Likelihood to Recommend It's a great tool to merge actual data analysis (which Lumira doesn't do that well) with visualization (which Lumira does well) - so it can be seen as Lumira for data analysts. However, a lot of the 'predictive' side is hidden/black box which can be frustrating for those analysts, so you could argue it is too complex for casual users, but too 'black box' for analysts.
Read full review Shiny is well suited where an organisation is looking to empower their analysts to minimise time spent on repetitive analysis by deploying repeatable analytical pipelines, but also looking for them to add greater value to the organisation by utilising more advanced analytical techniques. Ideally it is well suited where IT are on board and supportive of some of the more advanced features such as deploying R Shiny dashboards.
Read full review Pros It doesn't require you to have a Ph.D. to build models! You can use it to address a very large and wide dataset without worrying about sampling. Automation is in the product DNA. You can prepare your data, ingest it into the "Kernel", then get insights about what was found, decide to publish it and schedule scoring tasks or model refresh in the same product. Read full review Data tables are appealing to look at. Enables us to create trend indexes in an effective way. Easy to integrate with the rest of my R syntax. Read full review Cons Working with this software is very simple and enjoyable for me as [an] IT consultant and expert, but it is a bit complicated for novice users. Some big data takes more timeāto load, which I think could be faster Read full review Easier ways to connect to data sources Better access control for different roles in the organization Video material that allows a better learning experience Read full review Usability the UI is a bit dated and available as a desktop tool mostly.
Read full review Support Rating The documentation provides an explanation about what features are available but not necessarily what's happening behind the scenes. On the other side, the "community" has grown since the acquisition and most questions are properly addressed by SAP folks. Since the "product maintenance" mode announcement was made, there wasn't much new content published except on the Smart Predict side (which is built by the SAP Predictive Analytics team)
Read full review Alternatives Considered We have typically used Spotfire for data analysis but decided to move to SAP Business Objects due to its innate connection with SAP. I found Lumira to be good for visualizations but it is not meant for data analysis. Therefore, we have introduced Predictive Analytics to see if it can fill that gap. So far, it's been far less intuitive than Spotfire to get started, and as far as I am aware so far, it does not bring many additional capabilities. I do, however, like that it utilizes the Lumira look/feel and integrates very well.
Read full review - Faster response working with a large amount of data. - R Studio connection and flexibility. - Scenarios modelling.
Read full review Return on Investment Proper forecasting increases our credibility with partners and customers Forecasting determines the amount of investment in each sector and reduces the cost of additional costs Read full review We saw a good involvement to researchers when showing their models in shiny. We can have a quicker review from the user when the model is in production. False positives can be found easily and they help the retraining of the model. Read full review ScreenShots