BI Reporting Applications
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CompanyX BI Requirements Advanced data visualizations that: spot trends, patterns, and outliers
Dashboards of interconnected visualizations and reports
Integration with stats tools for predictive analytics
High performance in-memory BI reduce overall system/DB workload
Static and Ad-hoc self-service web based reporting interface
Pixel perfect reports that are required for compliance reporting
Real-time OLAP capabilities of sorting, drilling and pivoting
Graphically visualize data through data exploration
On-demand reporting capabilities that empower business users
Exporting of data to formats such as excel, pdf, csv, ppt, access
Scheduling and automation of data distribution to various outputs
Reusable object based development expedites report creation
Embedded integration with web and mobile technology
Secured user access to control data and application functionality
Ease of configuration and system administration through automation
Summary of BI Applications Pentaho – Open Source BI Platform Leader
Full Suite of BI, Analytics, Mobile and Data Integration tools available Require plug-ins from open source vendors to compete with commercial products Requires additional development and more technical skill set for implementation Enterprise version and support and available for yearly subscription Meets immediate requirements for Ad-hoc reporting, Dashboarding and Application Integration
MicroStrategy – Leader in Traditional BI platforms Leads other traditional BI applications in broad range of functionality Independent pure-play BI not tied to larger infrastructure purchase like Oracle/IBM Powerful SQL engine that allows for business query ad-hoc reports builders Large range of integration possibilities with open APIs Competes with specialty providers in areas of dashboards and visualization
Tableau – Leader in Visualization and Dashboards Excellent visualization and dash boarding capabilities Metadata object reuse and SQL engine capabilities with server component Limited integration with external apps through Java and iframes
QlikView – Leader in ease of use for End User Dashboards Creation Minimal setup required to deliver initial dashboard results Ability to meet subset of BI dashboard prototype requirements Limited object reuse from centralized metadata and SQL generation
BIScorecard
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BI Capabilities Business Query– Provides an ability for a non-technical user to create a report
by drag and drop of objects on a report template and behind the scenes well structured SQL is generated.
Production Reporting – Creates high quality pixel-perfect formats for integration into the compliance reports required by external third parties
Dashboard/Interactive Reports – Allows for multiple data sources to be displayed on a single interface to provide an overview of the subject area and the ability to interact and personalize the view of the data
OLAP – Enables the user to conduct multi-dimensional analysis by drilling, pivoting, sorting and on the fly calculations
Data Exploration/Visual discovery - A new simplified end-user interface for enabling functionality made available through dashboards, production reporting, OLAP and business query capabilities
Scheduling/Distribution – Allows for emails, alerts, caches and reports to be scheduled through event or time based triggers
Predictive Analytics – Allows for the integration of Statistical Packages to be integrated into the BI reporting architecture (SPSS, SAS, r)
Enterprise Administration/Architecture – Provides the appropriate interfaces and APIs necessary for integration and automation of enterprise scale system administration and monitoring.
BI Magic Quadrant
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PentahoPros(+) Low Cost - Open Source Project
Dashboards and Visualization
Business Query Ad-hoc Reporting
Predictive Analytics Integration
Pixel Perfect Formatting
Application Integration API
Advanced Security Capabilities
Mobile Reporting App
Cons(-) Requires technical resources for
implementation
Requires plug-ins to compete with commercial products
User interface will be less intuitive out of the box without customization
Demos and Links Pentaho (Eval Software) Pentaho Demos Pentaho Webcasts
Penthao Analyst Reviews Pentaho Training
MicroStrategy Pros(+) Data Volume and Scale Business Query Ad-hoc Pixel Perfect Formatting Scheduled Distribution Dashboards and Visualization Predictive Analytics Integration Portal Integration API Advanced SQL and Metadata Administration Automation Advanced Security Capabilities
Cons(-) Specialty BI tools lead in
Visualizations Specialty BI tools have a simplified
user interface Product works best with well
defined data model
Demos and Links MicroStrategy BI Reporting Suite (Eval Software) MicroStrategy Demos MicroStrategy Webcasts MicroStrategy Analyst Reviews MicroStrategy Free On-demand Training
Tableau Pros(+) Data Exploration
Advanced Data Visualizations
Intuitive End-User Interface
Web Based Report Development
Mash-ups non-structured data
High business user adoption
Cons(-) Data Scalability
Limited Scheduling/Distribution
Limited Production Reporting
Limited Integration APIs
Limited Stats Integration
Limited Administration Automation
Demos and Links Tableau Desktop (Eval Software) Tableau Demos Tableau Webcasts Tableau Analyst Reviews Tableau Free On-demand Training
QlikViewPros(+) Excellent Dashboard Capabilities
Ease of use for data mashups
Little to no data modeling required
Rapid Deployment
Ease of Use for End User
Auto-detect Relationships
In-memory BI
Data Exploration
Cons(-) In-Memory Architecture Data Scalability
Limited direct Query Access
Limited Scheduling/Distribution
Limited Metadata/Object Reuse
Limited Integration APIs
Limited Administration Automation
Enterprise readiness and scalability
No Usages Stats integration
Demos and Links QlikView BI Kit (Eval Software) QlikView Demos QlikView Webcasts QlikView Analyst Reviews QlikView Free On-demand Training
Reference Material Links Analyst Links
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Gartner Magic Quadrant
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MicroStrategy Comparison
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