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Entrinsik Informer

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What is Entrinsik Informer?

Entrinsik Informer is a web-based reporting and business intelligence application popular in the higher education vertical market. It helps organizations transform real-time data into actionable information by delivering ad-hoc reporting, data analysis, and interactive dashboards.

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Entrinsik Informer is a versatile reporting tool that has transformed the way data is accessed and analyzed on campus. Users find Informer …
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Popular Features

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  • Multi-User Support (named login) (11)
    9.0
    90%
  • Report sharing and collaboration (10)
    9.0
    90%
  • Drill-down analysis (9)
    9.0
    90%
  • Formatting capabilities (10)
    8.1
    81%

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Florante Roa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Florante Roa
Director, Systems Management & MIS Operations
College of the Desert (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
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What is Entrinsik Informer?

Entrinsik Informer is a web-based reporting and business intelligence application popular in the higher education vertical market. It helps organizations transform real-time data into actionable information by delivering ad-hoc reporting, data analysis, and interactive dashboards.

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.

7.6
Avg 8.2

Ad-hoc Reporting

Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.

8.6
Avg 8.1

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

9.1
Avg 8.4

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.

7.3
Avg 8.1

Access Control and Security

Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.

9.1
Avg 8.6

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

9.1
Avg 8.0

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another

8.2
Avg 7.9
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Product Details

What is Entrinsik Informer?

Informer 5 from Entrinsik is a data discovery and analytics tool that aims to simplify the process of accessing, cleansing, blending, and analyzing data from multiple sources. According to the vendor, with Informer, companies can aggregate all their disparate data into a single platform using an intuitive, 100% web-based interface that replaces outdated query tools and complicated reporting systems.

The tool aims to eliminate the need for data warehouses and cubes, and eliminate complicated “views” and limited functionality. With extensible architecture, collaborative environment, and enterprise-level performance, Informer aims to deliver actionable insights and better, data-driven decisions for its customers.

Entrinsik Informer Features

BI Platform Features

  • Supported: Administration via Web Interface
  • Supported: Live Connection to External Data
  • Supported: Snapshot of External Data
  • Supported: In-memory data model
  • Supported: Multi-Data Source Reporting (Blending)

Supported Data Sources Features

  • Supported: MS Excel Workbooks
  • Supported: Text Files (CSV, etc)
  • Supported: Oracle
  • Supported: MS SQL Server
  • Supported: IBM DB2
  • Supported: Postgres
  • Supported: MySQL
  • Supported: ODBC
  • Supported: Cloudera Hadoop
  • Supported: Hortonworks Hadoop
  • Supported: SAP Hana

BI Standard Reporting Features

  • Supported: Customizable dashboards
  • Supported: Report Formatting Templates

Ad-hoc Reporting Features

  • Supported: Drill-down analysis
  • Supported: Formatting capabilities
  • Supported: Report sharing and collaboration

Report Output and Scheduling Features

  • Supported: Publish to Web
  • Supported: Publish to PDF
  • Supported: Report Versioning
  • Supported: Report Delivery Scheduling
  • Supported: Delivery to Remote Servers

Data Discovery and Visualization Features

  • Supported: Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
  • Supported: Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Access Control and Security Features

  • Supported: Multi-User Support (named login)
  • Supported: Role-Based Security Model
  • Supported: Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
  • Supported: Report-Level Access Control
  • Supported: Table-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
  • Supported: Field-Level Access Control (BI-layer)

Mobile Capabilities Features

  • Supported: Responsive Design for Web Access
  • Supported: Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding Features

  • Supported: REST API

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Entrinsik Informer Videos

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Entrinsik Informer Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Entrinsik Informer is a web-based reporting and business intelligence application popular in the higher education vertical market. It helps organizations transform real-time data into actionable information by delivering ad-hoc reporting, data analysis, and interactive dashboards.

Infor Birst, Tableau Server, and Microsoft Power BI are common alternatives for Entrinsik Informer.

Reviewers rate Publish to Web and Report Versioning and Role-Based Security Model highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of Entrinsik Informer are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Entrinsik Informer is a versatile reporting tool that has transformed the way data is accessed and analyzed on campus. Users find Informer easy to grasp and use, making training a breeze. With its seamless integration with multiple systems, Informer allows users to create and manipulate data as needed, eliminating the need for manual gathering of report data and saving hours of time. The software empowers end users to govern their own data and find the information they need with minimal support. IT departments have control over access, limiting what each user sees based on their access level. Additionally, the scheduling feature in Informer has been a game changer for users by allowing reports to run automatically and be delivered via email, streamlining workflows and processes. Informer's ability to provide accurate and timely reports from multiple databases has increased usage campus-wide, with different groups of users running created reports. It serves as a single point for querying multiple systems and databases, allowing users to create their own reports and reducing the burden on IT programmers. Overall, Informer has solved a multitude of problems for colleges and universities by addressing quick and complex reporting needs across various departments and empowering users to make informed decisions based on up-to-date information.

Users have made several recommendations for Entrinsik Informer based on their experiences. Many users find Informer to be a useful tool for reporting that is easy to use for end users. Furthermore, users highly recommend Informer for its ability to create various data gathering options and its outstanding customer service. Additionally, users have found that Informer is a tremendous time saver as it decreases report development time and enables users to create their own reports. Users also suggest using Informer when a database or CRM lacks a strong built-in reporting feature and recommend using external software like Excel for any necessary alterations.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

(51-75 of 77)
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April 16, 2014

Entrinsik Informer, a tool for just multivalued databases, or is it?

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David Prose
DBA
Elgin Community College (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are looking for a reporting tool for Unidata then I would give Entrinsik Informer a 10! You will not find a better tool for the price. The added bonus is that it will also work with many other datasources. If you are 100% SQL databases then I would give it about an 8. The ability to paste native queries into a report template and then schedule the job and have it email specific users is great.
April 16, 2014

Short Learning Curve in Report Writing

David Prudencio | TrustRadius Reviewer
David Prudencio
Success Manager
Ferrilli (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
On SQL, there are so many tools available. My clients are higher education specific and they have access to low-cost or no-cost alternatives. On Unidata, this is a great tool and will continue to be so. That being said, Informer is not just for Higher Education users.
April 16, 2014

A little time goes a long way ...

Donald Beck | TrustRadius Reviewer
Donald Beck
Director, Information Technology Services
Davidson County Community College (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited to real time data extraction and data feeds. Great for inline data reporting with some dashboard capability. Several output formats to chose from with "branding" templates to add some design to the output. I have not used it specifically for analyzing data but pretty sure it can but with various outputs if it needed to be fed into Excel or SAS it can be.
April 16, 2014

Reports in MINUTES!

DR
Duane Roth
Lead Programmer
Southeast Community College (Higher Education, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Very quick and easy to use. Provides linking of multiple files to get data from multiple locations. Support from the vendor has always been positive. Handling multiple values in SQL has some weaknesses.
April 16, 2014

Best Reporting Solution for Higher Education

Randall Miller | TrustRadius Reviewer
Randall Miller
Operating Systems Administrator
Wilkes Community College (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
The only instances in which Entrinsik Informer would be considered less appropriate is in cases when a software package containing a database already has customizable reporting features. We have a Dell Kace vk1000 system that contains a SQL database. The structure of the database makes it very difficult to pull information together in a way that is meaningful.
April 16, 2014

Entrinsik Reporting and Proofing

Josalyn Leary | TrustRadius Reviewer
Josalyn Leary
Schedule Technician
Cape Fear Community College (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
I utilize Informer to proof-read my work. I enter the department schedules, so I can proof what I entered as opposed to what was suppose to be entered. I can also check to make sure credits and billing are properly entered, as well as census dates, instructors, and rooms.
April 16, 2014

Happy with Entrinsik Informer

Karleen Clark | TrustRadius Reviewer
Karleen Clark
Director of Administrative Application Services
Colorado Mountain College (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Informer meets the majority of our needs. However, when it comes to serious analytically, number crunching reports we tend to user other tools. I find picking up the phone works great for reaching the vendor and I love speaking with them at conferences. They are so welcoming.
April 16, 2014

Programmer review

KC
Kevin Clark
Programmer
Washington College (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
For Unidata clients this is a tool that is as seamless as can be to configure and use the tools that it has to offer. The way in which it handles the multivalues offers greater flexibility of either combining or normalizing the information out. The links with MS SQL are still new to us, but can see that with more applicability will help bring more information to bolster and validate CRM data when using imports and exports between systems across campus.
April 16, 2014

Entrinsik Informer

Mark Baker | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mark Baker
Associate Registrar
www.SoftwarePhD.com (Higher Education, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for universities that want to reduce the time it takes to train new employees to run reports. Also, the Live Excel feature helps take workload off of the report writers by giving end users reports they can refresh whenever they want.
April 16, 2014

Informer - A Good Fit for Paciolan Hosted Product

MS
Mike Stephanson
Director of Software Engineering
Paciolan, part of Comcast Global-Spectacor (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Likelihood to Recommend
Depends on the colleague's objectives. Would like to hear from Entrinsik how they would go up against a comparison to a report/intelligence product such as Business Objects/Crystal.

For Universe reports, would rate this question higher. For SQL reports, there are a lot of products on the market. I understand that there are Entrinsik roadmap plans for Big Data/Hadoop integration... providing this functionality will be a great feature.
April 15, 2014

An Informative approach to reporting

Verified User
Administrator in Other
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Training availability would be an important piece. While we received training from our IT department, there was little available from the company. I believe it was approached as technical support. While I do not know specifically, I would hope you would confirm costs for tech support.
April 15, 2014

Entrinsik Informer - What you need to get to your Data!

NB
Neil Baker
Director of Computer Services / CIO
Edgecombe Community College (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
If you have data that is in a database and you want to get to that data and understand it, Informer is the product for you. We use it against our Unidata database as well as SQL databases. It brings a concise picture into what we are doing as an organization.
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