{"id":568,"date":"2014-07-07T09:47:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T13:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/?p=568"},"modified":"2016-10-04T13:10:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T17:10:10","slug":"will-this-marriage-birst-or-prosper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/will-this-marriage-birst-or-prosper\/","title":{"rendered":"Birst Brings Cloud BI to SAP HANA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Birst<\/a>Last week, I wrote an article called \u201cData Integration and Data Cleansing Tools are at the Core of Big Data<\/a>\u201d and I agreed with Tom Davenport that more data integration and data cleansing\u00a0tools must\u00a0be created to keep up with the growing\u00a0needs\u00a0of data scientists. In parallel, if we look downstream, this concept holds true for business intelligence as well.<\/p>\n

As more data enters the worlds of corporations, more business intelligence tools need to be created to support the needs of analysts and DBAs. Tools with robust analytics, visualizations, dashboards, and reports that are easy to integrate are necessary to keep pace with Big Data.<\/p>\n

A good example is a company that is acting on this is Birst, who\u00a0recently announced an easy to integrate business intelligence tool that works with SAP HANA. If you are not familiar with Birst, they are a Cloud BI company which focuses\u00a0on increased agility, automated data warehouses, and enriched visual analytics.<\/p>\n

Birst is providing a new native cloud alternative for SAP users who have been utilizing aging legacy BI tools and limited data discovery tools. In a press release, Brad Peters, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Birst, states that, \u201cLegacy BI is so brittle and cumbersome that much of HANA\u2019s value is lost, and desktop discovery tools with their non-relational databases, can\u2019t scale to the same types of problems that HANA and Birst can handle together. It\u2019s truly a unique combination in the marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alright, \u201cin with the new and out with the old\u201d is a good stance, but what seems more unique and\u00a0got my attention is that Birst is the only platform that automates the building of a data warehouse within HANA. This truly leverages the benefits of SAP\u2019s in-memory data platform, greatly decreasing the time to analyze data. This helps achieve real-time information that can result in real-time decision making for business managers. I admit\u00a0that real-time is a bit of an overused buzz word these days, but I wonder if it’s\u00a0the leg to stand on.<\/p>\n

Although, in-memory computing does have some disadvantages such as\u00a0potential loss data and a limit on database size. However, I believe that\u00a0as companies require more real-time data, by nature its\u00a0technical limitations will surely be mitigated against and this marriage will be long and prosperous.<\/p>\n

Do you think this marriage will prosper? What are your thoughts on the adoption of in-memory computing technology?<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for the entire Birst press release, \u201cBirst Brings Enterprise-Caliber Cloud BI to SAP HANA Customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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