- Connect to multiple sources of data without needing ETL prior to load
- Ability to create complex data joins within the script
- ETL features
- Ability to do complex data representation (set analysis)
- Ease of opening documents and connecting to data sources
- Ease of creating dashboard objects
- Smart search
- Associative search
- Storyboarding
- Scalability
- Responsive design
Solution Engineer - QlikView/Qlik Sense at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It provides ETL and associative search functions. They should add more chart options. You have to use a lot of APIs to make up for the limitations.
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
It needs to allow for customization of the dashboard objects and tabs. They should add more chart options, which are still very limited. You have to use a lot of APIs to make up for the limitations. Also, I’d like to see live connections.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for six months.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
Chart legends as well as the axis titles disappear when charts are not full size.
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How are customer service and support?
Customer service and technical support are very good.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup simplicity or complexity depends on the project and the systems already in place. As for the tool itself, initial setup is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
I have implemented it in-house and with a vendor team. Business needs need to be fully understood and documented. Most of the issues have always been data related. The development team and the business HAVE to get a full understanding of what the data is, where it is stored, and how it is stored. BUSINESS RULES and a DATA DICTIONARY are a must.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Among Tableau, QlikView, and Qlik Sense, I prefer QlikView, due to its higher customization capabilities, its associative nature, and its ETL features.
What other advice do I have?
Standardization in design/development is crucial. FULL communication and documentation with EVERYONE is needed. I don’t know how much time has been lost or efforts duplicated because of a lack of all this.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. My company has an alliance with the vendor.
BI Specialist at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
I like the possibility of generating in-memory insights using self-service data connections with any database.
What is most valuable?
The possibility of generating in-memory insights using self-service data connections with any database. Also, creating beautiful dashboards and analysis to use in business presentations, gaining value with trusted and solid information generated by the ETL In-Memory tool.
How has it helped my organization?
It shows us our client’s profile, our best services and what areas are not satisfying the target. Also, it gives us a better sense of market needs, using non-structured data (like social media, government data).
What needs improvement?
It needs a more robust way to connect and share the "big-data" origin. It also needs an easy-to-develop interface for creating new charts and tools in business dashboards.
For how long have I used the solution?
Version 1: 8 months, Version 2: 4 months.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
I have not encountered any deployment, stability or scalability issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Qlik has incredible consulting people and comprehensive support professionals, solving and clarifying any questions.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used (and continue to use) SAP Business Objects 4.1 Edge (and all the embedded tools...). We acquired the SAP BO licenses to initialize our business intelligence project. But, our bigger problem is using lot-and-not-linked tools to generate insights. Some of our needs are only answered by Explorer, another only by Dashboard Design (Xcelsius – and it’s so old...), another only by Lumira (and can’t be viewed on LaunchPad – The Web-Portal of BO - forcing users to install the app on their machines without mobile support).
How was the initial setup?
Qlik Sense is an easy-to-install tool, like Next-Next-Finish!
What about the implementation team?
We installed it by ourselves, only viewing the vendor’s documentation to make sure we’re using the correct parameters. It is a good way to start; always see what the vendor’s site has in their documentation area.
What was our ROI?
Our employees no longer have to search for information in many systems and/or use a web search; they can just go to the BI platform and do a lot of analysis by just clicking. So, with this time savings, our ROI is more than 100% - a lucrative investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Before looking at the pricing/licensing, research all of the employees’ needs. Make a matrix with their needs and the available BI platforms on the market, checking which platform addresses the way your business way-to-do. Then, determine which users will use the platform to see information, to create information and to build information.
What other advice do I have?
Just test before you buy. All BI platforms have a lot of functionalities and, also, a lot of needs.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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R&D Manager and Co-Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It can analyze huge quantities of data. Predictive analysis is still not available.
What is most valuable?
It uses an associative engine + an in-memory environment:
- I don't have to calculate hypercubes.
- Allows data exploration in directions not predefined.
- Can analyze huge quantities of data.
What needs improvement?
Predictive analysis is still not available and we need a different approach toward data analysis.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Qlik Sense for a few months, and QlikView for four years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We only encountered deployment issues with Qlik Sense Server, because it's an enterprise product and needs to be strongly configured.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We had no problems with scaling.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is poor: We definitely use community support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used Pentaho and SpagoBI for a while, but they were unstable, due to Java versions and application server environments (Tomcat, GlassFish, NetBeans and so on).
How was the initial setup?
For Qlik, we started with very simple setups. Then, through strong field experience, we approached more complex scenarios.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented it in-house. We designed a set of implementation rules.
What was our ROI?
ROI is good because of short time-to-market.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing is according to Qlik license fees and an applied partner discount.
What other advice do I have?
Take practice courses and use community suggestions.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. My company, Ethica System s.r.l., is a Qlik Partner and reseller
IT Analyst at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Build nice mobile/desktop panels with no code and get new graphics from Github
Valuable Features
Its ease of use. No code is necessary to build a nice panel that works for desktops and mobiles.
You can add customized graphics made by the Github community! (branch.qlik.com)
Improvements to My Organization
Previous Qlikview panels were rebuilt using Qlik Sense, spending 1/10 of the time.
Room for Improvement
It needs more statistical functions similar to those that Qlikview has.
Use of Solution
I've used it for the last year.
Deployment Issues
We've had no issues deploying it.
Stability Issues
We've had no issues with the stability.
Scalability Issues
Qlik Sense has the option to use the Qlik Cloud as a repository that enables you to show your panel or presentation anywhere if you don't have a server.
Customer Service and Technical Support
The Qlik community is the best way to improve, fix and learn the product. Qlik releases new version constantly.
Initial Setup
You just need to click next, next, choose your directory and finish.
Implementation Team
We have only implemented the cloud version.
Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing
As it is easy to share without the document constraints of Qlikview, buying it will be necessary only for future publications under our corporate site.
Other Solutions Considered
Qlik Sense is aligned to compete with Tableau "shoulder to shoulder".
Other Advice
It is a great product for people who don't need deep stats and have no programming background. Qlik cloud's performance is an issue, as it has no costs - the resources are shared.
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Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Software Developer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Drill down, drill down, drill down.
Valuable Features:
Drill down, drill down, drill down.
Improvements to My Organization:
Our policy makers can quickly and easily make sense of the mounds of data we have for them.
Room for Improvement:
It would be nice to have a better system for help tickets than a community forum. sometimes you just want some answers from someone who works for the company itself.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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