Cracking product, but steep learning curve.
December 23, 2019
Cracking product, but steep learning curve.

Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft R (formerly Revolution R)
My organisation has 40+ services ranging from 00s to millions of users, therefore iterations, changes and forecasting must be done in a controlled, rigorous and statistically appropriate manor as well as using tools that are efficient and provide analytics the ability to interrogate data en masse. R provides this.
Pros
- Comprehensive and highly populated repositories allowing for a lot of statistical work to be done quickly.
- Forecasting tools are solid and have provided quick and accurate insight.
Cons
- Very steep learning curve... for such a quick and useful tool the learning curve is unacceptable.
- Very dangerous in the wrong hands. Because most add-ons are pre-written, you have to trust the community that malicious script is not used.
- Better forecasting for resource allocation has saved our organisation hundreds of thousands in conjunction with other strategies.
- Better visualisation options has allowed smoother internal marketing and internal comms strategies when preparing teams for seasonality.
eViews is used as an alternative statistical modelling package as it is more user friendly, less scripted and has many more quick and easy data evaluation elements to it, however does not contain the flexibility and breadth of scripting and output options as widely supported as R does. eViews is mainly an academic tool and while it has a lot of flexibility to use and support is not as comprehensive as the user support channels simply aren't there.
Do you think Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise's feature set?
Yes
Did Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise again?
Yes
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