On Friday morning I had a briefing with Endeca to discuss their upcoming release of Latitude 2 that is being announced this week. It seems like the time of year when many new releases are announced with vendors jockeying for positioning within the market. Many are hoping to announce the next best thing to BI. And although there are many interesting developments within mobile, advanced analytics, and big data, the reality is that it takes more than new product enhancements to really make a dent in the market. The problem with product releases is that even when beta tested, it can take several months to really see whether implementations are successful and what companies are actually doing with the solution.
One thing I like about Endeca is that they do BI a little bit different than other solution providers. With their goal being to make business intelligence easier for organizations by combining search and analytics within a single engine. They also act as a complementary offering that can be used as an expansion to other BI infrastructures. As well as providing the traditional data integration and dashboard features, their goal is to empower their users by enabling broader access to data. And although many solution providers state they do that, their offerings exist within a narrow spectrum in relation to what organizations really need.
In all honesty, it remains to be seen how effective Latitude 2 will become and whether adoption will take off....but they were one of my few briefings lately that provided a different take on BI to the extent that I am interested enough to pay attention.
Posted June 10, 2011 12:56 PM
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