Which BI solution to choose - QlikView scores best in BARC Survey
Posted by Noel Shannon on Wed, Oct 10, 2012 @ 06:09 AM
There are so many Business Intelligence products out there that it must be a daunting task to decide on what products and solutions to evaluate. It is therefore useful to keep an eye on reputable bodies who carry out thorough studies on how the vatious solutions are being deployed in the marketplace. I fully believe that all consederations are irrelevant if the solution is not widely accepted by the target users in an organisation.
We in Covali therefore are particularly gratified to see that the main platform we have chosen for delivering our on-premise BI solutions - QlikView - continues to score so highly in these customer surveys. As we are focused on delivering so many different apps we are delighted that so many customers are getting great value from these solutions.
The recent BI Survey 12, conducted by the Business Application Research Center (BARC), is the world’s largest independent survey of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) users, and they concluded that QlikView ranked first among the BI Giants peer group in visual analysis, innovation, agility and shortest project length. In the Visual Analysis and Data Discovery peer group, QlikView ranked first in lowest cost per seat, lowest numbers of administrators per seat, lowest cost, and mobile BI.
The report noted that
“QlikView scores well in a variety of areas, and tops the list when it comes to visual analysis, mobile BI, and self-service features that deliver agility in BI projects,” said Bange. “Compared to other Visual BI and Data Discovery tools, it has the best cost ratios when it comes to license fees, external implementation spend, and administrators needed per seat. In my view, this is indicative of QlikTech’s focus on building an innovative, feature-rich product.”
In continuing to outpace larger rivals in BI Giants category such as SAP (Business Objects), Oracle (Hyperion) and IBM (Cognos) and Microsoft, QlikView’s #1 ratings include:
•Visual Analysis – The QlikView Business Discovery platform enables users to conduct searches and interact with dynamic dashboards and analytics from any device. QlikView customers are more than 50 percent more inclined to use QlikView for visual analysis than the weighted average of all major BI product suites in the BI Survey 12. This is a strong indicator that QlikView is bringing a whole new level of ease of use, insight, and value to business users.
•Innovation – QlikView 11 boasts industry-leading innovations such as social and mobile Business Discovery. In the survey, customers noted visual analysis and mobile BI as key functionalities that showcase QlikView’s product innovation.
•Project Length – QlikTech’s approach of offering a flexible development environment enables skilled consultants and users to quickly build applications without being dependent on time-consuming tasks like data integration or data modeling.
•Agility – QlikView makes it easy for business analysts and BI developers to create purpose-built BI apps that users can enhance and extend as business needs change. QlikView secures a top ranking in this category for its short project length and flexibility in building and changing applications.''
Click here for the full Press Release: QlikView BARC Report Press Release