jPage: Analytics Overview

After reviewing and tracking Big Data (blog), in this parallel post, I will review traditional and standard analytics tools such as database, business intelligence, and statistical/visualization.  Some of these tools are integrated or used in tandom with Big Data platform to form solution for Big Data Analytics.

Business Intelligence (BI)

SAS

SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market.

Cognos
IBM Cognos is a leader in the business intelligence and financial performance management.

SAP BusinessObject
SAP BusinessObject is a business intelligence (BI) solution that provides functionality of: 1) reporting and analysis, 2) dashboards, 3) data exploration, 4) mobile and 5) BI platform


Statistical Analysis

R
R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, ...) and graphical techniques, and is highly extensible. The S language is often the vehicle of choice for research in statistical methodology, and R provides an Open Source route to participation in that activity.  One of R's strengths is the ease with which well-designed publication-quality plots can be produced, including mathematical symbols and formulae where needed. Great care has been taken over the defaults for the minor design choices in graphics, but the user retains full control.  R is available as Free Software under the terms of the Free Software Foundation's GNU General Public License in source code form. It compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms and similar systems (including FreeBSD and Linux), Windows and MacOS.


Predictive Analytics

SPSS
Predictive analytics helps organization anticipate change so that decision-makers can plan and carry out strategies that improve outcomes.


Optimization

ILOG
ILOG is a recognized industry leader in Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS), visualization components, optimization and supply chain solutions.

Visualization

Tableau 

An easy-to-use analytics and visualization software package. Tableau Public is a free service that lets users create and share data visualizations on websites, blogs and social media like Facebook and Twitter. There’s a revolutionary technology under the hood of Tableau Public called VizQL: A Visual Query Language. Users don’t need to be a programmer to use Tableau Public.


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