Explore some of the indispensable elements of an enterprise-grade, end-to-end BI platform. See related highlights from the BARC BI Survey 14 and from Gartner research. This slide presentation accompanies a webinar given in April 2015. For more contextual information related to these slides, see the list of content on the “Additional resources” slide of this presentation.

1. Choosing a BI Platform That Performs
on the Enterprise Stage

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Today’s host and speaker
Susan Joly: Speaker
BI Independent Consultant
Jon Moody: Host
Director of Marketing
Pyramid Analytics

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To ask a question

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Goals of this presentation
Explore some of the elements of an
enterprise-grade, end-to-end BI platform
Show research from BARC
Feature Gartner research
Look at Pyramid Analytics’ approach

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Choose and standardize on an enterprise platform, rather than just a tool
1. Started with rigid, IT-centric,
mega-vendor solutions
2. Next, shifted to desktop, data
discovery tools → agility, but no
governance capabilities; silos
Next-generation platform meets
enterprise needs for governance,
scalability, and security, while meeting
users’ needs for autonomy, agility, and
ease of use
Past Present
Why an enterprise platform?

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Some key performance indicators

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* Source: The BI Survey 14 - Best Practices
Choosing a platform: selection criteria
Frequency of product selection criteria being listed as top 5 criteria
“Nine of the top ten were purely product-related criteria,
as opposed to vendor or cost considerations.”*
The exception
(cost-related)

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Fast time to create content
Self-service
data
preparation
Smart data
discovery
Agile
environment

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“Growing business user requirements for ease of use, support for
users to conduct complex types of analysis, and a fast time to
business benefits are not being well met by vendors that own a large,
IT-centric installed base market share.”*
* Source: 2015 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics. 23 February, 2015.
For more information, read the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms.
The Gartner document is available upon request from Pyramid Analytics.
Evolving requirements

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Functionality and ease of use
Content
creation
(graphical
support,
templates)
User
interface and
navigation
Self-service
data
modeling
Information
delivery

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“It is very likely that 2015 will be a critical year in which democratizing
access to analytics will continue to dominate market requirements
and stress the need for governance.”*
* Source: 2015 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics. 23 February, 2015.
For more information, read the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms.
The Gartner document is available upon request from Pyramid Analytics.
Vision for governed data discovery

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Keep governed data discovery in sight!
Look for data
modeling,
security,
scalability,
multi-
tenancy
Look beyond
basic
reporting to
advanced
analytics
Avoid
separate
platforms (IT-
managed vs.
data
discovery)

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Administration and metadata management
Administrators can promote user-defined data
Administrators can store, re-use, search, publish metadata
Business users can use IT-managed metadata
There’s security, scalability, high availability, disaster recovery

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Benefits of platform integration
Easier to
create
content
Seamless,
consistent
user
experience
More
collaboration
Cheaper to
administer,
maintain,
and
implement

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“Internal Platform Integration: A common look and feel, install, query engine, shared metadata,
promotability across all platform components.”*
BI and analytics integration criteria
“Development and Integration: The platform should provide a set of programmatic and visual
tools and a development workbench for building reports, dashboards, queries and analysis.”*
* Source: 2015 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics. 23 February, 2015.
For more information, read the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms.
The Gartner document is available upon request from Pyramid Analytics.

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Operational BI
Internet of
Things
Machines and
devices
Event streamsSensors
Sometimes called
“real-time BI”

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An operational BI scenario
In-flight data
from sensors

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Collaboration; social BI
Integration with social platforms
Real-time discussion threads, chat, timelines, annotations
Sharing and discussion of data, analytics, and insights

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A few results from the BARC BI Survey
To see the headline results for Pyramid Analytics in the BARC BI Survey 14, download the summary.
Pyramid Analytics is top-ranked in
collaboration. It’s either leading or
top-ranked in ease of use and
operational BI compared to its
three vendor peer groups.
Dashboard
Visual Discovery
OLAP Analysis

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Demo: Collaborative, governed BI
On-premise, cloud, mobile, desktop
Real-time data and analytic capabilities
Demo: Governed metadata management
BI Office: An enterprise-grade platform

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Key takeaways
Be future-
proof by
aligning with
predictions
Select a
platform, not
a tool
Consider
current
market needs

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Pyramid Analytics.com
Additional resources
Analyst reports
Pyramid Analytics in BARC BI Survey
2015 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms
Creating a Vision for Governed Data Discovery
Fast-Track Your Way to Creating Effective BI Reports and Dashboards
Win Applause: Selecting a BI Platform That Offers Functionality
and Ease of Use
Reap the Benefits of BI Platform Integration
Easy, Operational, and Collaborative BI
Content on SlideShare

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• BARC, Headline Results for Pyramid Analytics in the BARC BI Survey 14,
October 2014.
• BARC, BARC BI Survey 14 Best Practices, October 2014.
• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms,
Rita L. Sallam, Bill Hostmann, Kurt Schlegel, Joao Tapadinhas, Josh Parenteau,
Thomas W. Oestreich, 23 February 2015.
References