Which Embedded Analytics Product is Right For You?
This report outlines key criteria for evaluating embedded analytics solutions. It discusses three types of analytics technology that can be embedded (i.e., BI components, BI tools, and BI platforms) and five approaches to embedding, from bundling and coexisting (which were popular in the 1990s with client/server software) to modular, inline, and infusion methods, which are prevalent today with Web computing models. The report then describes 12 criteria for evaluating embedded analytics solutions, ranging from business considerations to product functionality and technical architectures.
You Will Learn:
1. Characteristics of three major categories of embedded BI products.
2. Vendor products that map to the categories and sub-categories of embedded BI products.
2. Six approaches for embedding BI functionality into applications.
3. Twelve criteria for evaluating embedded BI products.