BDM Session: How Does the Microsoft BI Stack...Stack Up?Andrew J. BrustChief, New Technologytwentysix New York
SESSION CODE: BIP201
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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
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
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 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 BIAmazon Web Services-Based
Pentaho/ParAccelJaspersoftGoodData
Google Apps-BasedPanorama [[more later]]
ProprietaryOcoBirstmyDIALSTableau Public
Microsoft’s Acquisitions!ActiveViews
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…
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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