Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Proclarity

Proclarity analytics now a key component of Microsoft BI stack, combining the strengths of Proclarity data analytics with Microsoft Reporting Services, Business Scorecard Manager and SharePoint Portal Server the product stack provides a robust BI solution.

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Proclarity for Reporting Services Proclarity for Reporting Services makes creating OLAP reports easier than ever with a wizard-driven user interface. Proclarity authors can create and publish reports using the Reporting Services XML Report Definition Language (RDL) and export WYSIWHYG views of data directly to an RDL file and that can be deployed on the report server. Report authors can conduct additional formatting or programming on datasets created with Proclarity.

As well the reporting services reports can also be easily integrated into a proclarity dashboard. The Proclarity dashboard has the capability to pass the parameters between the analytic views and reporting services.

Key Benefits:
  • Reduced time and effort - Proclarity wizard-driven UI makes it easy to create reports or new OLAP data sets in Reporting Services without having to type complex MDX queries by hand
  • Lower Cost of Ownership - The seamless integration of Proclarity and Microsoft Reporting Services leverages current technology investment at a fraction of the cost of competing solutions
  • Reduce the time to make an informed decision - Quickly linking between Reporting Services reports and Proclarity Analytics allows users to easily transition between monitoring and analyzing

Proclarity for Business Scorecard Manager Proclarity analytics are made available in the Business Scorecard Manager(BSM) through a feature called "report view." This allows decision makers to discover the exceptions and analyze the root cause while doing the performance monitoring.

With Proclarity report view within a scorecard, one can easily move from monitoring performance to full ad-hoc analysis. This powerful connection leads to better decision making and a more successful overall scorecard solution.

Key Benefits:

  • Zero-footprint, thin-client, Web-based analytics
  • Seamless analysis of what's driving the KPIs
  • Web-optimized charting and advanced visualizations
  • A seamless link to additional ad-hoc investigation

With Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 V1 release the scorecard/dashboard features will be available as part of the PPS.

Proclarity for SharePoint Portal Server Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and Proclarity for SharePoint Portal Server offer a robust portal solution with embedded analytics that provide at-a-glance views of targeted KPIs and important business views. These elements work together to enable faster and more informed decision making. Together, Proclarity and Microsoft continue to gain strength in the business intelligence (BI) industry.

Proclarity for SharePoint Portal Server is a Web part that displays Proclarity analytic views within a SharePoint Portal system. It enables the deployment of a zero-footprint Web client with centrally managed business logic, making it easy for IT staff, business users and analysts to publish meaningful analytic views to a SharePoint Portal Server with zero code.

Key Benefits:

Reduce the time and effort to embed analytics into the portal environment.

  • Seamless integration - easily create and add Proclarity analytic views into SharePoint Portal
  • No custom development required

Easily deliver tailored analytics within portal

  • Easily create Web parts to display Proclarity views in a SharePoint Portal Server
  • Put as much analytic power into portal - from static views to full ad hoc interactivity
  • Link the full Proclarity analytic client to any Proclarity view within the portal enabling a quick transition to powerful analytic capabilities

One version of the truth in portal environment

  • Information and business logic are centralized to provide decision makers with access to consistent data and common definitions
  • Publish views and metrics based on predefined business rules
  • Easily consumed KPIs are quick to add and maintain
  • Best analytic practices within company are now easily shared through the portal

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