7 June 2022 | Noor Khan
Businesses around the world are becoming data-driven and making smart decisions based on their data. They do this by leveraging innovative technologies that help them make sense of large sets of complex data. According to Future Business Insights, the global big analytics data market is worth USD 231.43 billion in 2021 and is predicted to grow to USD 549.73 billion by 2028. As organisations continuously look to understand their data and leverage insights to better serve their markets, the right data analytics and reporting tools have to be used.
Here we will look at some of the most popular data analytics and reporting tools on the market including Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Periscope and Pentaho. Ardent engineers have worked with all these technologies for various client projects and have found many incredible benefits and some limitations.
Tableau has been around for almost two decades, helping people see and understand their data. According to Slintel, Tableau is the market leader in data visualisation with a 16.66% market share. Tableau offers stunning, easy to understand visuals of large volumes of data, enabling users to gain an understanding of their data. Tableau presents complex raw data in an understandable format for any professional in an organisation, making it versatile and incredibly useful to an organisation that may not have in-house data scientists. However, Tableau can be considered costly compared to some platforms in the market.
Ardent’s data engineers have worked with Tableau on a number of occasions to implement and enhance data reporting, particularly for our clients in industries such as market research, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.
We will look at some advantages on offer and some limitations that come with Tableau.
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Microsoft Power BI come second only to Tableau with a market share of 14.56%, according to Slintel. Power BI has established itself as one of the leading technologies in data analytics and reporting with a presence in over 189 countries and 50,000 customers. It’s great for organisations that may already be using other Microsoft technologies such as Azure, Excel and SharePoint, enabling businesses to collate and visualise their data.
Ardent has worked with Power BI on a number of projects including a performance management system built with the Power Platform.
Here are some advantages and limitations to consider if you are looking to invest in Microsoft Power BI.
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Periscope is a much smaller technology platform compared to the like of Tableau and Microsoft Power BI with a market share of 0.05%, according to Slintel. However, we have used Periscope both internally for our client services as operation monitoring and support and for client projects to provide end to end data reporting solutions. Periscope enabled you to pull in data from a wide range of sources so you can combine all your data into one single platform to acquire compelling insights.
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Pentaho, formerly known as Kettle is an open-source business intelligence technology platform with a market share of 1.71% in data visualisation, according to Slintel. Although it has a small market share, Pentaho has many features which make it a winner for many organisations including one of our market research clients. There are several benefits it offers to organisations including simplicity and ease of use.
Ardent engineers have utilised Pentaho for a data integration project for a leading data science consulting client based in Bath, UK.
Here we will explore the advantages on offer and the limitations Pentaho presents.
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Limitations
At Ardent, our engineers have worked with all the technologies listed and have delivered exceptional data reporting and visualisation solutions to a wide variety of clients. One size does not fit all when it comes to technologies and business, therefore each technology offers unique benefits which make it a winner for our client solutions.
We understand that every business has unique needs, especially when it comes to thier data. Therefore, we offer a data reporting tool service where our team of expert engineers can build a data reporting tool tailored completely to your business and unique requirements.
If you are looking to leverage one of these popular data reporting and analytics technologies for your data visualization and reporting needs, then get in touch and Ardent engineers can come on board and provide seamless, implementation, integration and customisation.
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