remain available and continue to operate over time. This helps protect continuity, for example when roles change or responsibilities are transferred.

This helps organisations reduce duplication, improve consistency, and manage analytics in a more controlled and scalable way.

What this looks like

Arbutus Hub operates as a central environment behind the day-to-day use of the Arbutus platform, providing shared access to data and procedures as well as controlled execution.

In practice, users work with centrally managed datasets and procedures, while key users or administrators define how these are organised and maintained. Procedures can be scheduled to run automatically, and outputs can be made available for further review or use within the platform.

This setup supports a transition from ad hoc analysis towards more structured, repeatable, and scalable analytics.

Working with other Arbutus components

Arbutus Hub is central to a broader Arbutus Analytics setup and works closely with other components, including:

• Arbutus Analyzer, for developing and running analytical procedures
• Arbutus Data Connectors, included for accessing data from specific systems and databases
• SmartLink for SAP, for direct SAP access through the platform
• Arbutus WebConnect, for browser-based execution of approved procedures
• Arbutus Results Manager, for reviewing and managing exceptions or results
• Arbutus Mainframe Server, for direct access to mainframe environments

This makes Arbutus Hub the central point for organisations that want to manage analytics in a shared, structured, and scalable way, with increased value when combined with other components of the platform.

Who uses Arbutus Hub

Arbutus Hub is commonly used by:

• Internal audit teams working with shared analytics procedures
• Compliance and risk teams running recurring tests
• Organisations implementing continuous monitoring
• Teams seeking greater control and consistency in how analytics are managed

It is particularly valuable where collaboration, central management, performance, and scheduled execution are important.

A guided evaluation approach is available to assess how Arbutus Analytics can be applied in your environment.

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How Sepia Solutions can help

Sepia Solutions supports organisations in implementing and using Arbutus Hub through services such as:

• Installation and configuration
• Training
• Workshops
• Coaching
• Consultancy
• Automation and development
• Ongoing support

This may include helping organisations structure shared resources, define reusable procedures, schedule recurring analytics, or integrate Hub into a broader analytics environment.