Denodo vs SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

• Flat learning curve.
• Does not need brilliant developers.
• Less need for custom denodo wrappers, even if needed is not very complex.
• Denodo stored procedures and functions helped address complex, not straightforward requirements.
• Export/import deployment between environments was very helpful.

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• This software is easy to initially learn, and very powerful in producing reusable reports.
• It is much faster than my company's internal manual queries. The ability to build off of a saved query and share queries to other users is a great positive.
• My favorite part is that you can run queries in the background and it does not interfere with your current work or slow your computer down.

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• Lack of Documentation and user community: Denodo continues to have a small community of super users, therefore there is not a lot of documentation out there in the event you get stuck.
• Cost: Data virtualization isn't cheap, so smaller organizations might shy away from this technology due to the high licensing costs.
• Caching strategy: Some slower datasets will require caching... which argues, why not just do traditional ETL if you need to do this?

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• The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
• The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
• SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.

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• Improved time-to-market. We addressed new requirements in less than 2 person days.
• Very agile. Easy to handle changing requirements. Like a new requirement, a change in requirement was not expensive either.
• Platform issues were difficult to diagnose and debug.

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• By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
• Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
• It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.

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