QlikTech, a leading provider of Business Discovery solutions – user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), has announced that QlikView ranked first in collaboration and performance satisfaction among large international vendors in a comprehensive survey of companies using business intelligence software products.
QlikView also ranked first as the top solution considered for purchase among the dashboard vendor peer group and the visual analysis and data discovery vendor peer group. It also was ranked first in query performance among visual analysis and data discovery vendors. The BI Survey 13, conducted by the Business Application Research Center (BARC), is the world’s largest independent survey of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) users.
For the third straight year, QlikTech had the largest number of participants in the BI Survey. Of those participants, 65 percent use it for visual analysis and data discovery. According to Dr. Carsten Bange, founder and CEO of BARC, QlikTech has very successfully addressed the self-service BI requirements of business users in both functionality and go-to-market. QlikTech also uses its large partner network very efficiently. As a result, the product continues to increase its penetration in both the mid-market and large enterprise.
“QlikTech scores well in a variety of areas, but is best when it comes to performance, collaboration and innovation,” says Bange. “QlikTech also excels in mobile BI and advanced information design. These are trending topics that QlikTech addressed early on, positioning the organization as a one of the leading large international vendors in innovation.”
“QlikView offers the simplicity, performance and agility users need and is well positioned for the self-service BI market,” continued Bange. “It is targeted towards a short proof of concept and enables customers to achieve their desired business benefits rapidly.”
“The results of The BI Survey 13 show just how powerful user-driven, self-service BI can be when an organization places it at the center of its actionable intelligence strategy,” said Lars Björk, QlikTech’s chief executive officer. ”Putting knowledge in the hands business users can help drive better business decisions and increase competitive agility. By outperforming the competition in key areas such as performance and user satisfaction, QlikView proves why its Business Discovery platform has become a natural and vital part of customers’ business operations.”
The BI Survey 13 – now in its thirteenth year – encompasses feedback from 3,149 respondents analyzing 30 different BI products or groups of products. The survey examines BI product selection and usage among users in areas including business benefits, costs, proportion of employees using the product, competitiveness, recommendation, innovation performance, customer satisfaction and agility.
