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BDM Session: How Does the Microsoft BI Stack...Stack Up?Andrew J. BrustChief, New Technologytwentysix New York

SESSION CODE: BIP201

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http://www.nycdotnetdev.com“Redmond Review” columnist for Visual Studio Magazine and Redmond Developer NewsChief, New Technology

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MotivationKnow the competitionExplain why MS BI should be used, either exclusively or cooperativelyUnderstand how MS’s strategy differs from the othersUnderstand why the MS BI third party ecosystem is importantLearn about Open Source BI, and its whether it’s competitive Understand relative pricingIn general: explain and appreciate how well MS competes in features and value, and interoperates

In terms the competition’s users can understand

AgendaAcquisitionsCommercial CompetitorsOpen Source CompetitorsCloud OfferingsMicrosoftThird PartyPricing, and value

AcquisitionsUntil relatively recently, BI industry was dominated by “pure plays”These companies consolidated and then were acquired by IBM, Oracle and SAPUnderstanding acquisition lineage is important to understanding the stacksUnderstanding acquirers’ integration plans is important tooMicrosoft’s acquisitions are different (more later)Acquisitions make stacks less integratedOnly MicroStrategy is acquisition-freeIntegration is occurring, and so is incumbency

Commercial Competitors

IBM/Cognos

AcquisitionsCognos

TM1Applix

TemTec

Framework DesignerServer and Data Model

Portal

Reporting, Ad Hoc and Analytics

Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio

Cognos Connection

TM1 (IM MOLAP), DB2 Cube Views (ROLAP)

PowerPlay

Cognos 8 BI Other

IBM/Cognos

Office Integration Xcelerator

Z/Cognos and Cognos Now, too

Cognos Points of InterestCognos Express (“CX” – SaaS, SME offering) is growingAcquisition of SPSS will likely lead to data mining/predictive analyticsCognos brand will be applied to non-legacy Cognos products, perhaps including TM1 and SPSSCognos Connection 9 will integrate with WebSphere portal technologyTM1 was first major in-memory OLAP server and is a well-regarded product

Oracle/Hyperion

AcquisitionsHyperion ( Essbase, Brio ( SQRiBE) )Siebel ( nQuire)IRI Software (Express)AppSource ( OLAP@Work)

Oracle/Hyperion

Oracle BI ServerServer and Data Model

Performance Management

Reporting, Ad Hoc and Analytics

Oracle BI Publisher, Answers, Disconnected Analytics

Oracle Briefing Books, Interactive Dashboards

Essbase, Oracle Express, OLAP Option

Hyperion SQR, Interactive Reporting, Web Analysis

BI Suite EE Plus for ROLAP Hyperion

AcquisitionsBusiness Objects

Crystal DecisionsOutlookSoft

SAP/BusinessObjects

B.O. XI Universe DesignerServer and Data Model

Performance Management

Office Integration

Charting, Mapping

RIA

Reporting, Ad Hoc and Analytics

Crystal Reports, B.O. XI Web Intelligence, Crystal Voyager

B.O. XI InfoView

Crystal Xcelsius

Polestar

SAP/BusinessObjects

SAP BW (f.k.a. NetWeaver BI)

SAP BEx Analyzer

SAP BEx (Business Explorer)

BusinessObjects (and Crystal) SAP

MicroStrategy Intelligence ServerServer, Data Model,Reporting

Web Publishing

Rich Client

Reporting schedulerMicroStrategy Narrowcast Server

MicroStrategy Web

MicroStrategy Desktop

MicroStrategy

Other competitors

QlikViewTableauSpotfire (Tibco)Others

BI Vendor ScorecardIBM/ Cognos

SAP/Business Objects

Oracle/ Hyperion Microsoft MicroStrategy QlikView Tableau Spotfire

Integrated Suite

Data Visualization

Semantic Data Layer

Price

BizUser-friendly

Maturity

Planning

Analysis

OLAP Performance

Relational Reporting

Ad Hoc Reporting

SAP Connectivity

In-Memory

RIA

Web F/E

Open Source Competitors

Open Source BI: What You Should KnowFOSS/COSS and Community vs. Enterprise editionsOLAP is mostly ROLAP technologyAPIs are mostly JavaPostgres database figures in heavily in some areasMomentum is growingSome tools in use within commercial productsDo not dismiss: even Microsoft bought a COSS company

Pentaho

Pentaho BI SuiteCommunity and Enterprise Editions

Vary in source licenses and supportEE has dashboard designer, utils and extra features

ROLAP only

Pentaho AnalysisServer and Data Model

Performance Management

ETL

Data Mining

ReportingPentaho Reporting

Pentaho Dashboards

Pentaho ETL

Pentaho Data Mining

Pentaho

Jaspersoft

BI Suite:Community and Professional Editions

Community is suitable for embeddingPro is standalone suite with UI

ROLAP only

Jasper ServerServer and Data Model

Performance Management

ETL

Reporting, Ad Hoc and Analytics Jasper Reports, iReport, Analysis

Jasper ETL

Jaspersoft

Other Open Source BIBIRT – Open Sourced version of ActuateR Project – Open Source competitor to SAS and SPSSMondrian – Pentaho’s OLAP engineJFree – Java chart library and supporting funcitonalityJPivot – Java browser-based PivotTable-like UI for MondrianSpagoBI – Integrates OSS and proprietary products into full BI suiteMarvelit “DASH” – Reporting and dashboardsPalo – ETL, in-memory OLAP, Web-based reporting, d’boards, Excel add-inOpenReports – Supports JasperReports, JFreeReport, BIRT; works with Mondrian and JPivotOpenI (combines JPivot, Mondrian, R Project, JFree and JasperReports)

Cloud BI

Cloud BIAmazon Web Services-Based

Pentaho/ParAccelJaspersoftGoodData

Google Apps-BasedPanorama [[more later]]

ProprietaryOcoBirstmyDIALSTableau Public

Comparing Microsoft’s Stack

Microsoft Business Intelligence

Business User Experience

Data Infrastructure and BI PlatformAnalysis ServicesReporting ServicesIntegration ServicesMaster Data ServicesData MiningData Warehousing

Business Collaboration PlatformDashboards & ScorecardsExcel ServicesWeb based forms & workflowCollaborationSearchContent ManagementLOB data integration

Familiar User Experience Self-Service access & insightData exploration & analysisPredictive analysisData visualizationContextual visualizationBusiness Collaboration Platform

Information Platform

PowerPivotColumnar, in-memory; handles millions of fact rowsSelf-service: integrates with Excel and SharePointUses DAXSharePoint models compatible with SSAS clients, including SSRS and ExcelClient is freeServer free with SQL Server 2008 R2 and SharePoint 2010 EnterprisePP technology is strategic to MS going forward

SQL Server (relational) andAnalysis Services; PowerPivot

(SQL)Server and Data Model

Performance Management

Office Integration

Charting, Mapping

Reporting, Ad Hoc and Analytics

Reporting Services, Report Builder, Excel Services

(SQL, SharePoint)

PerformancePoint Services (SharePoint)

PowerPivot; PivotTables, charts, CUBE Formulas, more (Office)

Reporting Services, Excel/Excel Services, PerformancePoint

(All 3)

Mapping to Microsoft

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Microsoft Business IntelligenceValue Proposition

Business Intelligence with the world’s most popular business productivity suite and most widely deployed information platform

IT management & developer

productivity

Empower Your People

Improve Organizational Effectiveness

Increase IT Efficiency

Trusted, scalable & secure

Alignment, accountability &

ownership

Collaborative across your value chain

Familiar interface & tools you own today

Self-service access & insight

MS BI StrategyIntegrate into SQL, Office, SharePoint; no separate productsPowerPivot “IMBI” technology is criticalMaster Data Services will grow in importanceData cleansing (Data Quality Services?) is comingSQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) is a big dealAnd then there’s the cloud…

Third Party Tools for MS BIThe Ecosystem Makes the Stack?

Dundas

SoftArtisans

Allows for authoring and rendering of Reporting Services reports inside Word and ExcelAlso has sophisticated Server-Side API that rivals Open XML API, but that’s another storyDemos:

Panorama

NovaView Server, Universal Data ConnectorServer and Data Model

Performance Management

Office Integration

Charting, Mapping

RIA, Cloud

Reporting, Ad Hoc and Analytics

NovaView Analytics, Smart Reporting

NovaView Dashboards, Scorecards

NovaView for Microsoft Office, Spotlight

NovaView Visuals, GIS Framework

NovaView SharedViews, Panorama for Google Apps

Explicit support for PowerPivot

Strategy Companion Analyzer

Grids, Charts, Scorecards, DashboardsDeployment models:

Stand-alone ASP.NET applicationSharePoint WebPartPerformancePoint custom report typeDynamics CRMWeb Service API allows embedded useNon-MS portals (IBM WebSphere, SAP Enterprise Portal, etc.)

SoftPro Tetral

CubePlayerWindows clientRibbon interfaceSophisticated visualizationsDashboard capabilitiesExcellent use of MDX w/o requiring user proficiency in it

Competitors’ Analysis Services Support

Use as data source:IBM/Cognos 8 BI Oracle BI ServerMicroStategyInformation Builders WebFOCUSSpago BI

Front ends:IBM/Cognos PowerPlay and Executive ViewerOracle/Hyperion SQR and Hyperion Interactive ReportingSAP/BO Crystal Voyager, CartesisTableau

As engine:SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidations – f.k.a. OutlookSoft Everest)

Support for MDX, XMLA

Cognos 8 BI, TM1Hyperion EssbaseSAP BW Oracle BI ServerSAP/BO Crystal VoyagerPentahoJaspersoft AnalysisJPivot

Pricing

IBM/Cognos: $13.1K per admin or modeler; $840-$3150/user, depending on role; Z/Cognos: $250K to $multiple millions all-in (1000s of seats)Oracle/Hyperion: Essbase Plus: $185K/proc; $2900/user; BISEE+: $295K/proc; $2K/named userBusiness Objects: Enterprise Pro to Premium CAL upgrade: $3500 + $700 maintenance (3 years ago, non-profit pricing!)QlikView: $1400 - $4900/named user, depending on role; $12,400/concurrent userTableau (Pro Ed’n): $1799 per userMicroStrategy: not publicJaspersoft: Reports (dev) $249/user; Excel Add-on: $250-$375/user

Summarized ObservationsIn the eyes of some, MS BI suite is not traditionally completeBut:

Pricing is massively betterOffice and SharePoint integration is best with MSCustomers get majority of what they needThird parties round it out, and then some

Open Source is innovative but immature. It’s gaining though.Microsoft has more Windows tools; browser is deployment targetMost competitors use MDX, XMLA and many work with SSAS

SourcesBI-Verdict.com, Nigel Pendse“Open Source Solutions: Managing, Analyzing and Delivering Business Information,” Mark Madsen for BeyeNetworkDr. Marcelo Sant’Anna, Advus

Linkshttp://bit.ly/MSBICompeteResources

Bit.ly links are case-sensitiveThe above is a Windows Live Favorites folderLinks in subfolders by Commercial, Open Source, Cloud, MS, 3rd Party

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