MicroStrategy 7i (MicroStrategy, Inc) Review

OLAP REPORT REVIEW: MicroStrategy 7i

Author: Nigel Pendse Released: 2004 Pages: 57 Single User Price: $795 USD An in-depth product evaluation and rating Version of leading ROLAP suite, now available in 64-bit versions and with Microsoft Office add-in options. MicroStrategy has carved out a prominent place in the business intelligence marketplace as the most successful high-end, relational OLAP vendor. Today, the company is one of the fastest growing BI suppliers with a suite of nine integrated products that offers companies a mature, well-developed platform for a range of applications. This 57-page review shows how MicroStrategy's capabilities differ from other competitor products. Find out the plusses and minuses of MicroStrategy 7i for a range of applications such as •  Its extensive - theoretically unlimited - database capacity •  7i's extensive server platform support •  A much deeper level of SQL integration with a range of widely-used relational databases •  An open API allowing MicroStrategy functionality to be embedded in other applications •  Unlike many other products, 7i cubes are read-only and do not enable write-back •  Its wide range of reports that nonetheless stop short of the fully formatted reporting offered by other products. The OLAP Report evaluation provides you with a detailed account of these and other important aspects of the product's feature, functionality and performance.   Use The OLAP Report's detailed assessment and scores to weigh up the potential suitability of this full-featured, third-generation product for your requirements. You can also weigh up the value of MicroStrategy's premium-priced, integrated business intelligence software suite.         A sample of the numerous specially generated screenshots from this review. Click to enlarge.

Contents: Vendor overview Company background IPO Headcount Revenues International issues Market share Product commercial issues Pricing Database structure and capacity Openness Architecture and platforms Openness Data access functionality Calculation functionality Reporting flexibility Windows-based access Web access MDX Adapter Automatic detection of exceptions Narrowcast Server Time series intelligence Currency support Security and DBMS issues MicroStrategy Administrator End-user human factors Application building features Architect Desktop Designer Project Builder BI Developer Kit Software Development Kit (SDK) Web Services Development Kit Portal Integration Kit Transactor Performance Conclusions and scores Ask a question about this product? Other customers also purchased: BusinessObjects Review Microsoft Analysis Services Review Cognos PowerPlay Review Email a colleague about this product

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