Posted by Noel Shannon on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 @ 07:16 AM
QlikView today announced the immediate availability of QlikView for iPad at the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit. This mobile, interactive enterprise business intelligence solution provides mobile professionals access to decision-critical information through an intuitive touch interface. Built from the ground up to support the Apple iPads's native multi-touch interface, QlikView for iPad takes mobile business intelligence to a new level of touch-based interactivity, enabling freeform exploration of business data without the limits of static reporting. With QlikView for iPad, business users on the go can access the exact information they need, when they need it. This is in contrast to competitive offerings that merely serve up static, web-based reports and do not allow users the interactivity they require to get timely answers. A free download of QlikView for iPad is available from Apple's App Store on iTunes. You can watch the video here.
QlikView for iPad supports native iPad functionality to provide a powerful, intuitive and interactive mobile business intelligence experience. Its iPad-specific features include:
- Multi-Touch Analytics - Touch, pinch or swipe to select data points.
- Coverflow - Flip through relevant business analysis, make a new selection and those changes are instantly reflected throughout.
- High-Definition Graphics - View the sharpest visualizations at native iPad screen resolutions.
- Portrait and Widescreen Support - Uses iPad's accelerometer to auto-sense the device's orientation and shifts QlikView's interface to match.
- GPS-enabled (iPad 3G only) - Automatically detect geographic location to select localized information such as customer sales, service or inventory data as users approach a customer or supplier facility.
- Integrated Analytics Sharing -Touch the email button on the upper-right of any screen view and share your analyses with anyone.
Consolidate, Search and Visualize All Your Enterprise Data on the Go
QlikView for iPad empowers mobile business users to consolidate disparate data sources, search associatively, and visualize and analyze answers to critical business questions. With QlikView for iPad, users benefit from true mobile self-service, so they can easily create their own views of their data. Highlights include:
Associative Search - Touch the search box, enter a few letters of your search criteria and watch a comprehensive search selection instantly appear. Select your search word or phrase, and then tap anywhere in the results on the screen to see connections and relationships between data residing in different applications, systems, organizations, and regions.
All Your Data - QlikView for iPad can combine data from any number of sources with high performance. This provides the fastest way to gain insight into how different parts of a business relate. QlikView achieves this by associating data from any source, such as: transactional systems like Oracle, SAP, salesforce.com; traditional data warehouses like Business Objects, Cognos, Hyperion; and databases like SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL.
Advanced Visualization - QlikView for iPad gives users the ability to see information in charts, graphs and tables, as well as the ability to interact with those visual analytics in real time. Everything in QlikView for iPad can be tapped, and every touch provides a new view of the underlying data instantly.
Security - Comprehensive access controls means QlikView for iPad users only see what they are authorized to view.
"QlikView for iPad is a game-changing enterprise app that takes advantage of the innovative features in this much anticipated device," said Anthony Deighton, SVP Product, QlikTech. "We immediately saw the incredible potential QlikView on the iPad had to address the needs of mobile professionals who needed a larger screen than a smartphone, but didn't want to carry a full laptop and mouse. The value of interactive, dynamic analytics delivered with a few screen taps can't be underestimated. We think this is just the beginning of an important category of business analytics, which is why we're committed to building mobile apps consistent with the overall QlikView experience - fast, efficient and interactive."
Any Mobile Device, Anywhere
QlikView for iPad is the latest member of QlikView's comprehensive family of mobile products. QlikView is available for free, as a native mobile application for all QlikView customers. In addition to the iPad, QlikView supports the most popular consumer mobile platforms and devices, such as:
- Apple iPhone 3GS, 3G, original iPhone, and iPod Touch
- Android phones, including: HTC Hero, HTC Magic, Samsung Galaxy, Motorola Droid, Nexus One, Acer Liquid, and Sony Ericsson X10
- Java Mobile Client-based phones, including: the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Storm, and Nokia S60
QlikPower is the leading QlikView Business Intelligence Solutions Partner for the UK and Ireland market.
We provide QlikView Licences and Support at the most competitive prices and a top quality Professional Services team to deliver the best value consultancy training and support.
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Posted by Noel Shannon on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 @ 11:15 AM
Just how important is the Social Media to QlikView can be measured by the level of activity in the last 12 months. According to our analysis using SiliconCloud's Social Activity Monitor the following is a summary
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QlikPower is the leading QlikView Business Intelligence Solutions Partner for the UK and Ireland market.
We provide QlikView Licences and Support at the most competitive prices and a top quality Professional Services team to deliver the best value consultancy training and support. Qlik here to contact us now
Posted by Noel Shannon on Mon, Apr 12, 2010 @ 09:50 AM
1. QlikView is growing faster than Cognos
In my last position as Chief Exec of a software solutions company, we partnered with Cognos and QlikView. Even before Cognos were bought by IBM we noticed that we were winning more customers with QlikView compared to Cognos by a ratio of 2:1. That is one of the reasons I moved with out with the QlikView partnership to form a new company QlikPower that would be dedicated to QlikView. And this is not just our experience - worldwide QlikView is officially the fastest growing Business Intelligence product with 570,000 users.
2. QlikView is easier to use than Cognos
There is no doubt about that - as CEO, which product did we use to manage our business and make better and more informed decisions - you're right, QlikView ! It was just so easy and intuitive to use compared to Cognos - I am not good at going on Training courses and guess what - you don't need to with QlikView. It's so obvious how to use the product that you will be ‘qliking' in minutes to get the information you need.
3. QlikView is better value than Cognos
Just check it out to compare - look at an entry level system of say 10 to 20 users and see what it costs. Cognos is always about 255 more expensive. You can configure a 10 User QlikView system for under €15k whereas a Cognos configuration to give similar functionality will cost almost €20k. And for 20 Users the QlikView configuration is almost 50% cheaper. This is because Cognos is essentially an ‘enterprise-only' type of solution, only really suitable for the big boys and more particularly so after their acquisition by IBM. The annual support cost is also 25% more expensive for Cognos.
4. QlikView is faster to implement than Cognos
Ask any developer - you can build a QlikView application in a fraction of the time it takes to build a similar solution with Cognos - I know we benchmarked it and not only that - we discovered that you don't have to worry about your cube design with QlikView whereas you have to be more careful with Cognos or you won't be able to deliver the right results. QlikView takes a different approach to the traditional Cognos method of defining the requirements, staging the data and developing the cube. With QlikView you can go straight at it by taking the data directly into memory and automatically making all the associations.
5. QlikView is easier to customise
Absolutely - many of the ‘look and feel' type of customisations that everyone requires can be done with a few clicks, even by end users. For developers using Cognos you have to create a lot of cubes and views to support different aspects of the same data - this can lead to confusion, errors, and administrative overhead. QlikView's visual design elements provide the flexibility to bring multiple viewpoints into one, which simplifies the whole process.
QlikPower, is a dedicated QlikView Partner focused on helping our customers realise the full potential of QlikView, that is why we give a free Trial together with free Professional Services to get your first application up and running.
From time to time we run webinars to show the power of QlikView in specific markets. Our next webinar is entitle - 'Addressing the Challenges of the UK CAR RENTAL INDUSTRY' - Tuesday the 13th of April 2010 @ 4pm (GMT)
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Posted by Noel Shannon on Thu, Apr 01, 2010 @ 10:13 AM
We are now listed on the QlikView Partner portal as a QlikView Partner for Europe. This is very important to us in growing our presence on-line as most new prospects will check on the QlikView site to see who are the accredited Partners.
Our Internet Marketing strategy will ensure that we are found by more people. We are using technology from SiliconCloud to ensure that our key words rank high in the organic results section - for example if you search for 'QlikView Professional Services' in Google we will rank #1 at present.
Since emerging from our prior existence in ProStrategy we have been very busy in this first quarter of 2010 in establishing our presence in the QlikView partner community and we have also established new offices in Birmingham to service the UK market.
Our focus is to concentrate on QlikView Professional Services as we believe there is a significant opportunity to service the incredible growth of QlikView in the marketplace. Our strategy is to build a professional servicves team who will all be qualified through the QlikView certification exams.
We will also run regualar webinars focused on specific industry sectors so check us out on a regular basis to see what's next.
QlikPower, is a dedicated QlikView Partner focused on helping our customers realise the full potential of QlikView, that is why we give a free Trial together with free Professional Services to get your first application up and running
Posted by Noel Shannon on Wed, Feb 17, 2010 @ 05:21 AM
Lat month saw the official launch of the new Data.gov.uk portal. Advised by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt and others, the UK government has opened up all this data for reuse. This site give access to a wealth of government data and is under constant development. The aim of the site is to provide easy access to reams of public sector data, such as traffic, crime and housing figures. All this information has been made available free of charge, and can be consumed by third party applications. The hope is that the site will encourage individuals and businesses to find ways to make better use of this information.
As they say on their website
''We're very aware that there are more people like you outside of government who have the skills and abilities to make wonderful things out of public data. These are our first steps in building a collaborative relationship with you.''
The launch of the portal mirrors a similar project kick-started by the Obama administration last year to make US Government data available to the public in an open and accessible manner. Boris Johnson has also announced that data relating specifically to life in London will also be made available publicly and for free.
It seems 2010 may be the era of open data access. It's an exciting propsect to watch what people do with it! Here at QlikPower we have a number of ideas which we will be announcing shortly which will show you the power of QlikView to take real advantage of this valuable data source.
For more details on the new government portal, check out this BBC News article, or visit it for yourself here.
QlikPower, is a dedicated QlikView Partner focused on helping our customers realise the full potential of QlikView, that is why we give a free Trial together with free Professional Services to get your first application up and running
Click here to sign up for your free trial
Posted by Noel Shannon on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 @ 09:03 AM
Should you develop your own Business Intelligence application or should you employ Professional Services from a partner ?
The main reason that partners exist and are promoted by the main Business Intelligence vendors is because it is one of the best methods of satisfying both the diverse needs of an ever increasing community of licensed users, and the need to increase shareholder value.
Let's face it - the main BI vendors are primarily interested in Licence sales and annual maintenance and support revenues. Their capitalised value is influenced more by the growth in these numbers on a quarter by quater basis, rather than on any valuation placed on their revenues from Professional Services.
Sure the BI Vendors need to provide a top level skillset at the leading edge of the technology in order to ensure that the market is exploiting their capabilities to the fullest, but these services tend to be scarce and very expensive.
Partners on the other hand generally derive most of their profit from this area of their business and their commitment to the provision of Professional Services and the quality of their services can generally be quickly determined by reference to their existing customer base. It is often the case that a partner will have more business solution capability than the vendors because of their experience in dealing with a particular sector or application.
At the end of the day it's all about the quality of the services that you can get and the cost of same which will determine which partner you should deal with when implementing a new Business Intelligence application.
QlikPower - which is a new force in QlikView Professional Services in Europe - has an extensive pool of resources on which to draw. QlikPower offers an initial free assessment to determine the full extent of the engegement requuired.
QlikPower, is a dedicated QlikView Partner focused on helping our customers realise the full potential of QlikView, that is why we give a free Trial together with free Professional Services to get your first application up and running
Click here to sign up for your free trial
Posted by Noel Shannon on Mon, Feb 08, 2010 @ 07:32 AM
Interest in the Cloud is growing daily and as we try to predict the impact on Business Intelligence we are faced with a number of interesting thoughts.
Will BI take off in the Cloud? Quite frankly I don't know!
I have read all the important analyst views on this topic and I will summarise two principal ones below - Gartner and IDC
Gartner says that BI SaaS (Software as a Service) adoption, while very low today, will grow steadily as maturing BI SaaS solutions are delivered in private and public clouds and in on-premises and off-premises configurations by trusted vendors. This growth will be accelerated by organizations' increasing need to deploy intuitive BI tools and applications cost-effectively to more users, reduce time to value and time to scale, and lower capital expenditures.
And according to IDC - The market for SaaS business analytic technologies is set to surge.
Industry watchers have long looked for the software-as-a-service (SaaS) market to take off. However, last year BI pros saw several events that belie that expectation. For example, the business intelligence (BI) segment's most prominent SaaS player, LucidEra, ceased operations, the victim -- industry experts and SaaS principals rushed to reassure BI consumers -- not so much of a flawed model but of a brutal economic climate. The latter claim was bolstered by the rise of a number of SaaS vendors, including PivotLink and GoodData.
Beyond the initial cadre of small startup SaaS vendors, larger leading vendors are beginning to pursue SaaS/cloud-based strategies, with most building interoperability with cloud computing platforms, such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Google's platform as a service (PaaS) offering and Microsoft's Azure platform. These same BI vendors are also increasing their OEM efforts with SaaS application vendors and industry data providers. The merging of analytics with industry data and by industry data providers delivered via a SaaS model has been one of the more widely adopted use cases for BI delivered as a service and is another key growth driver.
QlikPower as a QlikView partner offers their BI solution on the EC2 platform.
What are your views? - please let us know