Likelihood to Recommend Well suited for my big data related project or a static data set analysis especially for uploading huge dataset to the cluster. But had some issues with connecting IoT real-time data and feeding to Power BI. It might be my understanding please take it as a mere comment rather than a suggestion. Read full review Sisense for Cloud Data Teams is suited so well for our project that works with lots of data and needs some ways to share data internally or externally with our clients. It's very easy to pull out the data from the sense in best and in a suitable format and moreover a huge number of options are available there to represent the data. All features of this Sisense for cloud data teams software can be taken advantage of if you have a team who are well versed in data analytics, data management, and programming.
Read full review Pros Jobs with Spark, Hadoop, or Hive queries are rapidly attained Can collect, organize and analyze your data accurately You can customize, for example, Spark or Hadoop configuration settings, or Python, R, Scala, or Java libraries. Read full review Rapid deployment of polished T-SQL-based data visualization charts and dashboards. Periscope supports a variety of database technologies, and allows users to write custom queries to display data. Included caching to reduce server load. Outstanding customer service/support, with expert advice as needed. Constant updates and new features. Built-in SQL formatters take the pain out of manipulating date/time objects. Read full review Cons Easier pricing and plug-and-play like you see with AWS and Azure, it would be nice from a budgeting and billing standpoint, as well as better support for the administration. Bundling of the Cloud Object Storage should be included with the Analytics Engine. The inability to add your own Hadoop stack components has made some transfers a little more complex. Read full review Include more appropriate updates in their monthly newsletter as opposed to the general overview that doesn't always have the most pertinent information at the forefront. There are bugs at times when certain dashboards are down, though not in an overwhelming way. If you do not tag something it shows up in multiple views and may be accessible to people that it should not be, though that is a user error it may make sense to prompt for a tag and security setting. Read full review Usability My company has had Periscope for various use cases in the past and I think that this program opens up complex data reports to non-technical people in a really accessible way (even though the learning curve is a big one). We are now integrating Sisense for Cloud Data Teams at a larger level both for internal data exploration and for customer facing dashboards and reports.
Read full review Support Rating Support is world-class through email and ticketing. I only switch to email support when I can’t access help via the help center.
Read full review Alternatives Considered We initially wanted to go with
Google BigQuery , mainly for the name recognition. However, the pricing and support structure led us to seek alternatives, which pointed us to IBM.
Apache Spark was also in the running, but here IBM's domination in the industry made the choice a no-brainer. As previously stated, the support received was not quite what we expected, but was adequate.
Read full review Google Analytics works well but it does not have all of the bells and whistles that Periscope Data offers.
Google Analytics is best used in a Google environment but if you are using other tools and programs outside of the Google universe, then Periscope Data is a much better option.
Read full review Return on Investment This product has allowed us to gather analytics data across multiple platforms so we can view and analyze the data from different workflows, all in one place. IBM Analytics has allowed us to scale on demand which allows us to capture more and more data, thus increasing our ROI. The convenience of the ability to access and administer the product via multiple interfaces has allowed our administrators to ensure that the application is making a positive ROI for our business users and partners. Read full review Very positive - has allowed us to glean insights quickly and in real time. Definitely helpful for evaluating performance of accounts and employees. Versatile - we even use it with recruiting metrics, our software team uses it to test feature deployment. Read full review ScreenShots