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Alteryx
Analytics
2010
Irvine, CA
USD 180 Million
Private
400+
On-premise, Cloud
All
Yes
Alteryx Analytics distinguishes itself by offering analysts
the ability to deliver actionable insights by seamlessly
incorporating internal company information,cloud data,
and third party data in a single workflow.

Alteryxs product functions on four main levels: data

blending, predictive analytics, spatial analytics, and
sharing insights.

Alteryx analytics features tools that allow easy access to

big data analytics and customer analytics, which can unify
information all channels and systems together. There is
also a customer churn analytics feature, which combines
all customer data and allows managers to forecast the
likelihood of their "churn," or their attrition rate.

Alteryx has a strong presence in the healthcare and retail

spaces. Their clients include Dunkin' Donuts, AAA, and
Best Buy.

Alteryx offers classroom training and virtual training to

empower employees with the tools they need to
successfully implement an analytics and BI solution.

The company has a "Client Services" team that has

expertise on many issues, including: questions/issues
encountered during installation, licensing, module
development questions, technical questions, if the
product not functioning as designed, and API and SDK
developer support.

Alteryx, Inc. is an information technology and services

company that focuses on business intelligence. Their
offerings include Alteryx Designer, Alteryx Server, and
Alteryx Analytics Gallery.

SAS
Enterprise BI Server
1976
Cary, NC
USD 3.16 Billion
Private
70,000 +
On-premise, cloud
Small, medium, large
No
SAS provides a comprehensive business intelligence
solution that empowers any user to analyze data and run
reports, while still giving control of software maintenance
and deployment to IT.

Interactive reportscan be quickly designed and shared on

the Web, through mobile devices, and across
otherMicrosoft applications. Reports can be closely
analyzed, and data can be drilled-through to see in-depth
details.

Visual Analytics includes features that are unique in the BI

sphere, including its integration of powerful,advanced
analyticsdirectly into a BI tool. SAS has a 36% share of
the advanced analytics market, more than the share of
the next 10 vendors combined.

SAS has customers in many spaces. Clients include

Nippon Paper, SunTrust, The Wine House, and the U.S.
Census Bureau.

SAS offers training on its products both online and in a

classroom / onsite setting. If the prospective customer
prefers to have training done in a regular classroom
setting, SAS provides multiple training locations all across
the U.S.

SAS knowledge base gives users access to information

and updates on the BI platform. Users can also submit
software issues via the support.sas.com portal - this portal
also includes the ability to check the status of the issue or
provide an update on it.

For over 35 years, SAS has provided software and services

to all major industries ranging from healthcare to
government to finance and education. It serves over
70,000 customers in 139 countries.

Oracle
Foundation Suite
1977
Redwood Shores, CA
USD 37.04 Billion
Public
400,000
On-premise, Cloud
Small, medium, large
Yes
Oracles Business Intelligence Foundation Suite is an allin-one solution with a variety of features that helps to
eliminate the need for multiple tools and lower a
companys cost of ownership.

The BI Foundation Suite merges all of Oracles eight BI

platforms into one software suite. Users will be able to
utilize a variety of reporting and analytical features as this
suite can access traditional data sources andBig
Datasources.

Oracle is one of the few vendors that supports big data

capability. Big data refers to a collection of large data sets
that are complicated to analyze by traditional software.
One of the benefits of Oracle's Exalytics component is
that it can analyze large sets of data in a short time.

Oracle chiefly serves government, finance,

manufacturing, health, utilities, and high-tech. Some of
their customers are Dell, Gallup, Nilson Group, and
Sodexo.
Oracle offers five types of training - classroom, live virtual
class, on-demand training, self-study courses, and private
events. Companies can choose from any of these training
options, depending on their schedule, whether they're
willing to travel, and cost considerations.

Premier Support service include 24/7 tech support,

problem prevention, and access to software upgrades.
There is also the Lifetime Support Policy that allows
software users to upgrade whenever they're ready.
Secondly, there is the Advanced Customer Service
Support.
Oracle has a simple mission - to simplify IT resources. It
has created systems and products to enable hardware and
software to work together. In addition to engineered
systems and software, Oracle also has sold products and
solutions relating to databases, servers, and storage.

IBM
Cognos
1911
Armonk, NY
USD 1.37 Billion
Public
23,000
Cloud
All
Yes
IBM Cognos offers a diversity of BI products for any size
company, including unique software that can provide
small businesses with the same depth of analytical insight
as corporate giants.

Cognos abilities include dashboarding, reporting,

analytics, scorecarding, and, notably, data integration. Its
advanced analytical decision making software has
especially been noted, allowing for organizations to
automate and strengthen sound business decisions.

Cognos is usable with multidimensional and relational

data sources from various companies, such as Oracle,
SAP, Microsoft, and more. Featured programs include:
Cognos TM1, Cognos Insight, Cognos Express, Cognos
Enterprise, and Cognos Disclosure.

IBM works with clients in the aerospace, defense, and

banking sectors. Clients include Nike, British Airways, and
Michigan State University.

IBM has a "customer success lifecycle" for Cognos clients

that works with the customer throughout the time they
use the product. The cycle includes several stages,
including a define value stage, implement value, realize
value, and grow value.

IBM has a comprehensive customer support system that

includes training and certification courses, and customer
service available for users of their Business Intelligence
programs, such as Cognos.

IBM World Trade Corporation, a company of over 435,000

employees globally, is based in Armonk, New York. It
specializes in the creation and marketing of computer
hardware and software around the world. It also offers
general consulting services in areas such as mainframe
computers and nanotechnology.

Clear Analytics
Clear Analytics
1992
Jersey City, NJ
USD 518 Million
Private
100
on-premise
All
Yes
Clear Analytics supports and expands the capabilities of
Excel by allowing users to receive accurate data ondemand, while also providing expansive self-service
access to BI insights across the entire company,
increasing productivity.
Clear Analytics seamlessly melds with Excel because it is
a gold-levelapplication development partner with
Microsoft. The ease of this combination is evident in their
Data Share function, which allows, unlike regular Excel, an
unlimited number of users to edit and access a given
spreadsheet.

Clear Analytics offers ad hoc analysis, issue indicators,

predictive analysis, and automatically scheduled
reporting, in addition to its Excel-compatability.

Focusing on the banking, real-estate, and insurance

sectors, Clear Analytics has as clients Bank of America,
AIG, and Citibank, among others.
Ana-Data Consulting designs and delivers rapid
customized solutions by leveraging their CLEAR
framework. An in-depth understanding of the financial
industry together with solid understanding of the
technology allows us to provide customized solutions in
any application system.

Clear Analytics offers a Product Help documents section

on their website that helps users self-solve and address
issues they have. They also have an FAQ section that
explains how and why the product is distinct and the
specifics of its capabilities.

Ana-Data is a technology and software company that

offers both consulting services and the construction of
various software applications. Since 1992, Ana-Data has
focused on creating custom software applications and
user-interface design.