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Visual Analytics – Sophistication vs Ease of Use 2016 Ease of use and sophistication are usually conflicting properties of software technology. Sophistication usually implies steep learning curves and high skill levels. However some products seem to do very well in both respects, and the chart above plots out those that…

5 Power BI Alternatives 2016 Microsoft Power BI comes as a Windows desktop platform and  as a cloud service. Platforms that might be considered alternatives include: Qlik Sense is a drag-and-drop data visualization and discovery platform capable of addressing most business intelligence needs apart from heavy duty production reporting. It…

10 Alternatives to Dasheroo 2016 Bittle supports the creation of online dashboards specifically for the SME user. The free package restricts data storage and data sources, and comes with a standard graphics library (instead of a more advanced one). Bittle also supports report creation. ClicData is a cloud based dashboard…

Data Visualization Software. Visual analytics is the act of finding meaning in data using visual artifacts such as charts, graphs, maps and dashboards. In addition, the user interface is typically driven by drag and drop actions using wholly visual constructs. The up side to this is ease of use –…

5 Qlik Sense Alternatives Qlik Sense is an easy to use visual analytics platform, with an excellent data discovery engine and good extensibility. This list of five alternatives contains products that have other strengths and may represent a better fit for some needs. Tableau is probably the highest profile visual…

The Microsoft Business Analytics Stack Summary Microsoft offers a range of business analytics tools and platforms that are unequalled in their breadth and diversity. They address business intelligence (BI), predictive analytics, mobile BI, multidimensional analysis, statistical analysis, data warehousing, data exploration, data discovery and visualization, big data and collaboration. In…

The word ‘best’ can be fairly meaningless, and so in this Business Intelligence Tools article I have indicated the products that excel in various areas. You will see a graphic displayed at the side of products which offer capability above the norm. This article is a work-in-progress and will be…

We visualize data in charts and graphics because we need information that is not readily available in tables of numbers or written reports. Until recently we have let the computer dictate how information has been presented to us. Computers like numbers and text. They are easily handled, don’t take up…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text][the_ad_placement id=”gsisense”] Microsoft Power Bi vs Tableau Verdict: Microsoft Power BI is rapidly becoming the signature data visualisation platform in an age of democratised business analytics. This trophy has been held very firmly by Tableau for several years, and Tableau came to market claiming that ease of use was…