tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post9185200001507488699..comments2009-12-10T05:53:28.577-08:00Galit Shmuelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119270323184007583noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post-62465793455048761742009-12-10T05:53:28.577-08:002009-12-10T05:53:28.577-08:00

Tabrez - It would be great if indeed you had a chance to try out Tableau and write back about your experience. That would be useful to many others who are contemplating what software to use.

Galit Shmuelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119270323184007583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post-48555374214249362482009-12-09T18:33:46.477-08:002009-12-09T18:33:46.477-08:00

BI tools are used at the company (http://www.merkleinc.com) I work for. I talked to an analyst today to see if they used any data visualization tools. His response was that it depends on the client for whom they are working. He mentioned that he knows of at least some projects where Tableau is used. <br /><br />I will try to check out Tableau to see how it compares to SpotFire.

Tabrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472062609438751793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post-25929384930752618222009-09-16T05:59:46.588-07:002009-09-16T05:59:46.588-07:00

Mehul,I asked Stephen Few (www.perceptualedge.com), an expert in Visualization and BI. Here is his response:<br />&quot;I&#39;ve worked in the business intelligence field for almost 20 years and have specialized exclusively in data visualization for the last seven. I haven&#39;t seen a full-blown BI reporting solution--certainly not from the big BI vendors (Cognos, Business Objects, etc.)--that

Galit Shmuelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119270323184007583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post-83661436380294106602009-09-15T10:07:22.600-07:002009-09-15T10:07:22.600-07:00

Hi Mehul,<br />TIBCO (who bought Spotfire a couple of years ago) actually has a wider suite of BI tools, but I have no experience with them. I have not heard of an overall BI tool that has as good visualization capabilities. Even the data mining analytic tools such as SAS Enterprise Miner and SPSS Clementine (now IBM) do not have visualization capabilities that are even close to designated

Galit Shmuelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119270323184007583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post-71219464468615696462009-09-15T09:12:39.330-07:002009-09-15T09:12:39.330-07:00

Data Visualization tools seem great for Exploratory analysis. But in the Enterprise software space they seem to occupy a niche segment. There related cousins Business Intelligence tools (Business objects, Cognos, Microstrategy ) have a much wider coverage in a corporate environment.<br />These tools are great for reporting .<br />Do you know any Business intelligence tool which also has very good

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