MhtRipper has become a really popular download recently. I guess as customers 8x implementation matures they are looking for alternative options in deploying the dashboards. Thanks to several users feedback I’ve been updating the ripper code. The last update is now available for download.
Having left you hanging from my previous post Mass Producing MicroStrategy Projects, this post will explain the solution that our company is currently implementing for fast POC deployments. In fact, this process could very well become our “out-of-the-box” solution that empowers customers to rapidly run analysis without building any MicroStrategy reports. Because we are still refining this process, any feedback that can streamline this process even further would be a great addition to our product suite. Read more…
I went to QlikView (QV) training last week and I am sure some people might be wondering how it stacks up against MicroStrategy just as I was curious. Well, for starters I should say I am impressed with its presentation layer (a.k.a the reporting layer). Its very sleek and crisp and the whole graph building and design is much easier and very intuitive as compared to MicroStrategy (MSTR). Read more…
There are a number of ways to organize user access and privileges. For every expert you’ll get a slightly different opinion. However, if you approach the problem from the perspective of efficient user administration and license management there are only few optimal solutions. Read more…
Anonymous sources indicate the shutdown of the San Diego office which was primarily responsible for the MicroSoft Office integration plugins. Additional layoffs on the sales side is expected. I guess this is no big surprise given the current economic conditions and taking into account the consecutive quarters of earnings decline. Read more…
Backed by popular demand, here is a more detailed segmentation tutorial / real world example. The main application of this technique is for cases where you are narrowcasting very large files. It is not limited to flash dashboards but can also be applied to excel and pdf services, and email and file publications. Read more…
Using sophisticated widgets like Microchart can be very difficult and time consuming without proper documentation. I checked the read me, release notes, and knowledge base with little luck. Although there are on screen error messages which was useful when creating sparkline charts, they dont help much in creating a bullet graph. Read more…
It has been long time waiting for new feature in the MicroStrategy Product suite namely Multi Source Data and IN-Memory-BI (Published dataset). Although i could hardly contain my excitement to see these feature in MicroStrategy, there is fine print to the news. Below are few of the architectural issue I envision customers will face. Read more…
How often do you have to create MicroStrategy projects every week, complete from schema objects all the way to fancy Flash dashboards? If so, for what purpose? MicroStrategy is relatively easy to deploy, but no sane person would want to create one complete MicroStrategy project every week, 52 weeks a year. The purpose of this article is to present some tips to cut this project creation effort from (usually) one week to half a day, so this doesn’t become the poor guy’s full-time job. Read more…
Self Service B.I is a model where end users create reports from scratch independently of the IT team. Several B.I vendors advertise / sell their product highlighting Self Service B.I as one of the features. Prospects are thrilled at the thought of owning a tool that will magically reduce IT costs by transferring B.I reporting directly to the business side. Read more…