Item: Altair SLC
Rating: 9
Author: Khairul Islam Tonmoy

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

WPS Analytics is a unique platform that works for data engineers, analysts, data scientists, modelers, and DevOps. We have relied on this product for years, primarily as a replacement for Base SAS, and we have found it virtually flawless. It offers many data integration and analysis packages and supports SAS, SQL, Python, and R in the same interface. When I've run into issues or needed additional guidance, the support team has always been quick to respond and helpful. It enables the user to visually design processing strings through configurable drag and drop flow, allowing the user to write calls manually.

Pros and Cons

Workflow visualization, data prep, and advanced analytics help us analyze company data.
High-performance data processing powers secure data sharing and distribution.
Visualizing data with WPS Analytics saves time on business decisions and self-service portals.

SAS functionality has to lack.
There's no online guideline, making it hard to solve problems.

Most Important Features

Visual drag-and-drop workflow is available in WPS Analytics.
End-users can access and visualize data with self-service.
It includes data discovery and governance capabilities.
Additionally, it's compatible with third-party applications such as R and APIs.

Return on Investment

Using machine learning and natural language to analyze data saves time and effort.
Standard reporting and business intelligence help us reduce workload and make data-driven decisions.
Drag-and-drop workflow saves time when different languages like SQL and SAS make it easier to code and prepare data.

Alternatives Considered

Zoho Analytics and Tableau Desktop

To better understand the data I work with, I extensively use the data discovery and visualization tools available on my workstations, and I always go for the best. Unfortunately, some other tools does not offer any tutorials for the features, making it difficult and time-consuming to analyze data, mainly after it has been implemented. In addition to videos and articles, WPS Analytics provides comprehensive tutorials for each feature.

Key Insights

Do you think Altair SLC delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Altair SLC's feature set?

Yes

Did Altair SLC live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Altair SLC go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Altair SLC again?

Yes

Other Software Used

SAS Visual Analytics, Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued), Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Likelihood to Recommend

WPS Analytics allowed our company's business users to keep using their existing programs while getting similar results with much less learning time. It's a great accomplishment when software for business users is changed—excellent relationships with providers and other salespeople. As a SAS user, I needed an interpreter for the SAS language, and WPS has more packages and a lower price than any other company I could find, so I decided to go with
it.

"Easy to use, compatible, and a smooth transition."

Overall Satisfaction with WPS Analytics