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BI (BusinessIntelligence), that is, business intelligence or business intelligence, is a complete solution, which is used to effectively integrate the existing data in the enterprise, provide reports quickly and accurately and put forward the basis for decision-making, and help enterprises make wise business decisions. It is generally composed of data warehouse, online analytical processing, data mining, data backup and recovery.

(1) Foreign traditional BI

IBM

Main products DB2, Cognos, SPSS

Superior potential covers the field of BI and data mining, and has a powerful database platform. Product Cognos 8 Business Intelligence is the first BI product to provide all BI functions on a single, proven architecture, supporting mainstream UNIX and Windows, with no difference in functionality across platforms.

Oracle

Main products BIEE, Hyperion

The superior potential covers BI, and the field of data mining needs to be strengthened and bound with other Oracle products. It has good stability and performance when dealing with massive data.

Microsoft

Main product SQL Server

The superior potential covers BI, which is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises with high performance-to-price ratio. The product SQL Server can provide database services for super-large systems, and has the advantages of easy to use, good scalability and high degree of integration of related software.

MicroStrategy

Main product MicroStrategy

The dominant potential covers BI, and the mobile platform is very good. With a comprehensive set of business intelligence, it provides a scalable data platform for data warehousing, data analysis and report generation, and allows end users to access and analyze business information through powerful and intuitive tools. SAP

Main products Business Objects, CrystalReports

The dominant potential is mainly in the field of OLAP and reporting, with many functional modules. Product Business Objects is a leader in the business intelligence industry, creating the most powerful and comprehensive partner community in the industry, with multiple partners.

Comparison of key factors

Deployment cycle

Platform support

Price

Service

Security.

Performance

Multilingual support

IBM

Long

Excellent

High

Difference

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Oracle

Long

Excellent

High

Difference

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Microsoft

General

Difference

General

Difference

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

MicroStrategy

Long

Excellent

High

Difference

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

SAP

Long

Excellent

High

Difference

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Summary: among the above five enterprises of ①, IBM, Oracle, MicroStrategy and SAP all have the disadvantages of long deployment cycle and high price. This is actually the congenital deficiency of traditional BI. The traditional BI solution is basically two ways of thinking, one is big data all-in-one machine, the other is distributed data warehouse. However, big data's all-in-one machine and distributed data warehouse have high costs, which makes the prices of most traditional BI products on the high side. By contrast, Microsoft is better in terms of deployment cycle and price.

The ② Microsoft platform has poor support and only supports the Windows platform.

The poor service of the five BI manufacturers of ③ is mainly due to the lack of professional technical after-sales service support team in charge of mainland technical after-sales service, such as urgent need of service means paying high service fees. In addition, there are few customized services.

The five BI manufacturers of ④ all have high security, support English, Chinese and other languages, and have good performance.

(2) Agile BI abroad

QlikTech

Main product QlikView

The superior potential covers BI and single-node data Marts, and the data is well visualized, and the data supports GB level at most. It is the only product that can be deployed on business premises, cloud computing platforms, laptops or mobile devices, and is suitable for any enterprise, from individual users to large international enterprises.

Tableau

Main product Tableau

The superior potential covers BI and single-node data Marts, the data visualization is extreme, and the data supports GB level at most. It is the simplest business intelligence tool software in the desktop system, the console is flexible, has a high degree of dynamic, the program is easy to use.

TIBCO

Main product Spotfire

The superior potential covers BI, and the data visualization is good. The product can visualize the results of information processing and make a predictive analysis of the future development trend. The use of memory processing mode and unique visual interactive data analysis means can directly reflect the results of the information, which is easy for users to view and understand.

Star BI

Main products Style Intelligence, Style Scope, Style Report

Superior potential covers BI and big data, Agile BI, self-service BI, focusing on exploratory BI with high performance-to-price ratio. With the characteristics of easy to learn and use, high scalability and high reliability, the product can provide the most suitable business intelligence solution for enterprise personnel at all levels, including managers, analysts and operators. so that everyone with information needs can obtain, access and analyze data in any way at any time, and give full play to the maximum value of the data.

Comparison of key factors

Deployment cycle

Platform support

Price

Service

Security.

Performance

Multilingual support

QlikTech

Short

Difference

General

Difference

Excellent

Excellent

General

Tableau

Short

Difference

General

Difference

Excellent

Excellent

General

TIBCO

Short

Excellent

General

Difference

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Star BI

Short

Excellent

General

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Summary: ① compared with traditional BI, Agile BI has lower input cost, more civilian, easier to operate, shorter deployment cycle, so that more enterprise customers can enjoy the most professional big data service with lower investment.

In terms of ② services, QlikTech, Tableau and TIBCO rely on agents to provide services. Star BI has a technical team in Chinese mainland, which can provide BI technical training to enterprises, help customers make the most effective use of reporting products, assist customers in designing systems, explain the detailed functions and technical principles of system operation, solve system installation problems, and impart the latest reporting expertise. ③ QlikTech and Tableau only support Windows platform, while TIBCO and StarCraft BI support multiple platforms.

④ products from four vendors have good security and performance, and support multiple languages (QlikTech and Tableau are relatively general in terms of Chinese support).

(3) domestic BI

Use Youhua watch

Main product CellSoft (now incorporated into UAP Center)

The dominant position is mainly in the field of OLAP and reporting, with an emphasis on financial analysis (built-in). Have a deeper understanding of Chinese users and have a good understanding of their operating habits, which makes their products easier to use.

Moisten dry

Drying report of main products

The dominant potential is mainly in the field of reporting, and the Chinese-style reporting ability is strong. With independent and original data statistical model, and in the filling, integration and other details also have a comprehensive transcendence.

Sematic.

Main product Smart BI

Superior potential covers BI (derived from Longtop BIOffice before the acquisition), which has been in China for a long time and has more comprehensive functions.

Aowei Wisdom

Main product Power-BI

Superior OLAP and reports, suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, mostly based on ERP and financial account set analysis. The product can be installed and can be used without implementation.

Comparison of key factors

Deployment cycle

Platform support

Price

Service

Security.

Performance

Ease of operation

Use Youhua watch

General

Excellent

Low

Excellent

Excellent

Better

Easy

Moisten dry

General

Excellent

Low

Excellent

Excellent

Better

Easy

Sematic.

General

Difference

Low

Excellent

Excellent

Better

Easy

Aowei Wisdom

General

Difference

Low

Excellent

Excellent

Better

Easy

Summary: ① now more and more domestic reporting manufacturers have invested in the research and development of BI, but the basic functions are still in the reporting stage, not to the real business intelligence level, including the above four manufacturers.

② domestic manufacturers' products are relatively cheap, timely service, good security, report display is more in line with the habits of Chinese users, in the solution, especially the analysis model is more suitable for Chinese characteristics.

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