Item: Amazon QuickSight
Rating: 9
Author: Lakhan Suri

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used Quicksight as part of the reporting tool with other Amazon services like redshift as DWH. It was used in the Analytics team to provide BI solutions to different clients in different industries like insurance, Healthcare, Digital Marketing, etc.

Pros and Cons

It's a completely cloud based solution.
No need to work on maintenance.
Create beautiful meaning dashboards from structured data.

Provide Flexibility with on premises data sources.
Connection reliability.
Extension in features like other competitors.

Return on Investment

Reduce lots of setup and maintenance cost.
Latest technology in market.
Full eco system provided under on roof.
Cost effective.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Power BI, Tableau Desktop and Microsoft BI (MSBI)

As per our requirement, the Amazon Eco System leads us to use the Amazon Quick Sight platform. It works well with Redshift datasources.

Key Insights

Do you think Amazon QuickSight delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Amazon QuickSight's feature set?

Yes

Did Amazon QuickSight live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Amazon QuickSight go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Amazon QuickSight again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Power BI, Amazon Redshift, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), Alteryx, Apache Spark, Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

Usability

It is easy to use and set up no need to put in so much effort. Once build, the dashboard can be used with multiple clients with the same domain. It provides multiple connectivity options which makes it a versatile option for reporting.

Support Rating

They provide proper support when needed. They are always ready to provide the box solution and make things easier for users.

Likelihood to Recommend

Amazon Quicksight is a truly cloud-based solution so it works perfectly fine and saves a lot of expense in terms of hardware and maintenance. We can maintain it by ourselves by giving commands on UI. If you have connectivity issues then it can cause headaches because it's a cloud platform and it's a bit costly as compared to other services

Cloud based reporting solution

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon QuickSight