Strategy

What differentiates Strategy from other similar products?

It ended up being among the best systems for reporting and data analytics available. Now that we have the ability to get data from many sources easily, evaluate it, maintain it all in one place, and quickly put together a thorough report for our senior management. It is a powerful tool with a tonne of timely and effective features, actions, and options that make thorough reporting.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

You can tell that the developers have been working to make things simpler for consumers because it features desktop and browser versions. It also has established hierarchies and structures that can guarantee the consistency and integrity of different kinds of data. The analytics capabilities of MicroStrategy can be defined at various levels of complexity, allowing you to manage massive data as frequently as necessary or with fewer data for necessary investigations or smaller jobs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Our team found it challenging to update the dashboards as our clients desire. Additionally, it was a little challenging to schedule and create custom reports. Nevertheless, a solid reporting solution offers excellent value for the money because it allows for the flexible display of a wide range of data.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is compatible with the primary Operating System and does not require expensive hardware. Excellent programme for training. Automating the distribution of reports to user lists is simple. The reporting tool is great since it enables you to instantly move from a table to a chart. Because it is a web-based solution, it can be accessed from any location and on any device.

What differentiates Strategy from other similar products?

We have made sure that all of our staff members participate in training sessions on a regular basis. They have completed multiple Microstrategy training with certification, and they are very happy with the training because it was clear and organised. Many of our staff are now providing us with important reports and carrying out their duties in the most ethical and productive ways possible.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Our content has a new depth thanks to its ability to manage vast volumes of data from multiple sources, as well as narrowcast reporting, dashboards, and visual analysis. Due to their access levels, which range from pro to analyst depending on your level of knowledge in your line of work, transactional services have proven to be extremely successful for light collaboration needs and possibly a one-on-one solution. They have occasionally made changes, which has generally improved our working relationship.

What do you dislike most about this product?

A few of the features do not function as intended, and the user interface could have used some improvement. Maps, in particular, don't seem to scale well; I ended up with a map that was considerably larger than I had intended, and I was never able to get them to display correctly unless I removed the data element and started over.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Due to its capabilities like scalability, data discovery, international speed, and high availability of data connectors, MicroStrategy has been a very beneficial BI reporting solution in the Enterprise Data Warehousing project. Providing robust out-of-the-box customised reports and the option to use visualisations simplifies the creation of weekly/monthly reports and customised dashboards.

What differentiates Strategy from other similar products?

Its simplicity and ease of use! Within a week, I was using the tool daily to create dashboards and complete different forms of analysis. Its quick and rarely lags unlike other softwares Ive used in the past.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ability to share and view dashboards with colleagues. I have created many dashboards for our operational teams to view performance on a daily basis. You can subscribe users to your dashboards which prompts them to receive a daily refreshed version of the report.

What do you dislike most about this product?

With larger datasets, the tool does sometimes crash. Be prepared to save frequently to avoid any lost progression.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Use it and embrace it. This tool is one of the simplest to use. Once you get the hang of it, creating dashboards will become extra fun and effortless.