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It is only a couple of weeks since I published Why BI Needs AI, and Microstrategy, one of the longest established BI suppliers, has surprised with a move to add AI generated commentary on charts and graphs. So you can teach an old dog new tricks. This is an important…

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…

BI Platforms with Advanced Analytics Business Intelligence has traditionally delivered a look in the rear view mirror, providing a description of what has happened or is happening. Advanced analytics are more concerned with the future, allowing businesses to predict how customers, suppliers and other aspects of business will behave. Right…

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 –…

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…

Most BI platforms support the creation of charts, graphs, tables, maps and other artifacts, which can usually be aggregated into a dashboard. As the BI market matures so users will want to do more than visualize data – which is a highly subjective type of data analysis. Advanced analytics is…

Qlik Sense vs Microstrategy Summary Qlik Sense and Microstrategy are two wholly different BI platforms. Qlik Sense is a relatively new offering from Qlik and caters to self-service data visualization needs. It does not support production reporting, or any form of advanced analytics, and is targeted at the same market…

IBM Cognos vs Microstrategy Positioning Both IBM Cognos and Microstrategy provide complete enterprise BI solutions. There are differences however, that will be important enough to swing a decision one way or the other. Microstrategy caters for enterprise wide, sophisticated reporting needs, data visualization and exploration, mobile BI, and importantly provides…