Sisense

Compared to the Alternatives

What Others Say:

“Delivers real-time big data query capabilities…”

“Sisense Is Taking Big Data Analytics By Storm.”

“Sisense: For Big Data, small is beautiful.”

“Sisense tools show a small laptop can crunch big data.”

“Makes analytics dead simple!”

Sisense BI Software Overview

Sisense simplifies business analytics for complex data by providing a

complete solution for preparing, analyzing and visualizing big or disparate

datasets. We make BI agile, flexible and able to produce actionable results

for companies within days, rather than months. With Sisense, business

users and analysts are able to freely explore their data, without

relying on a patchwork of tools or extensive IT assistance

– even, and especially, in complex scenarios.

Sisense Award-Winning Technology

SINGLE-STACK™ ARCHITECTURE: Instantly deployed,

end-to-end BI software with everything you need to

prepare, analyze and visualize complex data, eliminating

the need to use additional tools.

IN-CHIP™ ENGINE: Proprietary technology that lets

you run any ad-hoc query and receive answers on the spot,

without the need to prepare data in advance for each new

question—so you skip the data preparation nightmare.

Sisense’s Unparalleled Performance

The In-Chip™ engine’s optimal use of computational

resources eliminates the need to maintain massive

hardware or software stacks. Data is easily available to

analysts and administrators, while IT professionals are free

to focus on their core tasks.

The results: Using Sisense, concurrent, ad-hoc queries

return results in seconds, even when working with billions

of rows of rapidly changing data.

Sisense’s Minimal Total Cost of Ownership

With our Single-Stack™ software, you’ll enjoy the

benefits of using a single tool to prepare, analyze and

visualize any type and size of data, saving you the need to

invest in data warehouses, visualization tools or professional

services.

With no DBA required to manage the platform, no

manual mashups to maintain, and no special scripts to learn,

Sisense provides a complete business intelligence platform

at unmatched TCO.

Points of ComparisonThis document compares Sisense to several types of solutions, based on the following criterion:

Criterion Description

Standalone solution Does not require additional tools from 3rd-party vendors

Scalability (1 server) The volume of data a single server can process

Time to production The time it takes for analytics to be used in production, on a

regular basis

Advanced end-user analytics Multidimensional querying, filtering and calculations

Software costs The cost of software licenses

Hardware costs The cost of supporting hardware

Professional services costs The cost of consulting and services required to set up and

maintain the solution

Required technical expertise The technical expertise required for set up and maintenance

Comparison Color Coding

Each table compares Sisense with a different category of solutions. Advantages and disadvantages are color-coded as follows:

Color Meaning

Disadvantage

Advantage

Sisensevs.

Enterprise BI Stacks

Enterprise BI Stacks - Overview

Traditional enterprise BI stacks are providedby companies such as Oracle, SAP, IBM,Microsoft. Most of these stacks are acombination of home-grown softwareintegrated with software obtained throughseveral acquisitions. While these stacks aredesigned for scalability, they require asignificant investment of time, effort andmoney.

Setting up a single source of truth of yourdata (i.e. a data warehouse) and enablingbusiness users to perform their own analytics(through OLAP cubes) takes months for acertified professional, and the accumulatedcosts of software, hardware and services caneasily reach millions of dollars.

Sisense vs. Enterprise BI Stacks

Sisense Enterprise BI

Standalone solution Yes Yes

Scalability (1 server) Terabytes Terabytes

Time to production Days/Weeks Months/YearsAdvanced end-user analytics Yes Yes

Software costs Low High

Hardware costs Low HighProfessional services costs Low High

Req. technical expertise Low High

Sisensevs.

In-Memory Data Discovery

In-Memory – Overview

In-memory data discovery tools are known for their ability to perform fast calculations. They achieve this by utilizing a memory-based database which holds the entire dataset inside the computer's RAM, thereby reducing disk access during querying and improving performance.

Unfortunately, this technique also means that datasets larger than a couple of dozen of gigabytes often break in-memory tools. This challenge is compounded with multi-user applications, since each user requires additional memory space for user-specific operations.

Sisense vs. In-Memory Discovery

Sisense In-Memory

Standalone solution Yes Sometimes*

Scalability (1 server) Terabytes Gigabytes

Time to production Days/Weeks Months/YearsAdvanced end-user analytics Yes No

Software costs Low Medium

Hardware costs Low HighProfessional services costs Low High

Req. technical expertise Low High

*Yes when using small/simple data sets and a small number of concurrent users

Sisensevs.

Data Visualization Tools

Data visualization tools are used to present data in a variety of graphics that are easier for business users to consume than lists of numbers.

While colorful visualizations can be nifty in PowerPoint presentations, data visualization tools cannot be considered a complete analytics solution since they do not provide data management capabilities, advanced analytics or scalable data storage and integration features.

Ironically, some of data visualization tools cost as much as full-fledged analytics solutions.

Data Visualization - Overview

Sisense vs. Data Visualization

Sisense Data Visualization

Standalone solution Yes No

Scalability (1 server) Terabytes Gigabytes

Time to production Days/Weeks Days/WeeksAdvanced end-user analytics Yes No

Software costs Low High

Hardware costs Low LowProfessional services costs Low Medium

Req. technical expertise Low Low

Sisensevs.

Open Source BI Platforms

Open Source BI - OverviewGetting software for free sounds like a promising proposition, but its value in business analytics still remains questionable.

As most open source analytics platform utilize open source versions of older technologies, like relational database engines and OLAP cubes, the savings on software diminishes compared to the increasing integration, maintenance and consulting costs.

Sisense vs. Open Source BI

Sisense Open Source BI

Standalone solution Yes Yes

Scalability (1 server) Terabytes Terabytes

Time to production Days/Weeks Months/YearsAdvanced end-user analytics Yes Yes

Software costs Low Free

Hardware costs Low HighProfessional services costs Low High

Req. technical expertise Low High

Sisensevs.

Hadoop & Other Distributed Solutions

Hadoop & Distributed - Overview

Distributed solutions like Hadoop or multi-

node data warehouses are typically used to

manage data that is too large to fit or be

processed on a single machine.

Setting up and maintaining a distributed

solution like Hadoop is so complex, labor

intensive and IT-centric, that very few

businesses have the required expertise or

the will to implement and maintain it as a

viable solution for business analytics.

Sisense vs. Hadoop & Distributed

Sisense Hadoop & Distributed

Standalone solution Yes No

Scalability (1 server) Terabytes Petabytes

Time to production Days/Weeks Months/YearsAdvanced end-user analytics Yes No

Software costs Low Free

Hardware costs Low HighProfessional services costs Low High

Req. technical expertise Low High

Why Sisense Takes the Burden Off IT

Sisense proves that you don’t need extensive IT investments and

resources to tackle complex data. While other platforms might

boast shifting data-related tasks to the IT department, Sisense

removes workload instead of shifting it between stakeholders.

The In-Chip™ engine’s optimal use of computational resources

eliminates the need to maintain massive hardware or software

stacks. Data is easily available to analysts and administrators,

while IT professionals are free to focus on their core tasks.

How Sisense Frees Users From the Constraints of Traditional BI

Analyzing complex data traditionally required an “assembly line” of

different tools, and a department of specialists working to

continuously prepare the data for analysis and create reports.

Since Sisense lets you build complex data models in a visual

environment, it gives end users the freedom to explore, filter and drill

down into this data in any granularity – independently, and with

instant answers to ad-hoc questions.

Instant Deployment, Shortest Time-to-InsightSisense covers the full scope of business analytics in one agile BI

software, from preparing complex data for analysis to creating

dashboards with a wide variety of visualizations.

A short learning curve and customer-focused UI enable you to get

up and running with your actual data in hours, not weeks. Once

deployed, Sisense is the only BI tool that can join tables from

different sources on the fly, so you can skip the data preparation

nightmare and jump right into analysis.

EVALUATE SISENSE USING YOUR ACTUAL DATATEST DRIVE FROM START TO FINISH IN 90 MINUTES

Sisense is the only BI software vendor that doesn’t use sample data. We offer a full proof of concept (POC) on your real data to fulfill an actual business need –

all in 90 minutes.

Test drive Sisense now:http://www.sisense.com/get/test-drive