TIBCO Spotfire Analytics

TIBCO Spotfire Analytics
Basic data
Maintainer	TIBCO Software Inc.
developer	TIBCO Software Inc.
Current  version	4.5 (May 2012)
operating system	Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 & 64 Bit)
programming language	C # , .NET , Java
category	Business intelligence
License	Proprietary
German speaking	Yes
TIBCO Spotfire

TIBCO Spotfire Analytics is a commercial software platform for business intelligence solutions for the systematic analysis of company-internal and external data. Manufacturer TIBCO Software Inc . The software has a modular structure . In contrast to the classic approach of business intelligence solutions, which are predominantly past-oriented and descriptive, one of the main focuses of TIBCO Spotfire is the generation of predictive analyzes . This means that the software is more likely to be assigned to the "Business Analytics" or "Data Discovery" division .

History and Development

The underlying technology of the software was developed in the early 1990s at the human-computer interaction laboratories at the University of Maryland, College Park . The Swedish visiting student Christopher Ahlberg worked with Ben Shneiderman on the development of applications for dynamic queries. After his return to Sweden, Christopher Ahlberg created a Unix- based tool for visualization and exploration (IVEE - Information Visualization and Exploration Environment) at Chalmers University of Technology and founded Spotfire in 1996 with a development center in Gothenburg (Sweden) and the company's headquarters in North American Cambridge (Massachusetts) . In 2007 TIBCO Software Inc. took over the Swedish software company and integrated Spotfire into its own product portfolio. TIBCO combined the existing real-time infrastructure solutions with the company-wide scalable analysis technology of the Spotfire platform and developed a server add-on ( TIBCO Spotfire Operations Analytics ), which enables business intelligence for real-time process management. In 2008 TIBCO acquired the Insightful Corporation and supplemented the enterprise analytics platform with the integration of S + technology. In further development steps the TIBCO Spotfire S + server (today TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services) was developed and the compatibility with TIBCO Spotfire S + , the TIBCO Spotfire Miner and the open source R environment was extended. On February 2, 2009, TIBCO Spotfire presented a version of the enterprise analytics platform in German, French and Japanese for the first time.

Current version: TIBCO Spotfire 7.9

Structure and scope of functions

Various adaptable client and server solutions, add-ons and industry solutions enable users to set up a user-oriented BI solution in the company. The main product features are numerous visual display and analysis options, the simple integration of large data sets in a wide variety of formats, the integrated statistical applications, the ability to generate predictive analyzes and a special module for automated data mining .

Despite the statistical background, the software can be used by users without in-depth technical or statistical knowledge. Data filters enable interactive analyzes, which can be adjusted or changed at any time using drag and drop . The interactivity and visual processing of the analyzes enable the user to identify unexpected relationships, trends and outliers. Any definable trend lines are also part of the analysis methods available.

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TIBCO Spotfire Analytics also differs from other tools in the field of business intelligence in the speed with which analyzes can be carried out and the ability to adapt to the specific challenges of the respective area of ​​application. TIBCO Spotfire Analytics combines in-memory and out-of-memory analysis. TIBCO Spotfire can be run on both the Apple iPad and Android tablets. The possibilities of collaborative work also differentiate the Spotfire platform from the solutions of other providers. With the help of annotations and bookmarks, other users can specifically point out abnormalities, evaluations of data and outliers or these can be marked for other users. With the new Spotfire 4.0 version, TIBCO has enhanced these features with additional functionalities from the area of ​​social business networks.

Modules

Clients and Add-ons: Visual, Analytic & Dynamic in Memory Engines

• TIBCO Spotfire Professional
• TIBCO Spotfire Enterprise Player - Analysis Client
• TIBCO Spotfire Web Player - zero install web client
• TIBCO Spotfire Metrics - Extended functionality and additional tools for TIBCO Spotfire Professional
• TIBCO Spotfire Network Analytics - Extended functionality for analyzing and visualizing complex networks

Statistics and data mining:

• TIBCO Spotfire S + - statistical programming platform with fully integrated development environment
• TIBCO Spotfire Miner - Data Mining Software

Server and add-ons:

• TIBCO Spotfire Server - Administration & Integration
• TIBCO Spotfire Application Data Services - Server add-on for improved data connectivity
• Event Processing Services - Server add-on for real-time data connectivity (e.g. TIBCO Spotfire Operations Analytics Bundle)
• TIBCO Spotfire Web Player Server - Server add-on for creating and distributing analytical applications over the web
• TIBCO Spotfire Automation Services - Server add-on to provide advanced reporting functions
• TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services - Computation Engine - Server, which provides already generated statistical scripts or data mining worksheets to authorized users (computer-aided analytics - statistics, predictive analytics & data mining ( S + / R / SAS / Matlab ))

SDK

• TIBCO Spotfire Developer - For individual adjustments and extensions of the Spotfire Enterprise Analytics platform

Main functions

• Analysis and exploration of data using intuitive and interactive visualizations
  • Visualizations: Bar chart , line chart (vertical and horizontal), combination chart, tables , contingency table , pie chart , scatter plot, 3D scatter plot, map chart , tree map , heat map , parallel coordinate plot, overview table, box plot , Sparklines
  • In-memory data architecture offers increased speed and flexibility
• Direct access to corporate data sources
  • SAP BW , SAP R / 3 , Oracle eBusiness Suite , Salesforce.com as well as ODBC - and various JDBC databases (e.g. Sybase SQL Server, Oracle , Microsoft , MySQL , DB2 , Teradata etc.)
• Access and analysis of very large amounts of data ( Hadoop / Hive)
• Flexible data integration of local data sources
  • Microsoft Access , Microsoft Excel , CSV , XML and any standard data format
  • Integration of tables via drag & drop
• Creation and distribution of analytical applications over the web
  • Zero footprint client; No client installations and no plug-ins
• Generation of statistical analyzes and development of new analytical methods and models
  • Close connection to the TIBCO Spotfire S + application packages
  • Central provision and application of S + and R models - from version 4.5 also of SAS and Matlab scripts
• Analysis of real-time and event-driven data
• broad solution portfolio for industry and specialist applications

Distribution / areas of application

TIBCO Spotfire Analytics is designed for the Windows XP , Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit) operating systems . However, the software can also be run on any other computer using a virtual machine.

According to the manufacturer, there are over 1,000 customers and over 70,000 users worldwide. The software is used in a wide variety of specialist areas, for example in the life sciences and the pharmaceutical industry, in finance, in the energy and telecommunications industries, in production and manufacturing, in government organizations and by secret services. Various industry-specific solutions have already been developed. In the life sciences, TIBCO Spotfire is recognized as the global market leader with a variety of analytical solutions for research and clinical development.

The analytics platform is classified by leading analysts as a competitor to the BI software of established providers such as Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, SAP and SAS. Furthermore, TIBCO Spotfire, together with Tableau and Qlikview, is considered to be one of the leading data discovery company platforms in the field of self-service BI. According to Gartner Research , TIBCO Spotfire is one of the most promising “challengers” in the market for business intelligence platforms. In June 2012, Forrester Research gave TIBCO Spotfire top marks in the “Current Offer” category in the area of ​​Self-Service Business Intelligence and positions its BI platform in a leading position.

literature

• Christopher Ahlberg: Spotfire: an information exploration environment . ACM SIGMOD Record, 25 (4), 1996, ISSN  0163-5808 , pp. 25-29.
• Christopher Ahlberg, Ben Shneiderman: Visual information seeking: tight coupling of dynamic query filters with starfield displays . In: B. Adelson, S. Durmais, JS Olsen: Human Factors in Computing Systems of CHI'94 . ACM Press, New York 1994, pp. 313-317.
• Christopher Ahlberg, Erik Wistrand: IVEE: an information visualization and exploration environment . Proceedings International Symposium on Information Visualization, Atlanta GA 1995, pp. 66-73, pp. 142-143.
• Christopher Ahlberg, Erik Wistrand: IVEE: an environment for automatic creation of dynamic queries application . Human Factors in Computer Systems of CHI'95. ACM Press, New York 1995. psu.edu (PDF)
• Benjamin B. Benderson, Ben Shneideman: The craft of information visualization: readings and reflections . Morgan Kaufmann, 2003, ISBN 1-55860-915-6 .
• Barry A. Bunin, Jürgen Bajorath, Brian Siesel, Guillermo Morales: Chemoinformatics: theory, practice, & products . Springer, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4020-5000-8 , pp. 236-238.
• Chaomei Chen: Information visualization: beyond the horizon . Springer, London, 2006, ISBN 1-84628-340-X , p. 132.
• Douglas B. Clarkson, Chris Fraley, Charles C.Gu, James O. Ramsay: S + functional data analysis: user's manual for Windows . Insightful Corporation, 2005, ISBN 0-387-24969-9 .
• Jan Kieleczawa: DNA sequencing II: optimizing preparation and cleanup , Volume 2. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2006, ISBN 0-7637-3383-0 , pp. 343-345.
• Steven P. Millard, Nagaraj K. Neerchal: Environmental statistics with S-Plus. CRC Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8493-7168-6 .
• Raijv Sabherwal, Irma Becerra-Fernandez: Business Intelligence - Practice, Technologies, an Management . John Wiley and Sons, 2010, ISBN 978-0-470-46170-9 .
• William N. Venables, Brian D. Ripley: Modern applied statistics with p . Springer, 2002, ISBN 0-387-95457-0 .
• Christopher Ralph Westphal, Teresa Blaxton: Data mining solutions: methods and tools for solving real-world problems . Wiley, 1998, ISBN 0-471-25384-7 , pp. 308ff.
• Elena van Zudilova-Seinstra, Tony Adriaansen, Robert Liere: Trends in interactive visualization: state-of-the-art survey . London 2009, ISBN 978-1-84800-268-5 , pp. 207ff.

Web links

• Official website of the manufacturer
• Sportfire Technologie Network (Platforms, Forums, Knowledge Base, User Documentation, API)
• Spotfire Community
• German product information

Individual evidence

1. ^ TIBCO Spotfire System Requirements. at: support.spotfire.com
2. ↑ "Looking back is no longer enough" by Werner Kurzlechner on CIO.de
3. ↑ "Data Discovery - BI in the Age of Apps and Social Media" ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. by Dr. Wolfgang Martin 
4. ↑ Ben Shneiderman: Dynamic queries, starfield displays, and the path to Spotfire, February 1999 . Retrieved February 19, 2011.
5. ↑ TIBCO buys Spotfire, May 2007 . Accessed in 2014-15-07.
6. ↑ TIBCO Press Releases: TIBCO Spotfire Introduces Business Intelligence for Realtime Process Management, April 2008 . Retrieved on February 3, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ TIBCO Spotfire Pressebox: Tibco Announces Agreement to Acquire Insightful Corporation, 2008 . Retrieved on February 3, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ TIBCO Spotfire Pressbox: TIBCO Introduces Predictive Analytics Solutions for a Variety of Business Applications, February 2009 . Retrieved on February 3, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ TIBCO Spotfire Pressbox: German version of the enterprise analytics platform TIBCO Spotfire 2.2 now available . Retrieved on February 3, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Dr. Wolfgang Martin: From Business Intelligence to Analytics - Deeper insights and optimized decisions thanks to interactive visualization and mashing up of information, 2009 . Retrieved on February 3, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ^ Aberdeen Group: Business Intelligence: Reporting and Analytics AXIS, Q2, 2009 . Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 3, 2011. 
12. ↑ Spotfire on the iPad! . Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 3, 2011. 
13. ^ Forrester Research: The Forrester Wave: Predictive Analytics And Data Mining Solutions, Q1 2010 . Accessed in 2014.
14. ^ ^{A b c} Gartner Research: Critical Capabilities for Business Intelligence Platform Integration, December 2010 . Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 3, 2011. 
15. ↑ Butler Group: TIBCO Spotfire Leading Next Generation BI Vendor - Enterprise Adoption of Business Intelligence, 2008 . Retrieved on February 3, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ TIBCO Spotfire Homepage - Tap into Your Tablet. . Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 12, 2011. 
17. ^ TIBCO Adds Social Collaboration to Spotfire 4.0 Business Intelligence Platform . Retrieved December 22, 2011.
18. ^ TIBCO Spotfire Customers . Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 3, 2011. 
19. ↑ Product overview with industry solutions . Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 3, 2011. 
20. ↑ TIBCO Press Releases: TIBCO Spotfire Extends Market Leadership in Life Sciences, October 2009 . Retrieved on February 3, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
21. ↑ Gartner Research - J.Hagerty, R. Sallam, J. Richardson: Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, 06 February 2012. . Retrieved February 14, 2012.
22. ↑ B. Evelson: The Forrester Wave: Self-Service Business Intelligence Platforms, Q2 2012 (PDF, 0.6 MB) (Not available online.) Forrester Research, 2012, archived from the original on 31 August 2012 ; accessed on August 3, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.