The 5 Styles of Business Intelligence

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Platform Benefits

» Move seamlessly though any or all 5 Styles of BI — from basic operational reports and scorecards to advanced analyses

» Access all 5 Styles through a single, unified, easy to use interface

» Guarantee a "single version of the truth" with an integrated backplane that unifies all metadata, security and user profiles throughout the enterprise

BI technology has evolved from these ever-increasing user demands to support five distinct application patterns - or styles. These five styles represent the complete spectrum of BI functionality required to support the monitoring, reporting and analytical needs of each and every business user. Most companies looking for a complete BI solution had to rely on multiple products from different niche vendors who supported only a single Style of BI. The MicroStrategy platform is the only solution that delivers all 5 Styles of BI functionality to every user across the enterprise:

Scorecards & Dashboards

Pixel-perfect report formats with the broadest visual appeal that convey information "at-a-glance" for managers and executives

Enterprise Reporting

Print-perfect report formats that deliver more detailed operational information than a scorecard or dashboard in a concise format that can be consumed by all business users

OLAP Analysis

Slice-and-dice analysis with drilling, pivoting, page-by and sorting capabilities for the manager or business user who needs to perform analyses beyond standard operational reports

Advanced & Predictive Analysis

Full investigative query against the data warehouse down to the transaction level, allowing power users and professional analysts to perform extensive predictive and statistical analyses

Alerts & Proactive Notification

Information delivery to very large user populations both internal and external to the enterprise based on schedules, business exceptions or demand