Birst is the only solution that offers a Comprehensive Cloud BI Suite.
Birst is a comprehensive suite – this means that all of the required components for advanced business intelligence are there, and are fully integrated with one another, so that deployment is quick and easy, without compromising on functionality.
Birst is real business intelligence – it's not "BI light" or "BI limited" or just "visualization" or "reporting." Birst provides all of the components that you expect from an enterprise class BI solution, but it's affordable enough for small businesses and departments of enterprises.
Birst is Cloud BI. Also known as "SaaS BI" or "on-demand BI," Cloud BI simply means that Birst is offered as a subscription service delivered over the internet instead of as an on-premise software installation. As a Cloud BI solution, Birst is faster to get deployed, lower cost, and demonstrates a far more rapid time to value than an on-premise solution.
The key components of Birst’s Comprehensive Cloud BI Suite are:
Birst Data Services- Advanced ETL Services
- Birst Cloud Connectors, for connecting to operational cloud applications like Salesforce.com or Google Analytics
- Birst Local Connect, which allows automatic uploading of data to Birst from sources like Oracle databases
- Birst Live Access, which allows you to analyze data from on-premise data warehouses without uploading
- Browser Upload, for uploading individual data sources directly into Birst
- A complete Analytical Data Warehouse
Birst Analytics Services
- ROLAP
- Logical data model
- Predictive analysis capability
Birst Reporting Services
- Birst Designer, an Ad Hoc report creator
- Smart Dashboards
- Pixel perfect reporting
- Alerts and Exception Reports
- Scheduled report distribution
Some BI providers don't offer this full range of integrated features, so they try to convince companies that they don't need them, or that only enterprises need them. Or they only offer "analysis" for one data source only, such as reporting only for Salesforce.com However, even small organizations or departments of enterprises have complex data needs and are struggling with combining multiple data sources. Birst is the only solution providing all of the required components, fully integrated and automated, and delivered easily in the cloud.
Birst is also the only SaaS BI solution that easily combines multiple data sources from multiple locations. Want to combine information from a spreadsheet on someone’s desktop, data from Salesforce.com, and data in an on-premise data warehouse? Only Birst can do it.
With Live Access, newly announced in Birst 4, companies can leave their data on-premise in a data warehouse and still analyze it in the cloud. This allows companies to leverage existing data warehouse investments, quickly and easily, while still benefitting from Birst’s advanced analysis and reporting capability.
Drag and Drop Pivot Table creation.
There's even more in Birst 4! Contact a Birst representative to learn the details about how Birst 4 can transform your organization.
