Overall Satisfaction with TIBCO Spotfire
Spotfire is being used across the whole organization, and it encompasses several departments. The product allows us to utilize our current databases to create visualizations to easily depict data.
- Allows for easy creation and utilization of data visualizations.
- Easy to setup folders and permissions to allow several users to access data.
- The ease of use allows for users to access and utilize data to make strategic decisions throughout the organization.
- Understanding the full benefits of the program takes time and experience.
- Some SQL language requires different setting/filters/statements than Teradata.
- Some of the options that are used are too buried to easily locate.
I have not used any others products that closely compare to Spotfire.
- Online training
- In-person training
Our organization used in person training, and it was very useful for our staff. This allowed us to walk through scenarios with a trainer to easily identify and resolve issues that came up.
Spotfire Feature Ratings
Using TIBCO Spotfire
The users represent multiple functions within our organization. (Transportation, Customer Service, Transportation Planning, Locomotive Utilization, etc)
20 - Spotfire users typically require being savvy using programs that handle large data, and our users also have a strong background in data analytics.
- Data Integration.
- Marketing and Sales.
- Large Data Visualization.
- Displaying data results and trends.
- Creating Dashboards for users that encompass different and multiple data points.
- Displaying Data for non-traditional data users.
- Integrating data sets from different departments data.
Mapping
10
Evaluating TIBCO Spotfire and Competitors
Not Sure
- Product Features
- Product Usability
The product features and usability of Spotfire provided a very useful tool that our organization had not yet had access to.
I would not have changed a thing! Great product that offers wonderful support and features!
TIBCO Spotfire Implementation
- Vendor implemented
- Implemented in-house
Yes - The implementation was broken into phases that brought in the right people within our organization to seamlessly integrate the product into our daily working lives.
- Identifying the correct users as initial users.
- Training the identified users.
Configuring TIBCO Spotfire
Not at this time.
I created customized themes.
TIBCO Spotfire Support
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
Spotfire software went above and beyond during our initial training exercises. The trainers provided very detailed steps that have proven to be a great success.
Using TIBCO Spotfire
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- General Data Visualizations.
- Integrated SQL Feature.
- Creating multiple visualizations on a single page.
- The geographic mapping feature (although it is my favorite featured offered).
- The SQL language used has discrepancies with typical Teradata SQL language.